Springer 2018-2023

Publishing open access in 2,000 hybrid journals at no cost to the author.

License and conditions

• Articles by corresponding authors from Dutch universities (including University Medical Centers) will be published in open access, at no cost to the author.
• The agreement applies to more than 2,000 hybrid journals within the Springer OpenChoice programme, with the exception of titles from learned societies, BioMedCentral and SpringerOpen.
• Use the Open Access Journal Browser to find out if a specific journal is part of the agreement
• Publication types that are part of the agreement: original research articles, review articles, brief communication,  continuing education.
• Note that this agreement covers a maximum of 2,067 publication per year.
• Renewal of the open access publishing agreement for 2024 is in the final stage of negotiation. From the first of January 2024 onwards corresponding authors can again publish their article open access without additional costs.

How does it work?

• At article acceptance you will be asked to confirm your affiliation by choosing it in the “Special Affiliation” drop-down menu and agree to the open access copyright and license terms.
• The selected institute will verify your affiliation.

More information on Springers website.

This contract discloses the 'License Details including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules'.