Publisher: MDPI
Term of the agreement: 01.01.2025–31.12.2027
In the last year of the agreement term, renewal negotiations are usually conducted by the office.
Type: Journals, Open Access
Discipline: multidisciplinary
MDPI AG (MDPI) and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium (KEMÖ) have reached an agreement (discount model). Eligible authors of the participating institutions are entitled to either a 30 % or 20 % discount on the applicable fees.
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Please note that further funding guidelines for Open Access publishing may be applicable at your institution. For more details about publishing options and this agreement, please contact your library or Scholarly Communication Office at your institution. Participating institutions of this agreement are listed below.
What journals are covered by this agreement?
See the list of eligible journals here (.XLSX) / (.PDF) / MDPI Open Access Journals A-Z
Who is eligible?
Corresponding authors as well as (only) affiliated authors are eligible. Those receive different discounts (see Option 1 and Option 2, question: "What costs are covered by the agreement?")
Which article types are eligible?
Research articles, article reviews, case reports, letters, communications, and technical notes are eligible. Further, editorials, addendums/corrections, and retractions are covered by the agreement, but no APCs are charged for those.
What license options are available?
Articles are published under a CC BY license only.
When do authors have to be affiliated with a participating member institution to be eligible for funding?
Authors must be affiliated with a participating member institution on the submission date.
What costs are covered by the agreement?
Option 1: Participating member institutions with central payment: 30 % discount ("the affiliated author is the Eligible Author i.e. corresponding author"); (30 % discount is applicable since 1.8.2025, before this date 20%); 20 % discount, if the authors pay the bill themselves ("at least one author is an affiliated author of the Institution"); Option 2: Participating member institutions with non-central payment: 20 % discount ("at least one author is an affiliated author of the Institution"); sind 2023, this discount can again be combined with other discounts
(in alphabetical order)
Fachhochschule des BFI Wien GmbH | Open-Access-Info
Fachhochschule Sankt Pölten GmbH | Open-Access-Info
Fachhochschule Technikum Wien
FH OÖ Studienbetriebs GmbH | Open-Access-Info
FH Wiener Neustadt GmbH
Hochschule Campus Wien
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) | Open-Access-Info
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften | Open-Access-Info
MCI Internationale Hochschule GmbH
Medizinische Universität Graz | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Montanuniversität Leoben | Open-Access-Info
Technische Universität Graz | Open-Access-Info
Technische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien | Open-Access-Info
Universität für Weiterbildung Krems | Open-Access-Info
Universität Graz | Open-Access-Info
Universität Klagenfurt | Open-Access-Info
Universität Linz | Open-Access-Info
Universität Salzburg | Open-Access-Info
Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Note: If possible, the links refer to the institutional Open Access information. If one is not available, the link leads to the library of the participating institution (or to the homepage of the institution if no other link is available).
A list of participating institutions can be downloaded here (XLSX).
