Publication discounts

Authors from the University of Basel receive discounts on publication fees from the following publishers or the publication costs are even covered in full by agreements with the publishers. You can find out which publisher publishes a particular journal using the oa.finder (see here for a written manual):

General

University of Basel authors receive discounts on publication fees from the following publishers or the publication costs are covered in full by agreements with the publishers.  Before submitting a manuscript, please find out about the financing of publication fees for your journals. If you have any questions, please contact openaccess@unibas.ch.

The affiliation with the University of Basel is usually recognised by the @unibas email address, via the IP range of the university, or the University of Basel must be selected during the submission process.

Explanation of the Article Quota Status column

For some publishers, the number of articles supported is limited. Once the quota has been exhausted, funding must be organised independently, or the green open access route (at https://universe-intern.unibas.ch/) should be followed instead of the publisher’s open access option. For most publishers, the acceptance date is the authoritative date for verification.

  • unlimited: there is no limit to the number of articles that can be published open access by University of Basel authors.
  • open: the number of articles that can be published open access by University of Basel authors is limited. As soon as the quota is reached, "closed" will be displayed here. If possible, a time estimate (in brackets) will be made as to when the article quota will be sufficient.
  • closed: the limited article quota has been reached. As a rule, a new quota will be available the following year.
PublisherArticle Quota StatusDiscountAuthor WorkflowTitle ListAdditional Information
AAAS - Science Advancesunlimited15%WorkflowScience AdvancesAAAS Members receive an additional  4% discount..
 
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)unlimited100%WorkflowTitle list 
American Chemical Society (ACS)Open
(expected to last until October 2026)
100%WorkflowTitle listFor articles whose research is not funded by the SNSF.
After the quota expires, a reduced APC of $ 3'000 applies.
American Chemical Society (ACS)open40%WorkflowTitle listFor articles whose research is funded by the SNSF, the reduced APC of $ 3'000 must be self-financed when publishing in a "transformative journal" (hybrid open access).
American Institute of PhysicsUnlimited100%WorkflowTitle list 
American Physiological SocietyunlimitedNo APC, but Flat Fee (depending on article type)WorkflowTitle listPlease find more information about the relevant flat fees here.
American Society for MicrobiologyunlimitedNo APC, but Page ChargesWorkflowTitle listPlease find more information about the relevant page charges here (the S2O Subscriber tariff applies to the University of Basel).
Annual ReviewsunlimitedNo APCWorkflowall journals 
Biochemical Society/Portland Pressunlimited15%Workflowall journals 
BioMed Central (BMC) (Gold OA)Open18%workflowTitle ListGold Open Access journals from BioMed Central (BMC). APCs handled centrally by the University Library, no publisher invoice. For grant-funded projects, the APC minus the consortium discount (18%) is charged internally; SNSF-funded publications covered in 2026. More: here.
British Medical Journal (BMJ)open100%WorkflowTitle listFor Hybrid Open Access Journals
(see Title list under "Available to authors from institutions participating in the Read & Publish agreement")
British Medical Journal (BMJ)open25%WorkflowTitle listFor Gold Open Access Journals
 
British Medical Journal (BMJ)open25%WorkflowFor BMJ Case ReportsFor BMJ Case Reports, an individual or institutional fellowship is required. The University of Basel has an institutional fellowship and the fellowship ID can be requested via openaccess@unibas.ch.
Cambridge University Pressunlimited100%WorkflowTitle list 
Cogitatio Pressunlimited100%InformationTitle list 
The Company of Biologistsunlimited100%Workflowall journalsNot valid for review articles
De Gruyterunlimited90%WorkflowTitle list 
Elsevierunlimited100%Workflow Title list 
FrontiersThe University of Basel is not taking part in the Swiss Consortium agreement with Frontiers. There is therefore no central funding for APCs by the university.    
IEEEopen100%WorkflowTitle listAgreement covers Gold Open Access Journals only
Institute of Physicsunlimited100%WorkflowTitle list 
John Benjaminsunlimited100%WorkflowTitle listAgreement covers all journals
Kargerunlimited100%WorkflowTitle list 
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)open
(for publication year 2025)
100%WorkflowTitle list 
MDPIunlimited20%Workflowall journals 
Microbiology Societyunlimited100%WorkflowJournal of General Virology 
Nature Research Journals (Hybrid OA)Open100%workflowtitle ListNature Hybrid Open Access journals, at no cost to authors (demand-based contingent). More: here.
Nature (Gold OA)Open15%workflowTitle ListGold Open Access journals in the Nature portfolio (e.g. Scientific Reports, Nature Communications). APCs handled centrally, no publisher invoice; for grant-funded projects the APC minus the consortium discount (15%) is charged internally; SNSF-funded publications covered in 2026. More: here.
Nucleic Acids Research (NAR)unlimited10%Workflow  
Oxford University Pressopen
 
100%WorkflowTitle list10% discount on APC in "fully open access journals".
PLOS JournalsThe University of Basel is not taking part in the Swiss Consortium agreement with Public Library of Science. There is therefore no central funding for APCs by the university.    
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) USD 4'995 instead of USD 5'495Workflow Please indicate University of Basel for invoicing.
Royal Societyunlimited25%Workflowall journals 
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)unlimited100%WorkflowTitle list For Hybrid Open Access Journals
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)unlimited15%WorkflowTitle listFor Gold Open Access Journals
SAGEClosed100%WorkflowTitle listUpdate on the negotiations with Sage
SCOAP3unlimited100%InformationTitle listSponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics.
Springer (Hybrid OA)Unlimited100%workflowTitle ListSpringer Hybrid Open Access journals, at no cost to authors. More: here.
 
Springer (Gold OA, SpringerOpen)Open18%workflowTitle LIstGold Open Access journals (SpringerOpen). APCs handled centrally by the University Library, no publisher invoice. For grant-funded projects, the APC minus the consortium discount (18%) is charged internally; SNSF-funded publications covered in 2026. More: here.
Taylor & Francisopen
(for publication year 2026)
100%WorkflowTitle listNew contract from February 2024 includes the gold open access journals from Dove Press and the F1000 Research platform.
Wiley

open
Gold Open Access: article cap expected to be reached in September

Hybrid Open Access: article cap sufficent for publication year 2026

100%WorkflowTitle listNew contract from 2025 includes the gold open access journals
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