Open Access publishing at NISER
Read-and-Publish agreements let NISER faculty and students publish open access without paying the Article Processing Charge (APC). Check the dates below before you submit.
Agreement status
The Company of Biologists5 journals, APC-free
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Cambridge University Press151+ journals
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Rockefeller University Press3 journals
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Open Access Publishing aims to make scholarly works immediately available to the public with fewer restrictions, promoting increased visibility and citation of the authors' work.
How researchers immediately benefit from the agreement:
- Unrestricted access to published articles.
- Increased visibility and citation possibilities.
- Faster dissemination of their findings to the research community.
- Greater integration with global research networks.
How authors can take advantage of the agreement:
- Facilitates compliance with open access mandates from funding agencies.
- Enhances public engagement with research.
- Potentially higher impact and visibility within the academic community.
- Reduced publishing costs through APC waivers or discounts.
Additional Article Processing Charge discount info:
- Special discounts for researchers from partner institutions.
- Waivers for authors from low-income countries.
- Flexible payment options for authors.
- Support and guidance for authors on navigating APC payment procedures.
When you submit an article to a journal with the aim of making it open access, there's typically a fee known as an Article Processing Charge (APC). University members (faculty/students) may be eligible for discounts on APCs for open access publication in certain journals listed below.
The library doesn't maintain a list of these discounts, so please refer to the websites of the specified journals for specifics. Additionally, numerous academic societies offer discounts for their individual members. For more information, visit the website of each respective academic society.
Wiley Active until 31 Dec 2026
The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER Bhubaneswar) has established an expansive Read-and-Publish agreement with Wiley India. This agreement covers an extensive catalog of over 1300+ hybrid journals, enhancing the global accessibility and dissemination of research conducted by NISER faculty and students. This transformative agreement, in effect until December 31, 2026, is designed to enhance global academic visibility and promote broader access to research through an open access publishing model.
Wiley Hybrid Journals
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Author Journey for Wiley Fully Open Access Journals
Springer Nature Expired 31 Dec 2025
⚠ Agreement expiredThis agreement ended on 31 December 2025. Contact the Library before submitting to a Springer Nature journal.EXPIRED
In a significant development for open access publishing, NISER Bhubaneswar signed an unlimited Read-and-Publish agreement with Springer Nature. This agreement covered a diverse range of Springer’s 1900+ hybrid journals and was effective through December 31, 2025. It marked a crucial step towards enhancing the global visibility of scholarly research from NISER.
The Company of Biologists
NISER Bhubaneswar has partnered with The Company of Biologists through a transformative Read-and-Publish agreement. Faculty and students can publish Open Access research articles in the hybrid journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, and Journal of Experimental Biology, as well as our two fully Open Access journals – Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open – without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC). This partnership also provides unlimited access to all three hybrid journals, including their full archives dating back to 1853.
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Cambridge University Press
NISER Bhubaneswar has entered into a transformative Read-and-Publish agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP), allowing faculty and students to publish Open Access research articles in over 151 Cambridge journals. This agreement further enables NISER scholars to access Cambridge's prestigious collection of journals, significantly boosting the visibility of their research on a global scale.
Please confirm validity with the Library before submitting.
Rockefeller University Press
NISER faculty and students can publish Open Access research articles in three journals from Rockefeller University Press (RUP) under its Read-and-Publish agreements: Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Experimental Medicine, and Journal of General Physiology. Full terms and eligibility are listed on the RUP agreements page.
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