Open Access publishing agreement: BioMed Central (BMC) / SpringerOpen

Authors affiliated with the University of Vienna can publish Open Access without any additional charges in approximately 500 BMC / SpringerOpen journals under a transformative Open Access publishing agreement. Please find the agreement details here:
 

Validity period
since 2008
Funding for
Articles in BMC journals as well as SpringerOpen journals: Eligible Journals (PDF)
Funding requirements
  • The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated1) with the University of Vienna on the date of submission.
  • The "corresponding author" states "University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article.
  • Article types covered: OriginalPaper, ReviewPaper, BriefCommunication. Funding for other article types needs to be requested via the OA publishing fund.
  • A maximum of three BMC/SpringerOpen publications per author per calendar year can be funded.
  • The following applies to articles resulting from FWF projects: funding provided by the FWF2).
  • The following applies to articles resulting from EU projects: funding provided by the EU3).
InvoicingNo invoicing, discounted OA costs covered by prepayment account.
Author workflow
Articles have to be submitted from the University data network using the institutional e-mail address (@univie.ac.at or @unet.univie.ac.at) so the publisher can recognise eligible authors. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the University of Vienna will be checked by the Open Access Office.
Publisher's infopublisher website

 

1) University affiliates are defined in UG 2002 §94. Should you be a research grant holder please provide confirmation to that effect via e-mail.

2) If the FWF is named as a funder in the article it is responsible for Open Access funding (regardless of whether the corresponding author was involved in the project). There is a dedicated Open Access agreement between BMC/SpringerOpen and the FWF, so there is no need to apply for reimbursement. Please note that the FWF funding requirements have to be met.

3) If the EU is named as a funder in the article it is responsible for Open Access funding (regardless of whether the corresponding author was involved in the project). Please note that the funding requirements in your EU grant agreement have to be met (see also OA funding for EU projects).