Publishers discounts on Open Access publishing
The MENDELU Library is a member of the National Centre for Electronic Information Resources CzechELib | VIDEO about Open Access CzechELib. Some publishers have concluded new contracts for access to their journals, where vouchers for publishing in the Open Access journals of these publishers are also part of this contract. If the voucher is used, the author does not pay the fee for Open Access publishing (APC = Article Processing Charge).
Publishers
MENDELU has discounts available for publishing in Open Access for 2025 from the following publishers: American Chemical Society, De Gruyter, Taylor and Francis, Wiley, Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Royal Society of Chemistry.
Requirements
- Discount applies to hybrid journals (partially Open Access journal: journal allows you to publish articles as part of a subscription, but also offers to publish some articles in Open Access for a fee.)
- the corresponding author must be affiliated with Mendel University in Brno
- journal must be listed in the list of the journals eligible for discount! (version 7, 15.04.2025), use filter for Mendel university and a publisher.
Discount process
- If you are not sure whether the university still has vouchers available, write to us at open-science@mendelu.cz
- After the peer review process, the publisher will contact you and send you a link to their system by e-mail.
- In the system, select Open Access publishing and Institutional Agreement: Mendel University in Brno.
- The Open Science Center will automatically receive a request and approve/disapprove your discount based on the number of remaining vouchers.
- Once approved, the Article Processing Charge (APC) will be zero, you will pay nothing.
- If the Open Science centrum does not approve the discount, you will pay the APC from your department funds, or it is possible to choose to publish under the subscription (the article won´t be Open Access).
Unlimited Open Access publishing with the publishers without fee
Free publishing in titles within subscription journal collections (hybrid and Gold Open Access journals)
- American Chemical Society (ACS);
- Cambridge University Press;
- Royal Society of Chemistry.
Overview of the number of vouchers from individual publishers (2025):
| Publisher | Number of vouchers for MENDELU authors for 2025 / current number of vouchers | Information for authors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Gruyter | 1/1 | Information for authors | Free of charge publishing of a limited number of articles in all journals (hybrid and Gold OA journals). |
| Taylor & Francis | 5/2 | How to publish | Can be applied only to hybrid journals in Open Select. |
| Wiley | 21/5 | How to publish (CzechELib) Wiley system - guidelines |
Bezplatné publikování omezeného počtu článků v hybridních časopisech. |
| Springer Nature | 17/0 | How to publish (CzechELib) Springer system - guidelines |
Lze uplatnit pouze u hybridních časopisů v Open Select. Vouchery lze uplatnit jen u hybridních časopisů (Springer, Palgrave&Adis ve SpringerLink; Academic journals na Nature.com). Nelze uplatnit u časopisů z portfolia BioMed Central, Nature Communications, Springer Open a časopisu Scientific Reports. |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | unlimited | Information CzechELib ACS - guidelines |
Since April 2023 also Gold Open Access journals (full Open Access journals e.g. ACS Omega or Au journals) are covered. |
| Cambridge University Press | unlimited | How to publish (CzechELib) | |
| Royal Society of Chemistry |
unlimited | How to publish (CzechELib) |
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Informative list of journals
Informative list of journals with the option of free Open Access publishing (version 7, 15.04.2025), use filter Mendel university and a publisher.
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Creative Commons licenses
When publishing in Open Access, choosing a Creative Commons license is part of the Author Publishing Agreement. We recommend authors to choose the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY license, in accordance with the requirements of some projects.
