Our contracts with scientific publishers

You would like to publish in a journal that asks for Article Processing Charges? Here you can get an overview of the publishers and publication portals that do not charge members of the University of Cologne or offer discounts on APCs.

New since January 2023

  • Annual Reviews
    The publication fee for open access is waived in all journals by subscribe to open.
  • Copernicus Publications
    You do not pay a publication fee for your open access articles.
  • Emerald
    You do not pay a publication fee for your open access articles.
  • John Benjamins Publishing Company
    You do not pay a publication fee for your open access articles.
  • MDPI
    You will receive a 10% discount on your Open Access articles.
  • MSP-Journals
    You do not pay a publication fee for your open access articles.
  • PLOS
    You do not pay a publication fee for your open access articles in the 12 PLOS-Journals.
  • Projekt DEAL mit Wiley und Springer Nature
    The contracts were each renewed until 31.12.2023.

We have agreements with the following publishers and publication portals:

Further individual offers:

Do you have any questions? We will be glad to help you!