Open Access Publishing
Our aim is to make Open Access publishing as easy as possible for Max Planck authors. This information provides an overview of the Max Planck wide arrangements by which open access article charges (APCs) are covered or reduced. You can also search for a specific journal to find out whether APCs are covered here:
Please note that there are many more relevant Open Access journals, including those not raising any article charges. A complete overview is available in the:
In order to benefit from central funding, the corresponding author of the publication must be affiliated with Max Planck and this affiliation must be stated in the published paper. Furthermore, it is absolutely necessary to state your Max Planck email address at any stage of the publishing process as well as in the manuscript itself.
Open Access agreements (Article charges covered centrally by MPDL)
| PUBLISHER | ENTITLED AUTHORS | JOURNALS |
| Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) | Corresponding author | The ACM open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in all ACM journals under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | Submitting corresponding author | The ACS open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated submitting corresponding authors in ACS journals that offer a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) |
| AIP Publishing (AIPP) | Submitting corresponding author | The AIPP open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated submitting corresponding authors in AIP-owned subscription journals |
| American Physical Society (APS) | Initial corresponding author | The APS open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated initial corresponding authors in all APS Journals (except “Review of Modern Physics” and “Physics”) |
| BioMed Central (BMC) | Corresponding author | |
| Cambridge University Press (CUP) | Submitting corresponding author | The CUP open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated submitting corresponding authors in all fully open access and hybrid journals |
| Copernicus | Corresponding author | |
| EDP Sciences/ Astronomy & Astrophysics | Corresponding author | The EDP Sciences open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| eLIFE | Corresponding author | |
| F1000Research | Corresponding author | F1000Research articles up to 8.000 words and more; please contact us in case of charges for oversized data storage |
| Frontiers | Corresponding author | |
| Hindawi | Corresponding author | All Hindawi journals |
| IGI Global Journals | Corresponding author | Eligible IGI Global journals |
| IOP Gold OA & Subscription Journals | Corresponding author | The IOP open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in selected IOP Gold OA and subscription journals. |
| Karger | Corresponding author | The hybrid open access agreement with Karger centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in all Karger subscription journals. |
| Mary Ann Liebert | Corresponding author | The hybrid open access agreement with Mary Ann Liebert centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in all currently subscribed journals. |
| Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | Corresponding author | |
| Nature | Corresponding author | The Nature Read & Publish Framework Agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in Nature Research Jorunals. |
| Open Library of Humanities | MPDL supports OLH through financial partnership. OLH does not charge any publication fees. | OLH |
| Oxford University Press (OUP) | Corresponding author | The agreement with OUP centrally covers the open access charge for affiliated corresponding authors in subscription-based journals that offer the hybrid open access option and that also have a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). |
| PeerJ | Corresponding authors | The agreement covers open access charges for publications by Max Planck corresponding authors in all PeerJ journals. |
| Portland Press | Corresponding authors | The open access agreement with Portland Press centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in all Portland Press/Biochemical Society journals. |
| Public Library of Science (PLoS) | Corresponding author | |
| Rockefeller University Press (RUP) | Corresponding author | The open access agreement with RUP centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated corresponding authors in these 3 RUP journals: Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of General Physiology. |
| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) / RSC "Read & Publish" | Corresponding author | The RSC "Read & Publish" agreement centrally covers the open access charge for affiliated corresponding authors in those subscription-based journals that offer the hybrid open access option and that also have a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). There is no central payment for publishing in RSC Gold Open Access journals, but all Max Planck corresponding authors receive a 15% discount for article charges for RSC Gold Open Access. |
| SAGE | Submitting corresponding author | 2015/2016 Premier title set |
| ScienceOpen [Pilot agreement] | Corresponding author | |
| SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics) | Primary or Corresponding author | The SPIE open access agreement centrally covers the open access charges for Max Planck affiliated primary and corresponding authors in all fully open access and hybrid journals except Proceedings. |
| Springer Nature | Corresponding author | MPG participates in the agreement between Project DEAL and Springer Nature and centrally covers the Open Access fees for affiliated corresponding authors in ca. 2.500 hybrid and full Open Access journals. |
| Taylor & Francis, Cogent | Corresponding author | |
| The Company of Biologists | Corresponding author | The agreement centrally covers the open access charge for affiliated corresponding authors in all journals of the Company of Biologists under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). |
| The Royal Society | corresponding author | The Open Access agreement with the Royal Society centrally covers Open Access fees for articles submitted by affiliated corresponding authors between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2023 in all hybrid and fully OA journals. |
| Wiley | Submitting corresponding author | MPG participates in the agreement between Project DEAL and Wiley and centrally covers the Open Access fees for affiliated corresponding authors in all hybrid and full Open Access journals. |
Open Access Monograph Publishing
| PUBLISHER | ENTITLED AUTHORS | |
| De Gruyter OA Books | Authors affiliated with a Max Planck Institute - authors receive a discount if more than one Open Access monograph is published with De Gruyter - no central payment by MPDL | for details contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Nomos | Agreement with Nomos to publish open access monographs: MPDL covers costs of a simultaneous open access online publication. |
Further related terms and conditions for Max Planck Authors (without central funding)
The following table shows special terms and conditions for Max Planck authors beyond our central agreements where no central funding is provided.
| PUBLISHER | CONDITIONS | JOURNALS |
| AAAS / Science | Corresponding author - All Max Planck corresponding authors may receive institutional savings of 15%. AAAS members are entitled to receive additional savings - no central payment by MPDL. More information at AAAS / ScienceAdvances | |
| Electrochemical Society (ECS) | Corresponding author - All Max Planck corresponding authors are eligible to use the ECS Plus Open Access option without payment of article charges (due to our subscription agreement) | |
| IOS Press | Corresponding author - All Max Planck corresponding authors receive a 50% discount for article charges for IOS Press’ Open Access option - no central payment by MPDL | |
| National Acacemy of Sciences / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS) | Corresponding author - All Max Planck corresponding authors receive a discount for the Open Access surcharge ($1,300 instead of $1,700) for a CC BY-NC-ND license. A CC BY license is available for authors whose funders require it, for a fee of $2,200. - no central payment by MPDL |
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| SAGE | All Max Planck corresponding authors are eligible to claim a 20% discount on APCs. Discount code must be provided when arranging for payment of the APC. The discount cannot be applied after an invoice has been raised or a payment has been made. Please contact your librarian or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive the discount code |
Any journal or publisher missing?
In case you are in need of funding for open access publication charges for a specific journal or publisher, please contact us. We strive for further agreements with publishers where we see a shared demand from Max Planck authors. Please note that we cannot reimburse individual invoices. In that case, your institute or local library may provide further funding opportunities.
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