Open Access Publishing
MPDL strives to make Open Access publishing as easy as possible for the researchers of the Max Planck Society. One measure is to contract central agreements covering article processing charges (APCs) out of central funds on behalf of Max Planck authors. Additionally, Max Planck authors often receive special conditions with publishers offering Open Access options. If you are about to submit your paper to one of the publishers listed on this page, please consider the conditions provided below.
In case you are looking for a specific journal and you are unsure whether Open Access article charges will be covered centrally, you may search the following tool:
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:
Central Open Access publisher agreements: Article charges covered by MPDL
| PUBLISHER | ENTITLED AUTHORS | JOURNALS |
| BioMed Central (BMC) | Corresponding author | |
| Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) | Corresponding author | |
| Copernicus | Corresponding author | |
| eLIFE | Corresponding author | |
| Frontiers | Corresponding author | |
| Hindawi | Corresponding author | All Hindawi journals |
| Institute of Physics / New Journal of Physics | Corresponding author or "senior author" (being the person named last in the list of authors of a paper) | |
| Latest Thinking | Max Planck researchers who have been invited by Latest Thinking for a video publication | http://lt.org/ |
| Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | Corresponding author | |
| Open Library of the Humanities | MPDL supports OLH through financial partnership. OLH does not charge any publication fees. | OLH |
| PeerJ | MPDL covers "Enhanced Publication Plan" for all Max Planck authors | |
| Public Library of Science (PLoS) | Corresponding author | |
| 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 are offering the hybrid open access option and that also have a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). |
| ScienceOpen [Pilot agreement] | Corresponding author | |
| SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics) | Corresponding author | |
| Springer / Springer Compact Agreement | Corresponding author | The Springer Compact agreement centrally covers the open access charge for affiliated corresponding authors in those subscription-based journals that offer the hybrid open access option "Open Choice" and that also have a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). |
| SpringerOpen | Corresponding author | |
| Taylor & Francis, Cogent | Corresponding author | |
| Wiley Open Access | Submitting author | All Wiley Open Access journals NOTE: We do NOT cover article charges for Wiley OnlineOpen ("hybrid") |
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 | Authors or editors affiliated with a Max Planck Institute receiving a print grant from their institute: 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 up to 30% on APCs because Max Planck Society subscribes to the Complete Science Collection. AAAS members are entitled to receive additional savings - no central payment by MPDL. More information at AAAS / ScienceAdvances | |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | All Max Planck authors can claim the status of an "All ACS Publications" subscribing institution when they want to make use of ACS' Open Access options - no central payment by MPDL. Note that ACS requires additional fees for Creative Commons licenses. | |
| 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 | |
| Karger | All Max Planck authors are granted a 50% discount on article processing charges for all genuine Open Access Journals - no central payment by MPDL. | |
| Mary Ann Liebert | Submitting author - All Max Planck submitting authors receive a 50% discount for article charges for the Open Access option - no central payment by MPDL | |
| National Acacemy of Sciences / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS) | Submitting author - All Max Planck submitting authors receive a discount for the the Open Access surcharge ($1,100 instead of $1,450 ) - no central payment by MPDL |
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| SAGE | All Max Planck authors are eligible to claim reduced prices for the following OA journals: SAGE Open = 59 GBP, SAGE Open Engineering = 298 GBP, SAGE Open Medicine = 358 GBP, SAGE Open Medicine Case Reports = 268 GBP |
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