Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2026

• Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) can be self-archived without an embargo and with CC BY license in your institutional repository in following journals: Science, Science Immunology, Science Robotics, Science Signaling, Science Translational Medicine

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• 15% discount on APC fee in Science Advances. For the payment of the rest of the fee, please consult your department.
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• When publishing in Science Advances, choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open access publishing in Science journals (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2027

• Annual article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article, subject to the availability of the article quota

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in ACS journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your primary affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open access publishing in ACS (publisher's guidelines)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2028

• No article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in ASME journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in ASME (publisher's guidelines)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2027

• No article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in ACM journals, magazines and conference proceedings
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article
• Choose Institutionally paid open access and CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in ACM (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2024-31.12.2026

• No article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in CUP Full Collection journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in CUP (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2024-31.12.2026

• Article quota for the agreement period. 
• Update 19.8.2026: Elsevier open access article quota was estimated to run out during August-September 2026. Elsevier has removed the quota for open access articles for the rest of 2026.
• APC fee will be waived in Elsevier subscription journals, if the article is accepted for publication at the latest 31.12.2026. Submitting corresponding author must be affiliated with Aalto University.
• FinELib is currently negotiating a new agreement with Elsevier for the period beginning 1.1.2027. The goal is to secure an agreement that does not impose a limit on the number of articles that can be published open access free of charge. Read more: Future of Elsevier agreement: What researchers need to know

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Elsevier subscription (hybrid) journals
• 15 % discount on APC fee in Elsevier open access journals. Please consult your department for the payment of the rest of the fee.
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Elsevier (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.-31.12.2026

• Annual article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article, subject to the availability of the article quota
• Read also: Future of Elsevier agreement: What researchers need to know

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Elsevier Cell Press hybrid journals
• Cell Press open access journals (e.g. Heliyon, iScience, Cell Reports) are not covered by the agreement
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Elsevier Cell Press (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2026

• Annual article quota. Article quota is estimated to run out in December 2026.
• APC fee will be waived, if the article is accepted for publication before the article quota runs out
• Read more: Open access article quotas estimated to run out during autumn 2026

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Emerald Premier journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Emerald (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2026-31.12.2027

• Article quota for the agreement period
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article, subject to the availability of the article quota

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in IEEE journals
• IEEE conference proceedings are not covered by the agreement
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in IEEE (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2027

• No article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in IOP journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in IOP (publisher's guidelines)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2026

• Article quota for the agreement period
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article, subject to the availability of the article quota

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Nature Research hybrid journals
• Nature Communications, npj Series, Communications journals and other Springer Nature open access journals are not covered by the agreement.
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Nature Research (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2026-31.12.2028

• No article quota
• In hybrid journals, APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in OUP hybrid journals
• 15 % discount on APC fee in OUP open access journals. Please consult your department for the payment of the rest of the fee.
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your primary affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in OUP (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2026-31.12.2027

• No article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in RSC journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in RSC (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2026

• No article quota
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Sage journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Sage (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2027

• No article quota

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• Under the SCOAP³ model, authors of high-energy physics articles worldwide can publish open access in SCOAP³ journals without APC fees
• List of SCOAP3 journals

Guidelines for corresponding authors

• Always check the journal-specific guidelines so that the article can be published as part of the SCOAP3 agreement

Agreement is valid 1.2.2026-31.1.2027

• No article quota
• Article must be submitted for publication during the agreement period

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in SPIE journals
• SPIE proceedings are not covered by the agreement
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in SPIE

Agreement is valid 1.1.2026-31.12.2027

• Article quota for the agreement period
• APC fee will be waived upon acceptance of the article, subject to the availability of the article quota

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Springer Compact hybrid journals
• Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, npj Series, Communications journals and other Springer Nature open access journals are not covered by the agreement
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Springer Nature (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2026

• Annual article quota. Article quota is estimated to run out in November or December 2026. 
• APC fee will be waived, if the article is accepted for publication before the article quota runs out
• Read more: Open access article quotas estimated to run out during autumn 2026

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Taylor & Francis hybrid journals
• Taylor & Francis open access journals are not covered by the agreement
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Taylor & Francis (FinELib)

Agreement is valid 1.1.2025-31.12.2026

• Annual article quota. Article quota is estimated to run out in August 2026 for open access journals, and in November 2026 for hybrid journals. 
• APC fee will be waived, if the article is accepted for publication before the article quota runs out
• Limited additional funding available for APC fees in open access journals. Contact: acris@aalto.fi. 
• Read more: Open access article quotas estimated to run out during autumn 2026

Journals included in the agreement and available discounts for APC fees

• No APC fee in Wiley journals
• Journal list in Journal Search Tool

Guidelines for Aalto University corresponding authors

• Use your Aalto email when submitting the article and choose Aalto University as your affiliation
• Choose CC BY license for your article in the publishing process
• Open Access Publishing in Wiley (FinELib)