Under the national agreement signed between Frontiers and the National Library of Sweden (NLS), on behalf of the organisations participating in the Bibsam Consortium, Swedish researchers can now publish their articles in Frontiers' open access journals through a simplified process that covers publishing fees.
The Open Access Framework Agreement underscores the commitment of the Swedish research community to make research freely available in an unrestricted manner to researchers, students and all citizens worldwide. In addition to a centralised invoicing process that covers the publishing fees (article processing charges), researchers at participating organisations benefit from a discount.
This is the first Nordic agreement of its kind and follows the Austrian Open Access framework publishing agreement between Frontiers, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Vienna in late 2017.
The Agreement is open to all participating organisations of the Bibsam Consortium, which includes universities, university colleges and government-funded research institutions. Twenty organisations have already joined, including leading universities. All new participating organisations will benefit from the same terms and conditions, regardless of size or research output. The full Agreement terms will be made public shortly.
The NLS has been working since 2006 on a transition to Open Access research publications. These efforts increased in 2017, after the Swedish government directed the NLS to act as a national coordinating body for shifting all research outputs to immediate Open Access by 2026.
The Agreement is for 3.5 years, starting July 1, 2018. Researchers submitting an article under the agreement will have full access to Frontiers' Open Science tools, including a collaborative peer-review, article and author impact metrics, and enhanced dissemination tools on Loop. All submitted articles will remain subject to Frontiers’ editorial processes, policies and conditions including rigorous peer-review.
The participating organisations under the agreement include: Chalmers University of Technology; Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College; Halmstad University; Karlstad University; Karolinska Institute; Kristianstad University; Linköping University; Linnaeus University; Luleå University of Technology; Lund University; Malmö University; Örebro University; Stockholm University; Swedish Radiation Safety Authority; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Umeå University; University of Gävle; University of Gothenburg; University West; and Uppsala University.
As of 1 June 2018, Frontiers has 103 institutional membership plans in place with university libraries, consortia and funders.
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