ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL UniSZA ACADEMIC STAFF
Opportunity to Publish Open Access Articles with Springer Nature – NO APC Charges!
We are pleased to inform you that UniSZA, under the Transformative Agreement (TA) with Springer Nature, has been allocated a total of six (6) article slots per year for Open Access publication without incurring Article Processing Charges (APC).
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
What’s in it for you?
- Up to 6 Open Access article slots per year (5 from UniSZA + 1 additional slot sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education).
- Access to over 2,000 high-impact journals published by Springer, ADIS, Palgrave, and Academic Journals.
- Full-text access to journal content from 1997 to the present
Eligibility Criteria:
a) Open to permanent or contract academic staff of UniSZA.
b) Articles must have received “Acceptance” in Q1 or Q2 indexed journals.
c) The Main Author / Corresponding Author must be affiliated with UniSZA.
d) Successfully published articles under this agreement are not eligible for publication incentive claims.
e) Approval is granted on a First Come, First Serve basis, subject to available quotas.
b) Articles must have received “Acceptance” in Q1 or Q2 indexed journals.
c) The Main Author / Corresponding Author must be affiliated with UniSZA.
d) Successfully published articles under this agreement are not eligible for publication incentive claims.
e) Approval is granted on a First Come, First Serve basis, subject to available quotas.
Article Approval via Springer Nature’s Article Approval Service (AAS):
- Article review and approval will be managed by designated Approval Managers from CREIM.
- Only one approval is permitted per article. If approved more than once, APC charges will apply accordingly.
- Only articles submitted to eligible hybrid journals listed under the TA agreement will qualify.
Check the list of eligible journals here:
https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/institutional-agreements
