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Open Access - Publishing agreements

NMBU participates in a selection of publishing agreements. These agreements cover about 8500 journals, both hybrid (can choose between open access and publishing behind a paywall) and gold (open access only). The cost for publishing in hybrid journals is typically fully covered, while a discount is provided for gold journals (with some exceptions).

  • Criteria for use of publishing agreements

    Common for all agreements:

    • Corresponding author must be affiliated with NMBU*.
    • NMBU must be names as affiliation in the article.
    • Recommended license Creative Commons CC-BY.
    • Articles must accepted within the agreement duration period.
    • Other costs (e.g. colour costs, page charges etc.) are not covered by the agreements.
    • For discounted journals, the author/faculty must cover the rest of the cost.

    *It is possible to use the agreements even if corresponding author is no longer at NMBU. As long as the work was carried out here and NMBU will be listed as affiliation, the criteria have been met.

    • Checking journals

      Kanalregisteret (Norwegian register for scientific publishing channels) is the best tool for checking if a journal is covered by one of our agreements. Be aware that there are agreements we do not participate in, so follow the step-by-step below to find the correct information:

      1. Search for journal title.
      2. Check that the journal is approved (level 1 or 2)*.
      3. Look for 'included in publishing agreement'.
      4. Click on the journal title and scroll down to find more information about the agreement.
      5. Check the list '+ Show who is included in the agreement'. NMBU has to be on this list.
      6. Keep in mind that gold journals (open access only) typically only receive a discount. Information about discount sizes is availabale in our agreement overview.

      * Inclusion in an agreement has no relation to journal quality. Many excellent journals are not covered by any agreement, while some dubious titles might be. Checking level is the only way to ensure the journal is of approved quality.

  • Journals without agreements

    If a journal is not covered by any of our agreements, your options will depend on the journal's publishing model.

    With gold journals the cost must be covered by author/faculty, same as with costs for discounted journals. Gold journals are marked 'indexed in DOAJ' in Kanalregisteret.

    With hybrid journals you can choose to publish behind a paywall. Any requirements for open access are then met by self-archiving the accepted manuscript (post-print) in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA).

  • Overview - NMBUs agreements

    American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.27
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) and reading access
    How it worksState NMBU as affiliate institution during the ACS publishing process (pdf)
    Further informationTitle list (.xlsx)

    Elsevier

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.27
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) in hybrid journals* and reading access
    15% discount on APC in gold journals*
    How it works State NMBU as affiliate institution during the Elsevier publishing process (pptx)
    Further informationTitle list (.xlsx)
    Note: Tab 1 (CH and CPH) shows hybrid journals*
    Tab 2 (Fully gold) shows gold journals*

    IWA Publishing

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.26
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) in 14 journals (NB: not Ingeniería del Agua)
    How it worksUse your nmbu.no e-mail address on article submission
    Or: Provide your ORCID on article submission (assuming affiliation is up to date)
    Further information

    Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.27
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) in hybrid journals* and reading access
    15% discount on APC in gold journals*
    How it worksState NMBU as affiliate institution during the OUP publishing process (pdf)
    Further informationTitle list hybrid journals (.xlsx)
    Title list gold journals (.xlsx)

    SAGE

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.26
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) in hybrid journals* and reading access
    20% discount on APC in gold journals*
    How it worksState NMBU as affiliate institution during the SAGE publishing process (pptx)
    Further informationTitle list hybrid journals (.xlsx)
    Note: Information in tab 'Sage Premier 2019'

    Title list gold journals (.xlsx)
    Note: Check last column - some journals on list are not included

    Springer Nature

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.27
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) in hybrid journals* and reading access
    How it worksState NMBU as affiliate institution during the Springer publishing process (pptx)
    You may be asked to enter an "APC token" during registration, but do not have
    to enter anything.
    Further informationTitle list (.xlsx)

    Note: The journal must be hybrid. Check column H.

    Taylor & Francis

    Duration01.01.25 - 31.12.26
    Agreement includesPublishing costs (APC) in hybrid journals* and reading access
    How it worksState NMBU as affiliate institution during the T&F publishing process (pptx)
    Further informationTitle list (.xlsx)
  • What do the research funders demand?
    • The Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the EU require open access to all scientific articles resulting from research that has received funding.
    • Accepted license is mainly CC-BY for publications funded by RCN. If a stricter license is chosen the project leader must provide justification for this in the final report to RCN.

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