First Elsevier, then Wiley, and now Springer and Cambridge. All of them have entered into consortia agreements that allow CBS researchers to publish their research as Open Access at no cost.
To be eligible for free Open Access publishing with Springer and Cambridge, the following conditions need to be met:
The manuscript needs to be accepted on:
Springer: 21st March 2023 or later
Cambridge: 1st January 2023 or later
The manuscript needs to fall into one of the following categories:
Springer: Standard articles, usually presenting new results – also referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper, or Research Paper.
Cambridge: Research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports, and case reports.
The corresponding author must be affiliated with Copenhagen Business School (remember to use your organizational e-mail address).
The journal must be covered by the agreement.
What to do as a researcher? You will find more information on how to publish Open Access for free in Springer and Cambridge journals by accessing the individual publisher's author guidelines:
Even though the conditions of the agreements on the surface appear to be quite similar, there are differences, so always make sure to also the individual guidelines.
Journals covered by the agreement
Springer: Springer, Palgrave, and Adis hybrid journals on SpringerLink, as well as Academic Journals on Nature.com. Check to see if a journal is eligible.
Cambridge: Use the OA Waiver & Discount checker tool to check which subscription-based journals are covered by the agreement. NB. The Cambridge agreement only covers a limited number of articles per year.
If you wish to publish in one of the Springer or Cambridge full Open Access journals, you will need to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC).
By Claus Rosenkrantz Hansen
First Elsevier, then Wiley, and now Springer and Cambridge. All of them have entered into consortia agreements that allow CBS researchers to publish their research as Open Access at no cost.
To be eligible for free Open Access publishing with Springer and Cambridge, the following conditions need to be met:
What to do as a researcher?
You will find more information on how to publish Open Access for free in Springer and Cambridge journals by accessing the individual publisher's author guidelines:
Even though the conditions of the agreements on the surface appear to be quite similar, there are differences, so always make sure to also the individual guidelines.
Journals covered by the agreement
If you wish to publish in one of the Springer or Cambridge full Open Access journals, you will need to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC).
For more information and for an overview of all publisher agreements, please visit the CBS Library Open Access Guide.
If you have any questions, please contact the CBS Library Open Access team at oa@cbs.dk.