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Open access agreement for Portugal

Information for authors

If you are a corresponding author affiliated with a participating institution within the FCCN / b-on consortium, the Portugal transformative agreement means you can publish your article open access with fees covered by your institution.

More than 60 Portuguese institutions are participating in the transformative agreement between 50¶È»Ò and FCCN / b-on consortium, meaning that corresponding authors* affiliated with these institutions are eligible to publish their articles open access with fees covered. The agreement includes hybrid journals across the Springer and Adis portfolios. In addition, you can enjoy full access to all Springer and Adis subscription journal content.

^Fully open access journals, Nature journals, Academic Journals and Palgrave journals are not covered by this agreement. 

*Acting as main contact for 50¶È»Ò correspondence after editorial acceptance.

Announcement

The OA publication service for the FCCN / b-on transformative agreement has reached its maximum article allowance for 2024. This means the agreement is no longer covering OA publishing fees until 2025.

The option to publish OA via Springer Open Choice is still available to you, but the publishing fee will not be covered under the agreement until 01 January 2025. Authors should use alternative funding sources in order 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.


Learn more about your eligibility

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Participating institutions

A

  • ARDITI - Ag¨ºncia Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investiga??o, Tecnologia e Inova??o

B

  • Banco de Portugal

C

  • CESPU - COOPERATIVA DE ENSINO SUPERIOR POLIT?CNICO E UNIVERSIT?RIO, CRL

E

  • Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL
  • ENSILIS ¨C Educa??o e Forma??o, Unipessoal, Lda
  • Escola N¨¢utica Infante D. Henrique


  • Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
  • Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa
  • Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto
  • Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril (ESHTE)

F

  • Funda??o D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud
  • Funda??o para a Ci¨ºncia e a Tecnologia
  • Fundacao para a Computacao Cient¨ªfica Nacional (FCCN)

G

  • Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) 

I

  • INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ci¨ºncia
  • INFARMED - Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento e Produtos de Sa¨²de, I.P.
  • INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
  • Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ci¨ºncias Forenses, IP
  • Instituto Nacional de Sa¨²de Dr. Ricardo Jorge
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico da Guarda
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Beja
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Bragan?a
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Castelo Branco
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Coimbra
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Leiria
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Lisboa
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Portalegre
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Santar¨¦m
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Set¨²bal
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Tomar
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Viana do Castelo
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico de Viseu
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico do C¨¢vado e do Ave
  • Instituto Polit¨¦cnico do Porto
  • Instituto Portugu¨ºs do Sangue e da Transplanta??o IP
  • Instituto Universit¨¢rio da Maia (ISMAI)
  • Instituto Universit¨¢rio Militar
  • IPMA - Instituto Portugu¨ºs do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPIMAR+IM)
  • ISCTE ¨C Instituto Universit¨¢rio
  • ISPA ¨C Instituto Universit¨¢rio


L

  • Laborat¨®rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia - LNEG (INETI)
  • Laborat¨®rio Nacional de Engenharia Civil ¨C LNEC


S

  • SANTA CASA DA MISERIC?RDIA DE LISBOA (SCML)

U

  • Universidade Aberta
  • Universidade Aut¨®noma de Lisboa
  • Universidade Cat¨®lica Portuguesa (UCP)
  • Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)
  • Universidade da Madeira
  • Universidade de Aveiro
  • Universidade de Coimbra
  • Universidade de ?vora
  • Universidade de Lisboa (UL)
  • Universidade de Tr¨¢s-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)
  • Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)
  • Universidade do Minho
  • Universidade do Porto
  • Universidade dos A?ores
  • Universidade Fernando Pessoa
  • Universidade Lus¨ªada - Funda??o Minerva
  • Universidade Lus¨®fona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique


U (Continued)

  • Unidade Local de Sa¨²de de Amadora/Sintra
  • Unidade Local de Sa¨²de de Coimbra
  • Unidade Local de Sa¨²de de Santo Ant¨®nio
  • Unidade Local de Sa¨²de de S?o Jos¨¦
  • Unidade Local de Sa¨²de de Viseu D?o-Laf?es
  • Unidade Local de Sa¨²de do Estu¨¢rio do Tejo



Publishing open access in a hybrid journal

Check the list of hybrid journals that are included in the agreement.

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FAQs

Who is considered the corresponding author?

The corresponding author is defined as the person who handles the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process ¨C from manuscript correction and proof reading, to handling the revisions and re-submission of revised manuscripts up to the acceptance of the manuscripts.

The corresponding author has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript including supplementary material. They are also responsible for obtaining such agreements and for informing the co-authors of the manuscript¡¯s status throughout the submission, review and publication process.

In addition, the corresponding author acts as the point of contact for any enquiries after the paper is published.

How do I know if my article is eligible?

If your article has the structure of a standard article and contains original research, it should be eligible. This will be confirmed by your institution.

How can I make sure my article is eligible?

There are three ways we can recognise your eligibility for open access publication through this agreement.

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Upon acceptance of your article, you'll also be prompted to provide your institutional affiliation. If you are eligible, your institution will complete the approval process without causing any delays to the manuscript publication process.

Which article types are covered by this agreement?

  • Original Paper: Standard article, usually presenting new results; articles published under this article type may also be referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper or Research Paper.
  • Review Paper (starting 01 January 2023): Standard article, interpreting previously published results.

Please note the following article types are not covered by this agreement: 

  1. Continuing Education: Article forming integral part of further education (usually medical). 
  2. Brief Communication: Short article submitted for rapid publication that exhibits the same structure as a standard article.


How do I know if my article has been approved?

Your article will be centrally approved by FCCN / b-on consortium based on your institutional affiliation, article type and journal name.

Once your article is approved, you will be notified by email and your article will proceed to publication.

Who can I contact for more information?

Please email us at oa.verification@springernature.com if you need further assistance.

What if I'm not covered by the agreement?

There are still plenty of ways to find funding for your article processing charge (APC). Visit our open access funding page to check whether your institution or research funder makes OA funding available.

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