Open Access funding opportunities

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 15% discount on the APC for a publication in Science Advances. After the article has been accepted for publication, the affiliation discount must be selected. Publication fees are charged directly to the authors.
Further information on the Affiliation Discount.

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim can publish in hybrid journals and in Gold Open Access journals and Conference Proceedings Series without incurring any costs. An overview of the list of ACM publications that are eligible for Open Access publication can be found here.

Please use your Hohenheim e-mail address in the publication process, as the publisher only verifies authors via the e-mail domain @uni-hohenheim.de. Otherwise, publication free of charge is not possible.

Corresponding Authors at the University of Hohenheim can publish in hybrid and Gold Open Access journals without incurring any costs.

• Step-by-step guide to publishing Open Access
• Title list and additional information

Publishing in hybrid journals (Core Hybrid, CP/TL Hybrid)

Submitting Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim can publish Open Access in hybrid journals without incurring any costs (including the hybrid journals of the Cell Press and The Lancet brands). Additional page and editorial charges are not covered by the contract and must be paid by the authors themselves.

Publishing in Gold Open Access journals (Core Gold, CP/TL Gold)

There are costs for publishing in Gold Open Access journals. Submitting Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 20% discount on the APC list prices of the Elsevier Fully Gold Open Access journals and a 15% discount on the list prices of the Fully Gold Cell Press and The Lancet journals. Publication fees are initially invoiced centrally via KIM and then passed on to the authors/faculty departments.

An overview of the hybrid and Gold Open Access journals can be found here (spreadsheet "included").

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 10% discount on the APC if they publish in Frontiers journals. Please use your Hohenheim e-mail address in the publication process or select “University of Hohenheim” so that Frontiers can verify your institutional affiliation. Publication fees are initially invoiced centrally via KIM and then passed on to the authors/faculty departments.

Publishing in hybrid journals

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim can publish in Nature and in Nature Branded Research journals in hybrid Open Access. There are no publication fees.

Please note: Nature Reviews journals and Nature Protocols are excluded from this. Publishing in these journals is subject to a fee; publication fees are charged directly to the authors. Publications in Nature Communications and Scientific Reports are also subject to a fee; the publication fees are initially invoiced centrally via KIM and then passed on to the authors/faculty departments.

Additional fees for color illustrations, posters, etc. are not covered by the contract and must be paid by the authors themselves.

An overview of the journals in which you can publish free of charge and which journals are excluded can be found here.

Publishing in hybrid journals (SAGE Choice)

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim can publish Open Access in hybrid journals without incurring any costs.

• Workflow: For authors publishing Open Access in a subscription journal

Publishing in Gold Open Access journals

There are costs for publishing in Gold Open Access journals. Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 20% discount on the APC list prices. This discount is automatically applied in the SAGE Open Access Portal. Publication fees are charged directly to the authors.

• Workflow: For authors publishing in a Pure Gold Open Access journal

Further information on the Open Access Agreement, including an overview of the SAGE Choice and Gold Open Access Journals.

Publishing in hybrid journals (Springer Open Choice)

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim can publish Open Access in hybrid journals without incurring any costs.

Additional page charges, fees for colour illustrations, etc. are not covered by the contract and must be paid by the authors themselves.

Publishing in Gold Open Access journals (Fully Open Access)

There are costs for publishing in Gold Open Access journals. Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 20% discount on the APC list prices of all Springer Open and BioMed Central titles. This discount does not apply to Nature Communications and Scientific Reports. Publication fees are initially invoiced centrally via KIM and then passed on to the authors/faculty departments.

An overview of the hybrid and Gold Open Access journals can be found here.

• Open Access Agreement for Germany - Important information for authors

Publishing in hybrid journals (Taylor & Francis Open Select Journals)

Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim can publish Open Access in hybrid journals without incurring any costs.

Publishing in Gold Open Access journals (Fully Open Journals)

There are costs for publishing in Gold Open Access journals. Corresponding authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 15% discount on the APC list prices. The publication fees are initially invoiced centrally via KIM and then passed on to the authors/faculty departments.

•  Open access agreement for authors in Germany

Publishing in hybrid journals (Hybrid Open Access)

Responsible Corresponding Authors at the University of Hohenheim can publish Open Access in hybrid journals without incurring any costs.

• How to Order Hybrid Open Access

Additional page charges and fees for colour illustrations etc. are not covered by the contract and must be paid by the authors themselves.

Publishing in Gold Open Access journals (Fully Open Access)

There are costs for publishing in Gold Open Access journals. Responsible Corresponding Authors of the University of Hohenheim receive a 20% discount on the APC list prices. The publication fees are initially invoiced centrally via KIM and then passed on to the authors/faculty departments.

• Publishing your Article in a Fully Open Access Journal

A detailed overview of which journals are Hybrid Open Access and which journals are Fully Open Access can be found here. 

• Open access agreement for authors at eligible German institutions
• Wiley Journal Finder