Open Access journal publishing agreements

Nord University has entered into nationally negotiated Open Access (OA) publishing agreements with several publishers. The agreements include most of the publishers’ journals.

The publishing agreements are negotiated nationally, and institutions choose the agreements they want to participate in. Nord University participates in many, but not all national publishing agreements. If a publisher is not mentioned on this website, Nord University does not have a publishing agreement with it.

General information about the agreements

In the traditional subscription model, an institution's subscriptions only include reading access to scholarly literature. As a temporary measure to accelerate the transition to Open Access, so-called publish and read agreements were introduced. These comprehend both reading access (subscription) and that publishers make the published version of scholarly journal articles from authors of participating institutions openly accessible. The publishing fee (Article Processing Charge, APC) is covered in its entirety. As a result of the agreements, Nord's researchers can publish OA in most of the publisher's journals without extra costs. Read more on eligiblity and the process of OA publishing via the agreements in the paragraph «Common for all agreements».
Nord University participates in discount agreements with several publishers that give our researchers a discount on the APC when publishing in a gold OA journal. Read more on eligiblity and the process of OA publishing via the agreements in the paragraph «Common for all agreements».
- The corresponding author must be affiliated with Nord University and the institution must be credited in the publication. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal, and who has been the contact person for the publisher. It is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article.
- Affiliation with Nord University must be registered as early as possible in the process. Preferably, use your institutional e-mail-address; some publishers only use the e-mail domain to verify institutional affiliation.
- Included journals: Journals must be ranked level 1 or 2 in the channel register of the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir). Journals that are included in publishing agreements are marked with «A» for agreement. The channel register also shows which institutions that participate in the different agreements; Nord University does not participate in all agreements. If a journal is included in an agreement, the channel register's specific information page for the individual journal will show a drop-down list (Show [+]) about institutions that participate in the agreement. Please note that some journals are only included in the agreement with reading access («read-only»); therefore, always double-check with the publisher's title list if publishing for the chosen journal is included in the agreement (follow the link to the title list under «included journals» for the relevant publisher).
- Licence: Nord University recommends that you choose a CC BY licence; this is in accordance with requirements from several funders. When choosing a more restrictive licence, read carefully through any licencing agreement before signing it; make sure that you do not assign too many rights to the publisher, e.g. the possibility to share your article on commercial social networks like ResearchGate.
- Publish and read agreements: During the publication process, the publisher will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access when you sign the author publishing agreement. The University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord University.
- Discount agreements: Send an application to Nord University's OA Fund when your articles gets accepted for publication. Some publishers require also that you choose Nord University as payer, and/or state the invoice address of Nord's OA Fund (PDF). This is necessary to ensure that the University Library gets notified about the article, can confirm your affiliation with Nord. You can find more detailed information on the workflow for individual publishers below.

Nord University's OA publishing agreements

Duration and scope	1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid and gold journals
Eligible journals	Most of ACM's journals and conference proceedings (gold and hybrid journals). Check also the channel register of the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir). Please note: Journals that are not owned by ACM (e.g. IEEE) are not included in the agreement.
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important that authors use their institutional e-mail-address as ACM uses the e-mail domain for authentication.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	Creative Commons licences. Default/recommended licence: CC BY
Workflow / what to do	ACM's guide for authors (PDF) During the publication process, ACM will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose "Institutionally Paid Open Access".
Other information	Main features of the ACM agreement (in Norwegian only)

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid and gold journals
Eligible journals	Most of CUP's gold and hybrid journals (xlsx) (see column B - must be listed as "par"). Some journals owned by learned societies are not included in the agreement.
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (research articles, review articles – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND og CC BY-NC-SA
Workflow / what to do	CUP's guide for authors and author journey (pptx) During the publication process, CUP will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access when you sign the Author publishing agreement. The University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord.
Other information	CUP's information on the agreement Main features of the CUP agreement (in Norwegian only)

Please note: The discount only applies if researchers have own funds to cover OA publishing fees!

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Discount agreement (10 % on APCs in hybrid journals) Please note: The discount only applies if researchers have own funds to cover charges for OA publishing, as the university's OA Fund does not cover OA publishing in hybrid journals.
Eligible journals	Most of Emerald's hybrid journals (xlsx)
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles
Available licence(s)	CC BY
Workflow / what to do	See Emeralds information on OA publishing
Other information	N/A

Duration and scope	1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid journals Discount agreement (15 % on APCs in gold journals)
Eligible journals	Most of Elsevier's hybrid and gold journals (Elsevier's search tool. Hybrid - free. Gold (Open Access) - 15 % discount)
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (full length articles, short communications – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY and CC BY-NC-ND
Workflow / what to do	Gold journals (discount): Send an application to the OA Fund when your article is accepted for publication. At approval, choose Nord University as payer and state the invoice address of Nord's OA Fund (PDF) in Elsevier's OA portal. The University Library will then confirm your affiliation with Nord, and handle the invoice. Authors are not involved in the payment process. See more in Elsevier's info about gold OA publishing (pptx) Hybrid journals: Once your article has been accepted by a journal included in the agreement, Elsevier will offer you the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access. The University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord.
Other information	Elsevier's information on the agreement Main features of the Elsevier agreement (in Norwegian only)

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Discount agreement (10 % on APCs). Please note: The discount is only available if the invoice is paid centrally (by the OA Fund)
Eligible journals	Most of Frontiers' journals (xlsx) (see column B: must be listed as "par")
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (article types A and B – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY
Workflow / what to do	Select Nord as your institutional affiliation and payer (in the category Frontiers Institutional Members) when submitting your manuscript. Preferably use your Nord e-mail address. Send an application to the OA Fund when your article is accepted for publication. At approval, the University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord, and handle the invoice. Authors are not involved in the payment process.
Other information	Main features of the agreement (in Norwegian only)

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid journals Discount agreement (20 % on APCs in gold journals)
Eligible journals	Most of Sage's gold and hybrid journals (xlsx) (see column B: must be listed as "par". Column G: Hybrid - free, gold OA - 20 % discount)
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (original research articles and literature reviews – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY (standard – contact Sage to request other licenses)
Workflow / what to do	Sage's guide for authors and author journey (pptx) Gold journals (discount): Send an application to the OA Fund when your article is accepted for publication. At approval, choose Nord University as bill payer in Sage's OA portal. The University Library will then confirm your affiliation with Nord, and handle the invoice. Authors are not involved in the payment process. Hybrid journals: During the publication process, Sage will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access.
Other information	Sage's information on the agreement Main features of the agreement (in Norwegian only)

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 (discount agreement: from 1 January 2024) – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid journals Discount agreement (10 % on APCs in gold journals)
Eligible journals	Most of Springer's hybrid journals (xlsx) (see column B: must be listed as "par ) Gold OA journals from Springer and BMC, plus some of Nature's gold journals (xlsx) (see column "eligible journals" for journals that are included in the agreement).
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (original paper, review paper, brief communication – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY and CC BY-NC
Workflow / what to do	Gold journals (discount): Choose Nord University as your affiliation in the Springer dashboard (part of the author journey). Send an application to the OA Fund when your article is accepted for publication. At approval, the University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord, and handle the invoice. In that case, authors are not involved in the payment process. Read more in Springer's guide for gold journals (pdf). Hybrid journals: During the publication process, Springer Nature will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access. The University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord. Read more in Springer’s guide for authors (pptx).
Other information	Springer's information on the agreement Main features of the agreement (in Norwegian only)

Please note: In their e-mail to the researcher when an article is accepted for publication, Taylor & Francis informs om the existence of the publishing agreement, and they state that they have informed Nord University about article acceptance. Please be aware that not all journals are included in the agreement, and that the University Library only will approve OA publishing for articles in hybrid journals included in the agreement. Articles in hybrid journals that are exluded from the agreement will not be approved. The same is valid for gold OA journals; in case a researcher got accepted in a gold journal and can't cover the publishing fee by own means, he/she shall apply to the OA Fund.

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time) Please note: The agreement has a national annual quota for the number of articles that may be published by researchers from one of the participating institutions. If the quota is filled before the end of the year, the free OA publishing option will be stopped.
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid journals
Eligible journals	Most of Taylor & Francis' hybrid journals (xlsx) (see column B: must be listed as "par")
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (original articles – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY and CC BY-NC-ND
Workflow / what to do	Taylor & Francis' author workflow (PDF) During the publication process, T&F will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access. The University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord.
Other information	Taylor & Francis' information on the agreement Main features of the agreement (in Norwegian only)

Duration and scope	1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 (articles accepted during this time)
Type of agreement	Publish and read agreement that covers reading access and APCs in hybrid journals
Eligible journals	Most of Wiley's hybrid journal (xlsx) (see column B: must be listed as "par". Column G: "hybrid" - free)
Eligible authors	The corresponding author (the author that is responsible for submitting the article to the journal) must be affiliated with Nord University. It is important to state correct affiliation to Nord as early as possible in the process.
Eligible article types	Scholarly articles (primary research and review articles – as long as they give publication points)
Available licence(s)	CC BY and CC BY-NC-ND
Workflow / what to do	Wiley's video explains the workflow. During the publication process, Wiley will inform you of the possibility to publish Open Access, without extra costs. Choose Open Access. The University Library will confirm your affiliation to Nord.
Other information	Wiley's information on the agreement Main features of the Wiley agreement (in Norwegian only)