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 |
Library subscription program with the publisher BMJ. Since 2010 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included title | |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must indicate his/her UNIGE affiliation and enter the Fellowship code: 839370 |
| Validity | -> 2022 |
| Type de contrat |
Licence Read&Publish comprenant l'accès à toutes les revues de l'éditeur depuis 1997 si disponibles et la publication en Open Access dans la majorité des titres. Depuis 2021 |
| Rabais |
100% |
| Titres inclus |
Aucun frais de publication pour les auteur.e.s dans un des 370+ titres figurant dans cette liste. |
| Titres exclus |
33 titres non-OA figurant dans cette liste (deuxième onglet). Pour ces titres, l'auteur.e peut rendre son article en open access en déposant la version acceptée (Accepted manuscript) dans l'Archive ouverte UNIGE en libre accès, sans embargo pour les revues SSH, et avec 6 mois d'embargo pour les revues en STM. Lors du dépôt de la version publiée (Published PDF), un embargo de 5 ans est requis. |
| Licence |
L'auteur.e peut choisir une licence CC BY 4.0 ou CC BY-NC 4.0 (ainsi que CC BY-NC-ND et CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Procédure |
Sont concernés les articles publiés dès le 1er janvier 2021. Il est possible d'opter pour la publication en OA de manière rétroactive pour les articles éligibles. La reconnaissance de l'auteur.e correspondant.e se base sur l'affiliation indiquée dans la plateforme de l'éditeur, mais aussi sur l'adresse email @unige.ch ou @hcuge.ch. Une fois identifié.e, l'auteur.e choisit l'option "Gold Open Access" (décision du rectorat), puis sélectionne la licence CreativeCommons souhaitée. |
| Type d'articles | Tous les types d'article |
| Echéance |
2023 |
| Agreement |
Institutional membership. Since 2020 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All titles published by CogitatioPress |
| Procedure |
The verification of the affiliation of the corresponding author is done on the basis of his/her @unige.ch email address. |
| Validity |
-> 2022 |
| Description |
The Library belongs to the international consortium that financially supports this organisation dedicated to open access scholarship in the humanities. Since 2018 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included Titles |
All published titles |
| Procedure | Nothing in particular. Authors can publish free of charge (no 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 270+ titles (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
|
| Validity |
->2023 |
Etape 4 et 5 dans la plateforme de gestion des manuscrits d'Elsevier
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including subscription to journals and publication fees in these journals by UNIGE authors. Since 2019 |
| Discount |
100%, with a maximum number of 18 articles for 2020 |
| Included titles |
All titles on subscription to RSC |
| Excluded titles |
Open Access titles - Chemical Science, Nanoscale Advances, RSC Advances and RSC Chemical Biology |
| Procedure |
Verification of the affiliation of the corresponding author is done on the basis of his/her @unige.ch email address; the author only has to select the open access license CC BY or CC BY-NC when the manuscript is accepted. |
| Validity |
-> 2020 |
| Type de contrat |
Clause particulière de la licence R&P concernant les revues en Gold OA. Depuis 2021 |
| Rabais |
20% dans les revues Gold OA. |
| Titres inclus |
Tous les titres Gold de l'éditeur (deuxième onglet de cette liste). |
| Licence |
L'auteur.e peut choisir une licence CC BY 4.0 ou CC BY-NC 4.0. |
| Procédure |
Sont concernés les articles acceptés pour publication dès le 1er janvier 2021. La reconnaissance de l'auteur.e correspondant.e se base sur l'affiliation indiquée dans la plateforme de l'éditeur (Université de Genève ou Hôpital Universitaire de Genève). |
| Type d'articles | Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports |
| Echéance |
2022 |
| Agreement |
Worldwide consortium of libraries for the transformation of Particle Physics journals to Open Access. Since 2014 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
11 titles from various publishers (https://scoap3.org/phase2-journals/). In some titles, only High-Energy Physics articles are concerned. |
| Procedure |
No specific author's action is required to benefit from this deal. Payment of APCs to the publisher is done directly by SCOAP3. |
| Validity |
-> 2022 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals on SpringerLink as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) in Open Choice journals of Springer, Palgrave, Adis, and Macmillan. Since 2020 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in 2000+ hybrid titles listed this file. |
| Excluded titles |
Nature branded journals, including Scientific American. |
| License |
The author may choose a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0 license. |
| Procedure |
Only articles accepted after 1st July 2020 are eligible. |
| Item types |
List of item types covered by the Read&Publish license
|
| Validity |
2021 |
| Type de contrat |
Licence Read&Publish comprenant l'accès aux revues des trois collections "Sciences sociales et humaines", "Science et technologie" et "Médecine" depuis 1997 si disponibles et la publication en Open Access dans la majorité des titres. Depuis 2021 |
| Rabais |
100% |
| Titres inclus |
Aucun frais de publication pour les auteur.e.s dans un des 2300+ titres figurant dans cette liste (premier onglet). Jusqu'à concurrence de 13% des articles publiés en Suisse, les 85 titres du deuxième onglet sont aussi inclus. |
| Titres exclus |
32 titres de cette liste (troisième onglet). Pour ces titres, l'auteur.e peut rendre son article en open access en déposant la version acceptée (Accepted manuscript) dans l'Archive ouverte UNIGE en libre accès avec quelques mois d'embargo (à vérifier pour chaque titre) sur Sherpa Romeo : voir cette page. |
| Licence |
L'auteur.e peut choisir une licence CC BY 4.0 |
| Procédure |
Sont concernés les articles acceptés dès le 1er janvier 2021. La reconnaissance de l'auteur.e correspondant.e se base sur l'affiliation indiquée dans la plateforme de l'éditeur, mais aussi sur l'adresse email @unige.ch ou @hcuge.ch. Une fois identifié.e, l'auteur.e choisit l'option "Gold Open Access" (décision du rectorat), puis sélectionne la licence CreativeCommons. |
| Echéance |
2023 |
Partial coverage of publication costs (APC)
| Agreement |
Discount granted to UNIGE's authors because the Library is an "All ACS Publications" Subscribing Institution |
| Discount | USD 250 discount on Open Access publication charges (APC "AuthorChoice") |
| Included titles |
All ACS titles |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must indicate his/her UNIGE affiliation to take advantage of this offer. |
| Validity |
-> 2020 |
| Agreement |
Institutional BMC Supporter membership subscribed to by the Library. Since 2013 |
| Discount |
15% discount on the publication charges (APC) |
| Included titles |
All BMC titles |
| Procedure |
During article submission, select "I believe that I am covered by an institutional membership arrangement and wish to request institutional payment or discount (as applicable)" and choose "Université de Genève" from the drop-down menu or specify membership account number 1600027414. (illustrated procedure) |
| Validity |
-> 23.07.2021 |
| Agreement |
Publication charges reduction offer through Library consortium. Since 2019 |
| Discount |
15% discount on the publication charges (APC) |
| Included titles |
All MDPI titles (more than 200) |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author's affiliation is done on the basis of his/her @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch email address. |
| Validity |
31.12.2020 |
| Agreement |
Discount granted to UNIGE's authors because the Library has a current-year site license |
| Discount |
Discounted open access fee of $1,300 (compared to regular fee of $1,700) for a CC BY-NC-ND license |
| Included title | |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must indicate his/her UNIGE affiliation to take advantage of this offer. |
| Validity |
2020 |
| Type de contrat |
Licence Read&Publish comprenant l'accès aux collections Political Science et Sociology depuis 1999 si disponibles dont nous avons l'abonnement, et la publication en Open Access dans tous les titres de l'éditeur. Depuis 2021 |
| Rabais |
100% dans les revues hybrides et 20% dans les revues Gold OA. |
| Titres inclus |
Aucun frais de publication pour les auteur.e.s dans un des 900+ titres figurant dans cette liste (premier onglet). |
| Titres exclus |
Pour 180 titres en Gold OA, l'éditeur offre un rabais de 20%. Voir la liste (deuxième onglet). |
| Licence |
L'auteur.e peut choisir une licence CC BY 4.0 ou CC BY-NC 4.0. |
| Procédure |
Sont concernés les articles acceptés pour publication dès le 1er janvier 2021. La reconnaissance de l'auteur.e correspondant.e se base sur l'affiliation indiquée dans la plateforme de l'éditeur (Université de Genève ou Hôpital Universitaire de Genève). Une fois identifié.e, l'auteur.e choisit l'option "Gold Open Access" (décision du rectorat), puis sélectionne la licence CreativeCommons souhaitée. |
| Type d'articles | Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports |
| Echéance |
2022 |
| Agreement |
Discount on publication charges linked with the Library's current AAAS subscriptions. Since 2018 |
| Discount |
15% discount on the publication charges (APC) |
| Included title | |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must indicate his/her UNIGE affiliation during manuscript submission to take advantage of this offer. |
| Validity |
-> 2021 |
| Agreement |
Linked with institutional BMC supporter membership subscribed to by the Library. (BMC belong to SpringerNature). |
| Discount |
15% discount on the publication charges (APC) |
| Included titles |
All SpringerOpen titles |
| Procedure |
During article submission, select "I believe that I am covered by an institutional membership arrangement and wish to request institutional payment or discount (as applicable)" and choose "Université de Genève" from the drop-down menu or specify membership account number 1600027414. (illustrated procedure) |
| Validity |
-> 23.07.2021 |
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.
| Description |
The Library supports this open-access archiving and distribution service, essential for Physics, Astronomy, Maths,... Since 2016 |
| Access to the resource |
| Description |
The University Rectorate has set up a central fund to cover part of the cost of publishing (Article Processing Charges or APCs) in Gold Open Access journals, or for books and books chapters that follow similar principles. Since 2018 |
| Conditions |
The fund can only be used on a subsidiary basis to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and never covers charges linked with publishing in hybrid journals. All details and allocation critera are listed on the request application form page. |
| Description |
The Library supports the Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), an essential registry of Gold Open Access scholarly journals. Since 2019 |
| Access to the resource |
| Description |
The Library supports this database of journals/publishers' Open Access policies. Since 2019 |
| Access to the resource |
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php |