Agreements with publishers
The University of Geneva negotiates agreements with publishers in order to offer advantageous conditions of publication in Open Access for the institution's researchers. You will find below, in alphabetical order of publisher, an overview of the current deals and, where applicable, their terms and conditions.
Full coverage of publication costs (APC)
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) in the publisher's journals. Since 2020 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 2100+ titles listed in the first tab of this list. In addition, about 100 titles in the third tab (SCOAP3 and Subsidized) also do not charge a fee because they are funded through another mechanism. |
| Excluded titles |
Publication costs are not covered for the 270+ titles on the second tab of this list (Lancet, Cell Press, and Learned Society journals). |
| License |
The author may choose a CC BY 4.0 ou CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. |
| Procedure |
Only articles submitted after 1 January 2020 are eligible. The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option (decision of the rectorate), then selects, at the next step, the "CC BY" or "CC BY-NC-ND" license (see Illustration below). |
| Item types |
List of item types covered by the Read&Publish licence
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| Validity |
->2023 |
Etape 4 et 5 dans la plateforme de gestion des manuscrits d'Elsevier
Partial coverage of publication costs (APC)
Initiatives and other resources
The Library is committed to Open Access by supporting a variety of important resources, whether through subscriptions, or by managing the distribution of publication aid for institutional authors.