If you are a corresponding author affiliated with a participating institution within CzechELib, the agreement reached means you can publish your article open access (OA) with fees covered.
More than 60 institutions are participating in the transformative agreement (TA) between Springer Nature and CzechELib, meaning that corresponding authors* affiliated with participating institutions are eligible to publish their articles OA with fees covered, in Springer Nature's portfolio of hybrid journals. In addition, you can enjoy full access to all Springer, Adis, Palgrave and Academic Journals subscription journal content.
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The OA publication service for the following institutions have reached their maximum article allowance. This means that the CzechELib agreement is no longer covering OA publishing fees for affiliated authors until 01 January 2025.
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- Institute of Geonics of the CAS
- Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
- Silesian University in Opava
The option to publish OA via Springer Open Choice is still available, but the publishing fee will not be covered under the agreement until 01 January 2025. Corresponding authors should use alternative funding sources to publish OA or proceed with publication under subscription until the agreement is reactivated. If you need advice on what OA funding is available to you, please visit our funding & support service page. For more information, please contact: oa.verification@springernature.com. Alternatively, contact the OA team at your institution.
