There are two types of funding available and described on our website:
I. 2024 Universitas Quinqueecclesiensis Foundation - University of Pécs Open Access Fund
II. Read and Publish Consortium Open Access Agreements powered by the Electronic Information Service National Programme and Read and Publish contract with Karger: funding can be requested in an automated manner and applied to journals included in the contract.
+1. Membership agreement with MDPI entitles our university’s authors to a 10% discount. The corresponding author is responsible for paying the invoice.
I. 2024 Universitas Quinqueecclesiensis Foundation – University of Pécs Open Access Fund
-Applies to journals that are not included in Funding Form „II.” and meet the criteria described by the 2024 contract between the Founding Body and the University.
-Invoice-based funding.
The contract between the Universitas Quinqueecclesiensis Foundation and the University provides for the possibility of covering the open access publishing costs of publications. These publications must have a DOI and must be accepted for publication as of 01 January 2024. Funding is available until the budget is exhausted.
Application deadline: 15 December 2024.
Eligible publications:
- are accepted for publication as of 01 January 2024 (hybrid or open access journal accepted, early view, published status) with DOI identifier(s) that:
- are listed in the Scopus and/or Web of Science databases;
- have been published in at least an SJR Q2 rated journal according to the Scimago Journal Ranking;
- have a first, last or corresponding author affiliated with the University of Pécs or the author is a PhD student at our university;
- the corresponding author of the publication has been correctly affiliated with our university (University of Pécs, Hungary) and one of its departments in the manuscript.
The form to fill in to apply for open access funding is available at the following link: https://go.tkp.hu/oa-urlap
The form can be filled in after logging into your university Microsoft 365 account (EHA/Neptun code and associated password).
You can find the required information to issue the invoice at: https://adminisztracio.pte.hu/az_egyetem_adatai
The grant cannot be used to cover publication fees for publications in journals included in the EIS consortium agreement (see the Read and Publish Consortium Open Access Agreements section) or to repay an open access article previously funded by the grant.
II. Read and Publish Consortium Open Access Agreements
The University
of Pécs has signed Read and Publish contracts with the American Chemical
Society, Akadémiai Kiadó, Cambridge University Press, De Gruyter, Elsevier,
Oxford University Press, SpringerNature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley through
the National Electronic Information Service Program (Hungarian abbreviation: EISZ)
national consortium. The read-and-publish nature of the contracts allows
full-text access to traditionally subscribed content and the publication of
open access articles. The APC costs of open access articles by PTE authors are
covered by the consortium contract, under the conditions set out below. Open
access agreements do not cover costs other than the article processing charge
(APC).
The University Library and Knowledge Centre supports the publication of Open Access articles if the following conditions are met:
- The corresponding author of the publication must be an employee of the University of Pécs or a student of the university. Employee status is verified by the employee database; PhD students must submit a valid student status certificate to oapublishing@lib.pte.hu.
- The corresponding authors must provide institutional affiliation with the University of Pécs when submitting their manuscript.
- Authors who wish to apply must affiliated with the University of Pécs in
the Hungarian Science Bibliography (Hungarian abbreviation:
MTMT).
Additional conditions:
- The
contracts only exempt authors from paying APC fees, and do not cover other
publication fees (such as page charges, colour printing fees, submission fees,
or other publication or editorial fees).
The eligibility of the authors for institutional support is checked by publishers using the following (automated) methods:
- identification of the institutional e-mail address (.pte.hu)
- identification of institutional affiliation
EIS Consortium Read & Publish open access agreements
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and open access.
- Types of articles supported under the contract: original research papers, summary article.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Individual identification - by the end of the author's e-mail address
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY-NC.
- Open access statement required for submission.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and open access.
- Article types supported under the contract: scientific articles.
- Identification of the authors:
RingGold ID - paired with the affiliation provided
Affiliation - by institution name
Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND.
- Once the article has been accepted, a link to the Copyright Clearance Center page will be provided in the confirmation email from the publisher. After registration, they can apply for APC-free open access publication by clicking on the link on the CCC page and selecting "seek funding from the Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme".
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and open access.
- Article types supported under the contract: Research Article, Review, Case Report, Brief Report, Rapid Communications
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution,
Individual identification - by the author's email address ending,
GRID identifier - by title - by email address - by email address - by email address - by email address - by email address - by email address - by email address
- Copyright is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY and CC-BY-NC-SA and CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals
- Open access journal types covered by the contract: hybrid.
- Article types supported under the contract:
Original Communications (Original Article, Original Research, Original Paper),
Review Paper (Original Research, Original Research, Original Research, Original Research, Original Research, Original Research),
Brief Communication: Short article submitted for rapid publication, with the same structure as a normal article,
Continuing Education: Article that is an integral part of continuing education (usually in the field of medicine). Case Reports
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Individual identification - by the author's e-mail address ending
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY and CC-BY-NC-ND
- De Gruyter publishing information
- Authors’ guide for application
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and open access.
- Article types supported under the contract: Case reports, Data in Briefs, Full-length articles, Micro-articles, Original software publication, Practice guidelines, Protocols, Review articles, Replication studies, Short communications, Short surveys, Video articles.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Affiliation - selected from a list at the time of article submission
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY- NC-ND.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and gold open access.
- Article types supported under the contract: scientific articles.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Ringgold ID
Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY- NC-ND.
- The author(s) must choose from the following the list of journals.
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and gold open access.
- Article types supported under the contract: scientific articles.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Ringgold ID
Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY- NC-ND.
- By 2024, 35 articles per consortium will be exempt from paying APCs.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- The open access journal types included in the contract are hybrid and open access.
- Article types supported under the contract: scientific articles.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Unique identification - by the end of the author's email address
Ringgold ID
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY and CC-BY-NC-ND.
How to apply:
1. APCs are managed through the RightsLink for Scientific Communications (RLSC) interface of the Copyright Clearence Center (CCC). Once an article has been accepted, the corresponding author first receives a confirmation letter with a link to the RLSC interface.
2. Create an account on RightsLink if you do not already have one. It is important that you register with the same institutional email address that you used in the article.
3. The system will identify the institution based on your email address. Select the "Seek funding from Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme" option.
4. Click "Next" to continue.
5. Once you have read the terms of use, tick the small box in the bottom right corner and click on the "Submit For Approval" button to submit your article for open access publication.
6. The system will send your confirmation once your submission has been accepted.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- Open access journal types covered by the contract: hybrid.
- Article types supported under the contract:
Research Articles
Review Articles
Brief Reports
Case Reports
- Identification of the authors:
Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending.
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals.
- This is possible in the journals of the package subscribed to by the participating institution.
- Article types supported under the contract:
Original Research Papers
Original Papers Original Papers
Short Reports
Case Reports
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Ringgold ID
Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending
- Copyright is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals:
- Types of open access journals covered by the contract: hybrid and open access
- Article types supported under the contract: Original Article, Original Research, Research Paper, Review Article, Brief Communication, Continuing Education.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - to be selected from a list at the time of article submission
Individual identification - based on the author's email address ending
IP address - when submitting an article - by email address - by author's email address
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY-NC.
- Springer Nature Author’s Guide
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals
- Open access journal types covered by the contract: hybrid
- Article types supported under the contract: Original Papers, Review Papers
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Individual identification at the end of the author's email address.
Ringgold ID
- Copyright is licensed under the CCC Authors Choice (Creative Commons CC-BY, CC BY-NC or CC-BY-NC-ND) licence.
- Taylor & Francis Author's Guide
- Taylor & Francis publisher information
-The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals
Wiley hybrid (OnlineOpen) journal list
Wiley gold open access journal list
- The open access journal types covered by the contract are hybrid and open access.
Article types supported under the contract: Original Article, Original Research, Research Paper, Review papers.
- Identification of the authors:
Affiliation - by name of institution
Affiliation - to be selected from a list at the time of article submission
Ringgold ID
- Copyright is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND.
Open Access Agreement
Karger
- The University of Pécs has signed an open access agreement with Karger for the period between 2024.01.01.2024 and 31.12.2024.
The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals
- Copyright is granted under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license.
- Karger publisher information
Membership agreement and discounts
MDPI
Membership of the Institutional Open Access Programme (IOAP) entitles authors of our university to a 10% discount.
- The publisher deduces the discount from the Article Processing Charge (APC).
- Articles are identified by affiliation and institutional e-mail address (.pte.hu).
- The corresponding author is responsible for the settlement of the invoice.
- The author(s) must choose from the following list of journals
For questions about the technical nature and the process of publishing open access, please contact our librarian colleagues:
Rita Fekete: fekete.rita@lib.pte.hu, oapublishing@lib.pte.hu
Rita Csernyik Fölkerné: csernyik.rita@lib.pte.hu, oapublishing@lib.pte.hu