Discounts for Open Access Publications
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Important Note
Researchers must use their Bar-Ilan University e-mail address when sending articles to any of the abovementioned publishers and identify themselves as a Bar-Ilan researcher or academic staff member. The publisher will then send you instructions on how to proceed.
Below are options for obtaining information about the various agreements:
Search for journals in the agreements
The search box below allows you to search for a specific journal and get information on the level of funding provided. Enter the name of the requested journal. If it does not appear, it means that there is no funding for it. If it does appear, the information that will be received is: the name of the publisher, whether there is full or partial financing, and what type of license it is.
The Libraries and Information Division has signed agreements with the following publishers:
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) The agreement provides free publication of articles in all journals Researchers must use their Bar-Ilan University e-mail address when sending articles. |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) The agreement provides free publication of articles in all hybrid journals (journals that allow the publication of open access articles alongside "regular" publication). The agreement came into effect on January 10, 2022. For more details and a list of journals see here. |
Cambridge University Press The agreement provides free publications of articles in most journals. For more details see here. |
Chemistry of Society Royal (RSC) The agreement provides free publication of articles in all hybrid journals (journals that allow the publication of Open Access articles as well as "regular" articles) When submitting an article, use Bar-Ilan e-mail only. Additional Information can be found here |
Company of Biologists The agreement provides free publication of articles in most journals. For more details see here. |
Emerald The agreement gives a 10% discount on the publication price in all journals. For more details and a list of journals see here. |
Frontiers The agreement gives a 10% discount on the publication price in all journals. For more details and a list of journals see here. |
Karger The agreement provides free publication of articles in most journals. For more details and a list of journals see here. |
Sage Publishing The agreement provides for the publication of articles in hybrid journals at a cost of only £ 200, which is a considerable discount from the standard price. A 20% discount is available for publication in the open journals. For more details and a list of journals see here. |
Springer Nature Under the agreement, authors can publish open access articles for free in Springer's hybrid journals, (those offering both traditional and open-access publishing). Learn more here. |
Taylor & Francis The agreement provides free publication of articles in all hybrid journals (journals that allow the publication of Open Access articles as well as "regular" articles) Additional Information can be found here
The allowed allocation of articles submissions for this year has been filled. It will be renewed on January first, 2025. |
Wiley The agreement provides free publication of articles in all hybrid journals (journals that allow the publication of open access articles alongside "regular" publications). The agreement came into effect on January 10, 2022. The following are some sources that can help with the publishing process: |
For questions and clarifications please contact:
Yehudit Shkolnisky-Liberman Yehudit.Shkolnisky@biu.ac.il
Sarit Sambol Szasz sarit.sambol-szasz@biu.ac.il