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More than 100 German universities and research institutions have entered into a national agreement with the open access publisher MDPI. The publication agreement negotiated by ZB MED comes into force on 1 January 2025 and is valid until the end of 2026. Joining the consortium is still possible until the beginning of 2025.
This new cooperation aims to make scientific gold open access publishing more affordable and less administratively burdensome for researchers in Germany. The agreement includes substantial discounts on article processing charges (APCs) for corresponding authors from participating institutions. It offers flexible payment options, including centralized invoicing or individual payment of fees by researchers or their institutions. Additionally, the agreement features a flat-fee model that enables institutions to precisely plan expenses and optimize their library budgets.
„MDPI can look back on over a decade of successful partnerships with German research institutions,“ says Peter Roth, MDPI Head of Publishing. “The new agreement marks another milestone in the long-standing co-operation between MDPI and the German scientific community. It emphasizes our commitment to developing up-to-date and inventive solutions for the diverse needs of scientific institutions to promote open research for the benefit of researchers.“
Petra Labriga, Head of Strategic License Management at ZB MED, highlighted the agreement's significance: “As one of the world's leading Gold OA publishers, MDPI plays a central role in the German publishing landscape. We are particularly pleased that we were able to achieve considerable potential cost savings for scientific institutions and their authors at a national level through our negotiations.“
The partnership reflects a common goal of advancing the idea of Open Access and supporting researchers in making their scientific excellence internationally visible.
“We would like to thank the ZB MED consortium team for their excellent collaboration,“ added Adrian Stefan Zamfir, MDPI Institutional Partnership Manager for the DACH region. “We are delighted that this agreement will give even more researchers in Germany access to our tried-and-tested and reliable publication platform.“
ZB MED: Petra Labriga (konsortiallizenzen@zbmed.de)
MDPI: Adrian Stefan Zamfir (zamfir@mdpi.com)
http://www.zbmed.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Bibliothek/Konsortiallizenzen/Produktb... Conditions and participation opportunities (in German)
http://www.zbmed.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Bibliothek/Konsortiallizenzen/2024-12-... asked questions (in German)
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