OA Publishing Agreements

Validity period

1.1.2024-31.12.2026

You can find a list of eligible journals here: ( (XLSX) / (PDF)

Note: ACS Central Science (fully open access) is not included in the agreement. ACS Omega and the ACS Au journals, however, are covered by the agreement.

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author Workflow

Articles have to be submitted using the institutional e-mail address (@meduniwien.ac.at) so the publisher can recognise eligible authors. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna will be checked by the Team Open Access.

For details, see How to publish open access under an institutional agreement (bottom of page)

KEMÖ website

Validity period

1.1.2023–31.12.2025

Articles in subscription journals with Open Access option as well as Gold journals (fully open access). A list of "eligible journals" (Cambridge Full Collection) can be found here (.XLSX) / (.PDF).

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0, CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author workflow

The acceptance email contains instructions to make the article available Open Access. Depending on the journal signing an appropriate Creative Commons licence takes place via a PDF form ("License-to-Publish", to be returned to the publisher) or an online form. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance will be checked by the Open Access Office.

For details, see How to publish Open Access under this agreement (in the lower section)

Validity period

1.1.2024–31.12.2025

Eligible journals:

Development

Journal of Cell Science

Journal of Experimental Biology

Disease Models & Mechanisms

Biology Open

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Article types covered: original research paper. Book reviews are always excluded from funding.
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

No invoicing, OA costs fully covered by publishing agreement.

Author Workflow

You can find a list of eligible journals here:

Elsevier Hybrid + Gold Eligible Journals (.XLSX) / (.PDF).

Elsevier Cell Press Hybrid Eligible Journals (.XLSX) / (.PDF):

• The submitting "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of submission. For re-submissions, the date of the original submission applies.
• The submitting "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. (see Affiliation Policy der MedUni Wien).
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

• Elsevier/CellPress Hybrid: Full Length Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, Data-in-Brief, Microarticles, Original Software Publications, Practice Guidelines, Protocols, Replication Studies, Short Communications, Short Surveys, and Video Articles
• Elsevier/CellPress Gold and The Lancet Gold: Full Length Articles (FLA) and Review Articles (REV)
• Book reviews are always excluded from funding.

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author Workflow

After acceptance, the "corresponding author" has to select "Medical University of Vienna" as their organisation in step 1 using the mouse (other spellings will prevent correct recognition) and "Publish Open Access" in step 4. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna will be checked by the Team Open Access .

For details, see Elsevier-Austrian Institutions Agreement: Instructions for corresponding authors (in the lower section).

Validity period

1.1.2023–31.12.2025

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author workflow

IOP determines eligibility on the basis of submission metadata and notifies eligible authors of the possibility to publish OA at no cost during the publication process. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna will be checked by the Team Open Access.

For details, see Open Access for Austria: How to take advantage of the agreement.

Validity period

1.1.2023 – 31.12.2024

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author workflow

Publisher's info 

You can find a list of eligible journals here:(.XLSX) / (.PDF).

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article (see Affiliation Policy der MedUni Wien).
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

The publisher does not offer Open Access proactively, which is why authors have to take the necessary steps themselves. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna will be checked by the Team Open Access.

For details, see I’m an eligible author, what do I need to do?

Validity period

1.1.2024–31.12.2024

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author Workflow

Validity period

1.1.2023–31.12.2025

You can find a list of eligible journals here:SAGE STM eligible journals (.XLSX) / (.PDF):

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Article types covered: Book reviews are always excluded from funding.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Hybrid OA: No invoicing, OA costs fully covered by publishing agreement.

Gold OA: Discounted by agreement 

• 2023: 15%           
• 2024: 20%           
• 2025: 25%

Author Workflow

publisher website

KEMÖ website

You can find a list of eligible journals here:(.XLSX) / (.PDF).

Notes: Gold journals ("SpringerOpen") and Nature branded journals are not included in the agreement.

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author workflow

The publisher recognises eligible authors and informs them accordingly after acceptance. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna will be checked by the Team Open Access.

For details, see FAQs for authors.

Details siehe FAQs for authors.

You can find a list of eligible journals here: (.XLSX) / (.PDF).

In addition, authors receive a 25% discount on the APC for publications in Thieme Gold Open Access Journals. This discount is granted for decentralized billing.

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

No invoicing, OA costs fully covered by publishing agreement.

In addition, authors receive a 25% discount on the APC for publications in Thieme Gold Open Access Journals. This discount is granted for decentralized billing.

Author workflow

Validity period

Articles in subscription journals with Open Access option and Gold journals (fully open access):

You can find a list of eligible journals here: (.XLSX) / (.PDF).

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

Author workflow

After the submission has been accepted, authors have to state "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation and choose the "OnlineOpen" option in Wiley's author interface. The affiliation of the "corresponding author" to the Medical University of Vienna will be checked by the Team Open Access.

For details, see OA agreement for Austrian authors - How to publish your article open access (in the lower section).

publisher website

KEMÖ website

1.1.2023–31.12.2025

You can find a list of eligible journals here:Eligible Journals

• The "corresponding author" of the article is affiliated¹⁾ with the Medical University of Vienna on the date of acceptance.
• The "corresponding author" states "Medical University of Vienna" as their affiliation or as one of their affiliations in the article. See Medical University of Vienna - Affiliation Policy
• Subsequent changes to the corresponding author and/or affiliation are not permitted.
• Funding is only provided for Open Access (Article Processing Charges, APCs), not for any additional fees (e.g. colour charges, submission fees).

Article types

Possible licenses

CC-BY 4.0, CC-BY-NC 4.0

FWF

• CC-BY 4.0  mandatory for FWF projects
• The following passage must be included in all publications at submission:
  This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission.

No invoicing, OA costs fully covered by publishing agreement.

Maximum value of the APCs

• 2023=58,000 €
• 2024=42,000 €   
• 2025=25,850 €

Unused APC credit is carried forward to the next year.