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ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ is a member of the , which was launched in 2019 by the Alliance of German Science Organizations under the leadership of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK).

The negotiation goals of DEAL include

•     Open access for all articles with corresponding author at German institutions
•     Permanent full-text access to the publishers' entire journal portfolio (e-journals)
•     Publish & Read model: appropriate pricing based on publication volume

Hybrid Journals:

With the , all articles in the hybrid journals of the publishers Wiley, Elsevier and SpringerNature are published free of charge for the corresponding authors of ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ under the CC BY Open Access licence - in other words: taken from the library budget.

Through separate agreements, this also applies to hybrid journals from ACS.

For these publishers, the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ library is automatically included in the process if you mention ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ as your affiliation. Be sure to use your ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ email address and your .
You have to select the correct license  Only Creative Commons by Attribution (CC BY) meets the requirements of our funders and guarantees the best possible reuse and reach.

Gold Open Access Journals:

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ receives discounts for publications in pure gold open access journals from Wiley, SpringerNature, and Elsevier. The costs are allocated to the respective research unit's cost center. Currently (as of 2025), financial support can be provided from ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ's Open Access Publication Fund.

Specifics

For publications in EU projects a shortened embargo period of 6 (instead of 12) months must be agreed with the publisher. Often it is then easier to make the publication as Gold Open Access (one-off payment of a fee to the publisher, publication under CC BY licence). Pure Gold Open Access journals are preferable.

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Wiley DEAL contract services

Open Access Publishing

• Authors from participating institutions publish Open Access in more than 1,300 Wiley subscription journals (Wiley "Hybrid Open Access" option).
• Publication fees for publications in Wiley Open Access journals (over 600 titles) are discounted by 20%.

Read access

• Participating institutions receive access to almost the entire journal content on the Wiley Online Library platform according to the journal title list. Perpetual access applies to content published in the years of their participation.

Pricing model

• The costs for open access publishing and reading access in the area of subscription journals are covered by the reallocation of former subscription fees as part of the DEAL transitional cost model "Publish And Read" via a uniform publish-and-read fee (PAR fee)

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Springer DEAL contract services

Open Access Publishing

• Authors throughout Germany publish Open Access ("Open Choice" option) in over 2,000 Springer Nature subscription journals.
• Publication fees for publications in SpringerOpen and BioMed Central Open Access journals (over 500 titles) are discounted by 20% and price increases for APCs are contractually limited.

Read access

• Participating institutions receive access to almost the entire journal content on the Springer Nature platform according to the journal title list. Perpetual access applies to content published in the years of their participation.

Pricing model

• The costs for open access publishing and reading access in the area of subscription journals are covered by the reallocation of former subscription fees as part of the DEAL transition cost model "Publish And Read". A Publish and Read (PAR) fee of EUR 2,600 was agreed for each publication in (hybrid) subscription journals for the term of the contract.
• The PAR fee will be adjusted by 1% in 2027 and 2028 if the inflation rate in the contract years 2024 to 2026 exceeds 3% in each of these three years.
• As in the previous contract, non-research articles can still be published in open access at Springer Nauture, but no separate PAR fee will be charged for these.

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Nature Transformation Agreement Contract

Open Access Publishing

• OA publication of all research articles by eligible authors accepted by Nature and the Nature Research Group journals
• The agreed model redistributes the previous subscription costs into open access publications, with costs of €9,500 per article

Read access

• Participating institutions receive access to the entire journal content of the so-called Nature branded journals including the Nature Review titles according to the journal title list. Perpetual access applies to content published in the years of their participation.

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Elsevier DEAL contract services

Open Access Publishing

• Authors throughout Germany publish Open Access ("Open Choice" option) in over 2,500 Elsevier subscription journals. (Including journals from Cell Press and The Lancet)
• Publication fees for publications in Elsevier Open Access journals are discounted by 20% and price increases for APCs are contractually limited.
• There is a 15% discount on articles in Cell Press and The Lancet.

Read access

• Participating institutions receive access to almost the entire journal content on the Elsevier platform according to the journal title list. Perpetual access applies to content published in the years of their participation.

Pricing model

• The costs for open access publishing and reading access in the area of subscription journals are covered by the reallocation of former subscription fees as part of the DEAL transition cost model "Publish And Read". A Publish and Read (PAR) fee of EUR 2.675 was agreed for each publication in (hybrid) subscription journals for the term of the contract.
• Price adjustments to the PAR fee of 3% in 2027 and 2028 (for Cell Press and the Lancet 4% p.A.).
• As with the other DEAL contracts, non-research articles can still be published in open access at Elsevier, but a separate PAR fee is no longer charged for these.

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