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 all journals of the publisher from 1997 if available, and publication in Open Access to most of the titles. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 370+ titles listed here. |
| Excluded titles |
33 non-OA titles listed here (second tab). For these titles, the author can make his or her article Open Access by depositing the Accepted manuscript in the Archive ouverte UNIGE, without embargo for SSH journals, and with 6 months embargo for STM journals. When depositing the published PDF version, a 5-year embargo is required. |
| License |
The author may choose a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0 (or CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY-NC-SA) license |
| Procedure |
Only articles published after 1 January 2021 are eligible. It is possible to opt for publication in OA retroactively for eligible articles. 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 choosen license. |
| Item types |
List of item types covered by the Read&Publish license
|
| Validity |
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) |
| Quota |
2028 articles for all swiss-based authors can still be covered by the 2021 item quota of the Publish part of this agreement (as of 14.10.2021). |
| 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 2200+ titles listed in this list. |
| 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 |
Step 4 and 5 on manuscripts managing plateform of Elsevier
| Agreement | Read&Publish license including subscription to paid journals and open access publication in the publisher's journals. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All RSC subscription titles (hybrid journals) |
| 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 |
2023 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to the Political Science and Sociology collections since 1999 if available and for which we have a subscription, and Open Access publication in all the publisher's titles. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% in hybrid journals and 20% in Gold OA journals |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 900+ titles listed here (first tab) |
| Excluded titles |
For 180 Gold OA titles, a discount of 20% applies. See the list (second tab) |
| License |
The author may choose a CC BY 4.0 ou CC BY-NC 4.0 license |
| Procedure |
Only articles accepted after 1 January 2021 are eligible. The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform (University of Geneva or University Hospital Geneva). Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option (decision of the rectorate), then selects his/her CC license. |
| Item type | Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports |
| Validity |
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. |
| Project details | SCOAP3 et UNIGE |
| Validity |
2022 |
| Quota |
114 articles for all swiss-based authors can still be covered by the Publish part of this agreement (as of 13.10.2021). |
| 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 |
| Current situation: quota reached |
Warning: the quota of articles covered by the publish part of this agreement has been reached. |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license covering access to journals from "Human and Social Sciences", "Science and technology" and "Medicine" collections from 1997 if available, and Open Access publication in most of the titles. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 2300+ titles listed here (first tab). Up to 13% of the articles published in Switzerland, the 85 titles in the second tab are also included. |
| Excluded titles |
32 titles of that list (third tab). For those titles, the author can make his article open access by depositing the Accepted manuscript in the Archive ouverte UNIGE with a few months embargo (to be checked for each title) on Sherpa Romeo: see this page. |
| License |
The author may choose a CC BY 4.0 license |
| Procedure |
Only articles accepted after 1st January 2021 are eligilble. The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform (University of Geneva or University Hospital Geneva). but also with email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option (decision of the rectorate), then selects the CreativeCommons license. |
| Item types |
List of article types covered by the Read&Publish agreement:
|
| Validity |
-> 2023 |
| Quota | Approximately 380 articles for all Swiss-based authors are still available in the 2021 quota of the Publish part of this agreement, which should be sufficient for this year according to the latest forecasts (as of 05.10.2021). |
| Agreement | Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) in the publisher's 1400+ journals. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 2200+ titles listed in this list. |
| Excluded titles | All full Open Access journals |
| License |
The author may choose one of the following license: CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC 4.0 ou CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| Procedure |
Only articles accepted after 1st May 2021 are eligible and for which the corresponding author is affiliated to our institution. The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform. Once identified, the author chooses the "Online Open" option (decision of the rectorate), then selects, at the next step, the Creative Commons license. See the procedure in picture. |
| item types | All primary research and review articles. Other article types e.g. letters, editorials etc. are excluded. |
| Validity |
2024 |
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 |
2021 |
| 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 "University of Geneva" from the drop-down menu or specify membership account number 1600027414. (illustrated procedure) |
| Validity |
23.07.2022 |
| Agreement |
Library subscription program (institutional fellowship) with the publisher BMJ. Since 2010 |
| Discount |
the institutional fellowship allows publication in BMJ Case Report without the need to subscribe to an individual fellowship. Open Access fees (optional and separate) remain applicable. |
| Included title | |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must indicate his/her UNIGE affiliation and enter the Fellowship code: SF0263669 |
| Validity | 2022 |
| Agreement |
Publication charges reduction offer through Library consortium. Since 2019 |
| Discount |
20% 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 |
31.12.2021 |
| Agreement |
Discount granted to UNIGE's authors because the Library has a current-year site license |
| Discount |
Discounted open access fee of $2,000 (compared to regular fee of $2,500) 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 |
2021 |
| Agreement |
Special clause in the R&P license regarding Gold OA journals. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
20% in all Gold OA journals |
| Included titles |
All Gold OA journals of the publisher (second tab of this list). |
| License |
The author may choose a CC BY 4.0 or a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. |
| Procedure |
Only articles accepted after 1 January 2021 are eligible. The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform (University of Geneva or University Hospital Geneva). |
| Item types | Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports |
| Validity |
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 |
23.07.2022 |
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 |
Library support program for critical infrastructure for Open Access via participation in SCOSS. Since 2021
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| Access |
| 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 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 this database of journals/publishers' Open Access policies. Since 2019 |
| Access to the resource |
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php |