The funding is primarily for researchers without research funding for open access publishing.
The funding is for A1 Journal article (refereed), original research. Funding doesn't cover submission or other editing fees. Funding is not available for C1 or C2 book processing charges (BPC). More information about the decision levels for the publications.
If the journal meets the requirements fill in the APC Fund Request: bit.ly/APCfund (log in with UH user account). Library checks the request during next working day and informs about the payment details of the APC.
Library's APC Funding is for A1 Journal articles (refereed, original researc) in Plan S compliant journals. Plan S-compliant open publication venue can be checked with Journal Checker Tool or by asking from the publisher. Library will also gladly help with checking Plan S-compliancy.
Library has collected funders policies to Open Access Guide.
Please contact hulib-apc@helsinki.fi and you’ll receive invoicing details for the publisher. Mention also your Grant ID.
Before 1.1.2021 costs for open access publishing are included in the research costs of the project funded by Academy of Finland. Therefore library will not pay these costs. More info: Academy of Finland press release
Publisher | Journals | Agreement Period | Free open access | Creative Commons Licences | Criteria | Guidelines | |
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American Chemical Society (ACS) | 1.1.2021–31.12.2023 | CC BY |
Corresponding Author |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium | |||
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Note! Journals, magazines and proceedings are listed on separate sheets in the file. |
1.7.2022–31.12.2024 | Free open access | CC BY | Corresponding Author Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium | |
BioMed Central (Springer) | BioMed Central journals | 1.1.2023-31.12.2023 | Free open access compliant with library's APC Funding criteria if the APC includes library's membership discount | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Submission in UH network |
Submission guidelines by BMC | |
Cell Press (Elsevier) | Journal list | Acceptance date 1.1.2022–31.12.2024 | Free open access, annual article quota | CC BY | Corresponding Author Article type: full length journal articles review articles short communications case reports short reviews (surveys) original software publications data articles micro-articles protocols replication studies videos |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium | |
Copernicus | Copernicus journals that are JUFO Classification 1, 2 or 3 | 1.1.2021-31.12.2022 | Free open access | CC BY | Corresponding Author |
Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address | |
Elsevier | Acceptance date 1.1.2021-31.12.2023 | Free open access |
CC BY CC BY-NC-ND |
Corresponding Author Article types: full length journal articles, review articles, short communications, case reports, short reviews (surveys), original software publications, data articles, micro-articles, protocols, replication studies, videos |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium NB: Other Elsevier open access journals -> fill in the APC Funding Request |
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Emerald | Journal list |
1.1.2021–31.12.2023 |
Free open access | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Article types: Research Paper, Viewpoint, Technical Paper, Conceptual Paper, Case Study, Literature Review, General Review |
Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address |
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Frontiers | Frontiers journals that are JUFO Classification 1, 2 or 3 | 1.1.2021-31.12.2023 | Free open access | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Before 1.1.2021 costs for open access publishing are included in the research costs of the project funded by Academy of Finland. Therefore library will not pay these costs. The researcher will receive a 10% discount in this case. |
Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address | |
IEEE | Journal list | 1.1.2021–31.12.2023 | Free open access, article quota |
CC BY CC BY-NC-ND |
Corresponding Author Peer-reviewed article |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium | |
Institute of Physics (IOP) | Journal list | 1.1.2023-31.12.2024 | Free open access | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Article types Original research articles Review articles Letters |
IOP's instructions | |
LWW - Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott | Wolters Kluwer journals |
1.1.2013-31.12.2024 Open access publishing will begin soon (2.2.2023) |
CC BY CC BY-NC-ND |
Corresponding Author | |||
MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | MDPI journals that are JUFO Classification 1, 2 or 3 | 1.2.2021-31.12.2022 | Free open access | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Before 1.1.2021 costs for open access publishing are included in the research costs of the project funded by Academy of Finland. Therefore library will not pay these costs. The researcher will receive a 10% discount in this case. |
Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address | |
Nature Research | Journal list | 1.6.2022 - 31.12.2024 | Free open access, article quota | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Article types: Original Paper, Analysis, Article, Letter, Brief Communication, Registered Report, Resource, Technical Report |
Using OA by FinELIb | |
Oxford University Press | Journal list | 1.1.2021–31.12.2023 | Free open access |
CC BY CC BY-NC CC BY-NC-ND |
Corresponding Author Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address
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Rockefeller University Press | RUP journals | 1.1.2023-31.12.2023 | Free open access | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Choose UH as your institution when submitting the article |
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | RSC journals | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2023 | Free open access |
CC BY CC BY-NC |
Corresponding Author Correspondence with the publisher from helsinki.fi -email address |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium NB: Gold OA journals -> fill in the APC Funding Request |
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SAGE Premier |
1.1.2020 - 31.12.2022 Negotiations ongoing, but publishing continues. See guidelines: Using OA by FinELib Consortium |
Free open access | CC BY | Corresponding Author |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium NB: Gold OA journals -> fill in the APC Funding Request
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Springer Nature |
NB. Nature journals are not included -> See Nature Research above |
1.1.2021–31.12.2023 | Free open access |
CC BY CC BY-NC |
Corresponding Author Article types: Original Paper, Review Paper, Brief Communication, Continuing Education |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium NB: Other Springer Nature open access journals -> fill in the APC Funding Request |
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SpringerOpen | SpringerOpen journals | 1.1.2022-31.12.2022 | Free open access compliant with library's APC Funding criteria | CC BY |
Corresponding Author Submission in UH network |
Submission guidelines by BMC & SpringerOpen | |
Taylor & Francis |
Open select journals and (updated in January 2022) |
3.6.2020-31.12.2022 Negotiations ongoing
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Free open access, article quota
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CC BY CC BY-NC-ND |
Corresponding Author Article has been accepted 24.12.2021-31.12.2022 |
Using OA by FinELib Consortium Negotiations ongoing
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Wiley | Wiley Full OA and other included journals |
17.2.2020–31.12.2022 Negotiations ongoing |
Free open access, article quota
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CC BY CC BY-NC CC BY-NC-ND |
Corresponding Author Article has been accepted (or submited to open access journal) 1.1.2022-31.12.2022 Article is primary research article or review article |
Negotiations ongoing. See guidelines for 2023: Using OA by FinELib Consortium |
Updated 2 Feb 2023