Journal Guide

Institutional Agreement

The University does not have an Open Access (OA) agreement with MDPI.  

We have a prepayment account we use to pay Article Processing Charges (APC’s), which provides us with a 10% discount. 

For us to pay an MDPI APC, authors need to request OA funding using our Open Access enquiry form. 
 
As a fully OA publisher, MDPI 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.

Find information about all of our active Open Access agreements. 

Further support

Need any help? You can find more articles about other Open Access-related topics or get in touch with the team.

Institutional Agreement

Details and eligibility 

• Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author 

• Agreement applies to Springer, Palgrave and Nature subscription journals (excluding Nature Reviews). See list of eligible journals on the Springer Nature website  

• Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers  

• Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester  

• If you are publishing in a fully Open Access Springer, Palgrave, BMC or Nature journal, please request funding from the Library.

• Agreement covers full cost of Article Processing Charge (APC) 

• This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio of journals covering most disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. 

How to access the agreement 

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address. 

Our Open Access agreements

Find information about all of our active Open Access agreements. 

Further support

Need any help? You can find more articles about other Open Access-related topics or get in touch with the team.

Institutional Agreement

Details and eligibility

• Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author 

• Agreement applies to subscription journals offering OnlineOpen and Wiley fully Gold Open Access journals, as well as 240 Hindawi fully open access journals.   

• Agreement currently applies to both funded and unfunded papers but may be restricted to papers funded by the following organisations later in the year: UKRI; The Wellcome Trust; Cancer Research UK (CRUK); British Heart Foundation (BHF); Arthritis Research UK; Bloodwise; Parkinson’s UK 

• Responsible corresponding author* must be affiliated with The University of Manchester  

• There is a UK-wide limit on the total number of papers which can be published Open Access via this deal. Once this threshold is hit, the deal will pause, and immediate Open Access with Wiley will be unavailable for Manchester authors for a period of time. The Library will communicate any such changes to researchers when the limit is reached  

• This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio of journals covering most disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. 

 *Wiley's agreement information advises: “The responsible corresponding author is the author who manages the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process - from submission through publication. This author has the authority to act on behalf of all the co-authors and will also be the contact for inquiries after publication” 

How to access the agreement (hybrid journals)

• Once your article is accepted, register or log-in to Wiley Author Services at www.wileyauthors.com      

• On your Author Dashboard in Author Services, click ‘Manage Article’ and select open access at no additional charge 

• Confirm the corresponding author(s) and responsible corresponding author – this person should be affiliated to UoM 

• Enter your funding information and confirm your UoM affiliation 

• Submit request for approval by clicking ‘Yes, make my article open access’ 

• If you have a choice of Creative Commons license, the University encourages authors to select the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. This may also be required by your funder. 

How to access the agreement (open access journals) 

During submission, identify UoM as your primary affiliation, and when asked how you will pay the OA charge, select ‘My institution has an agreement with Wiley’. 

Our Open Access agreements

Find information about all of our active Open Access agreements. 

Further support

Need any help? You can find more articles about other Open Access-related topics or get in touch with the team.

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.  

Institutional Agreement

Fully Open Access journals are not included in our Elsevier 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 Elsevier’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 Elsevier 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.