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Welcome to the University of Manchester Open Access Journals Guide
Discover Metals
Discover Genetics and Evolution (formerly Current Genetics) is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research across all fields relevant to genetics and evolution.
The journal aims to be a resource for researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in genetics and evolution science and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure that our research is highly discoverable and instantly available globally to everyone. The journal particularly welcomes work that aims to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Life Below Water; Life on Land; Good Health and Wellbeing; and Zero Hunger.
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Discover Minerals
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Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Molecules
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Nano
nanostructures, nanotechnology, nanotubes
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Networks
Discover Networks is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research and policy developments across the field of network science. The journal aims to be a resource for researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in network science, and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure that our research is highly discoverable and instantly available globally to everyone. The journal particularly welcomes work that aims to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Sustainable Cities and Communities; Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; and Good Health and Well-Being.
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Neuroscience
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Oceans
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Oncology
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Pediatrics
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Physics
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Plants
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Discover Polymers
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Psychology
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Public Health
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology is ready to receive manuscripts that promote debate and discussion on theoretical and methodological aspects of epidemiology.
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Discover Quantum Science
Discover Quantum Science is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research and policy developments across all fields relevant to quantum science. The journal aims to be a resource for scientists, researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in quantum science, and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure our research is highly discoverable and instantly available globally to everyone. The journal particularly welcomes work that aims to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, like Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Decent Work and Economic Growth; Reduced Inequalities; Health and Wellbeing, Clean Energy and Climate Action.
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY licence to ensure compliance.
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Discover Respiratory Physiology
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Discover Robotics
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Discover Sensors
Discover Sensors is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research and policy developments across all fields relevant to sensors. The journal aims to be a resource for researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in sensor science and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure that our research is highly discoverable and instantly available globally to everyone.
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY licence to ensure compliance.
Select the open access publishing option with a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Discover Social Science and Health
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Springer Nature Open Access agreement.
Authors affiliated with The University of Manchester are eligible for a 10% discount on the cost of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for Springer Nature’s fully Open Access journals.
To access this discount state your affiliation as The University of Manchester, and use your @manchester.ac.uk email address when completing your publisher’s forms.
Fully OA journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets in our Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers article:
Open Access funds available for University of Manchester researchers - Library Help
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access Springer Nature journal, and do not have funding allocated to pay an APC, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form
University of Manchester - Library Forms - Open Access enquiry form
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.