Open Access publishing agreement: The Company of Biologists

Authors affiliated with the University of Vienna can publish Open Access without any additional charges in the Company of Biologists journals listed below under a transformative Open Access publishing agreement. Please find the agreement details here:
 

Validity period
1.1.2020–31.12.2023 (renewal expected)
Funding for
Eligible Journals (PDF)
Funding requirements
  • The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated1) with the University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
  • The "corresponding author" states "University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article.
  • The following applies to articles resulting from FWF projects: funding can be provided by the University of Vienna (sufficient articles available).
  • The following applies to articles resulting from EU projects: funding can be provided by the University of Vienna (sufficient articles available).
Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).
Invoicing
No invoicing, OA costs fully covered by publishing agreement.
Author workflow
The Company of Biologists uses the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) web interface to administer the agreement. After acceptance, the "corresponding author" chooses the Open Access option and follows the steps on the web interface as directed. A one-time registration may be required. 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.