Open Access Agreements with Publishers

To support the visibility of research in the best possible way, the TUM Board of Management, the University Library, and the TUM Schools have jointly established the financial foundation for entering into comprehensive Publish & Read agreements with academic publishers. These contracts provide TUM members with the opportunity to publish their research results Open Access, with Open Access fees centrally managed by the University Library.

For publications not covered by the Publish & Read agreements, you have the option to apply for a publication grant through the Open Access Publication Fund [1].

Recommendation for CC BY
We recommend publishing your Open Access articles in academic journals under a Creative Commons CC BY license [2] whenever possible and avoiding the “Non Commercial” (NC) license component. For further information on the benefits of the CC BY license for scientific publications, please visit DEAL Consortium website [3]. A detailed legal overview is provided in the Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licenses [4].

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Duration: 2024 - 2025

TUM has entered into a Publish & Read agreement with the American Chemical Society (ACS), offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of ACS [5].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all ACS journals. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, ACS will invoice you directly for those expenses.

Mandatory Affiliation Statement
For cost coverage and the precise attribution of your publication, it is crucial that you indicate TUM as your primary affiliation and utilize the binding, standardized affiliation designation. Please adhere to the specifications outlined in the TUM Publication Guidelines [6] for all your publication projects. Always use your TUM email address (@tum.de or @mytum.de) for the submission process to ensure that the publisher correctly affiliates you with TUM.

Further Information
Author instructions by ACS [7]

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Duration: 2021 - 2026

TUM has extended its participation in the national Publish & Read consortium with the American Institute of Physics (AIP), offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications. Starting in 2024, the expanded conditions now include publishing options in Gold Open Access Journals.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire AIP journal portfolio [8].
Publishing in Hybrid Open Access Journals
As the corresponding author affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all hybrid journals from AIP. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, AIP will directly invoice you for those expenses.
Publishing in Gold Open Access Journals
As the corresponding author affiliated with TUM, you can also publish in AIP's Gold Open Access Journals [9] – at no cost to you personally. The APCs (Article Processing Charges) for these ten journals will be covered by TUM and handled through the University Library. Important: If you plan to submit to one of these journals, please contact our Open Access Team [10] first.

Further information
Author instructions by AIP [11]

American Physical Society (APS)

Duration: 2025 - 2028

TUM has entered into a Publish & Read agreement with APS, offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of APS [12].

Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in almost all journals from APS. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, APS will invoice you directly for those expenses.

Further Links
Publisher's Author Guidelines [13]

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Duration: 2024 - 2025

TUM has extended its Publish & Read agreement with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for 2024. TUM members benefit from special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of ASME [14]. Starting in 2024, we will also offer you access to the society's proceedings.
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in both ASME journals and proceedings. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, ASME will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Duration: 2024 – 2028

TUM has joined the "ACM-Open" model of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Publish & Read agreement offers TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire portfolio of ACM journals and conference proceedings [15].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all ACM journals and conference proceedings. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, ACM will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Mandatory Affiliation Statement
For cost coverage and the precise attribution of your publication, it is crucial that you indicate TUM as your primary affiliation and utilize the binding, standardized affiliation designation. Please adhere to the specifications outlined in the TUM Publication Guidelines [16] for all your publication projects. Always use your TUM email address (@tum.de or @mytum.de) for the submission process to ensure that the publisher correctly affiliates you with TUM.

Further information
Author instructions by ACM [17]

Cambridge University Press

Duration: 2022 - 2027

TUM participates in a national Publish & Read consortium with Cambridge University Press (CUP), offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost all current journals from Cambridge University Press [18].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all journals from Cambridge University Press. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing, APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, CUP will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Further information
List of eligible journals [19]
Author instructions by Cambridge University Press [20]

Cogitatio

Duration: from 2023 onwards

The University Library of the Technical University of Munich participates in Cogitatio‘s Institutional Membership Programme. Therefore, corresponding authors of TUM are entitled to publish their articles Open Access in all journals [21] from Cogitatio. Authors do not incur any costs for the Open Access publication.

Indicate your affiliation with TUM
In order to ensure that all publications can be clearly assigned to the Technical University of Munich, it is important that all TUM authors use their TUM email address and the binding, standardised university affiliation. Please observe the requirements of the TUM Publication Guidelines [6] for all your publication projects.

Company of Biologists

Duration: 2022 - 2026

TUM has entered into a Publish & Read agreement [22] of the Company of Biologists, offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publication.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of the Company of Biologists [23], including its archive back to 1852.
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in almost all journals from Company of Biologists. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Company of Biologists will invoice you directly for those expenses.

Indicate your affiliation with TUM
In order to ensure that all publications can be clearly assigned to the Technical University of Munich, it is important that all TUM authors use the binding, standardised university affiliation. Please observe the requirements of the TUM Publication Guidelines [6] for all your publication projects. Corresponding authors will be identified by their email address, so please use your @tum.de mail.

Further information
Author instructions by Company of Biologists [24]

Copernicus

Duration: from 2025 onwards

TUM has entered into an institutional agreement with Copernicus, offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in all journals from Copernicus. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library.

Further Links
Publisher’s Author Guidelines [25]
Publisher’s Journal List [26]

Electrochemical Society – ECS Plus

Duration: 2018 - 2025

TUM participates in ECS Plus [27], a consortium of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Therefore, TUM members are entitled to publish their articles in Electrochemical Society [28] journals under the Open Access model, free of charge, and without limitations on the number of articles. This applies to both corresponding authors and co-authors.

And here's how you proceed:

Use the ECS Online Workflow [29] to submit your article.
Start by selecting the "Open Access" option,
then click on "ECS Plus",
and enter "Technische Universität München (TUM)" in the "Your University" field.
Finally, select the Creative Commons license "CC BY".

Instructions for the ECS Online Workflow [30]

Elsevier

Duration: 2024 – 2028

TUM is participating in the nationwide DEAL agreement [31] with Elsevier, negotiated on behalf of the Alliance of Science Organizations and the German Rectors' Conference. In addition to the Elsevier journal portfolio, the agreement also includes the brands Cell Press and The Lancet.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have online access to almost the entire journal portfolio of Elsevier [32], including titles from Cell Press and The Lancet. This includes reading rights for current issues and archival access to back volumes.
Open Access Publishing
As the "Submitting Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all journals from Elsevier, Cell Press, and The Lancet. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Elsevier will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Exempt from the Agreement
Some journals published by Elsevier on behalf of learned societies and academic associations are not covered by the DEAL contract. In these cases, the societies have not agreed to include their journals in the Publish & Read agreement. Among those are titles such as "Blood" or "Blood Advances" from the American Society of Hematology.

Further Information
Author instructions by Elsevier [33]
List of eligible journals [34] (Excel file)

Emerald

Duration: 2023 - 2025

TUM participates in a national Publish & Read consortium with the publisher Emerald, offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of Emerald [35].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all journals from Emerald. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Emerald will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Duration: 2024 - 2025

TUM has concluded a new agreement with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), allowing TUM members to publish Open Access without limit on the number of articles.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost all IEEE journals, conference papers and standards via the IEEE Xplore [36] platform.
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all IEEE journals. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing if your article has been accepted for publication from 1 January 2024. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, IEEE will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Mandatory Affiliation Statement
For cost coverage and the precise attribution of your publication, it is crucial that you indicate TUM as your primary affiliation and utilize the binding, standardized affiliation designation. Please adhere to the specifications outlined in the TUM Publication Guidelines [6] for all your publication projects. "Corresponding authors" are identified by their email address. Therefore, always use your TUM email address (@tum.de or @mytum.de) for the submission process to ensure that the publisher correctly affiliates you with TUM.

Further Information
Author instructions by IEEE [37]

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Duration: 2019 - 2025

TUM participates in a national Publish & Read consortium with IOP Publishing, offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of IOP Publishing [38].
Open Acces Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all journals of IOP Publishing. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, IOP Publishing will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Indicate your affiliation with TUM
For cost coverage and the precise attribution of your publication, it is crucial that you indicate TUM as your primary affiliation and utilize the binding, standardized affiliation designation. Please adhere to the specifications outlined in the TUM Publication Guidelines [6] for all your publication projects. Always use your TUM email address (@tum.de or @mytum.de) for the submission process to ensure that the publisher correctly affiliates you with TUM.

Further information
List of eligible journals [39]
Author instructions by IOP Publishing [40]

KOALA Environment

Duration: 2025 - 2027

TUM is participating in the Open Access program KOALA Environment. In this way, we are contributing to the transition of the following three journals to Diamond Open Access:

Environmental Psychology Open (EPO)
Worldwide Waste: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Global Environment: A Journal of Transdisciplinary History

The following benefits for the scientific community are associated with this:

Reading Access
There is worldwide free access to the three journals of KOALA Environment.

Open Access Publishing
You can publish your articles in the Diamond Open Access journals of KOALA Environment without incurring any publication costs for you as the author. These costs are collectively covered by the participating institutions.

KOALA Mathematik und Informatik

Duration: 2024 - 2026

TUM is participating in the Open Access program KOALA Mathematics and Computer Science [41]. In this way, we are contributing to the transition of the following six journals to Diamond Open Access.

Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations
SMAI Journal of Computational Mathematics
Logical Methods in Computer Science
Australasian Journal of Combinatorics
TheoretiCS
Epijournal de Géométrie Algébrique

The following benefits for the scientific community are associated with this:

Reading Access
There is worldwide free access to the six journals of KOALA Mathematics and Computer Science [42].
Open Access Publishing
You can publish your articles in the Diamond Open Access journals of Mathematics and Computer Science without incurring any publication costs for you as the author. These costs are collectively covered by the participating institutions [43].

Microbiology Society

Duration: 2022 - 2027

TUM is participating in the Publish & Read program of the Microbiology Society, which allows TUM researchers to publish an unlimited number of Open Access articles.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have online access to nearly the entire journal portfolio of the Microbiology Society [44]. This includes reading rights for current issues and archival access to older volumes dating back to 1947.
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all journals from the Microbiology Society. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, the Microbiology Society will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Nature

Duration: 2024 - 2028

The Nature Publishing Group has been part of Springer Nature for several years. Under a DEAL agreement with the publishing group [45], TUM members already enjoy special publishing conditions for Gold Open Access journals, including the so-called "Nature branded journals". However, hybrid journals from the Nature portfolio were covered by the DEAL agreement. To close this gap, we have concluded an additional Publish & Read contract, providing TUM members the opportunity to publish in all Nature branded journals.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to the entire portfolio of Nature branded journals [46].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in all Nature branded journals. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing if your article has been accepted for publication from 1 January 2024. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Springer Nature will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Further Information
Author instructions by Nature [47]
List of eligible journals [48] (Excel file)
Publishing opportunites for TUM members in the Springer journal portfolio [45]

Open Library Economics

Duration: 2024

TUM is participating in the Diamond Open Access program of Open Library Economics [49]. In this way, TUM is contributing to the transition of three renowned journals to Diamond Open Access.

This means that both reading access and publishing in Open Access are free of charge in the following journals:

German Journal of Agricultural Economics (GJAE)
European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies (EJEEP)
Junior Management Science (JUMS)

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Laufzeit: 2024 – 2026

TUM has entered into a Publish & Read agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP), offering the following TUM members special conditions for their open access publication.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of Oxford University Press [50].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in almost all journals from Oxford University Press. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Oxford University Press will invoice you directly for those expenses.

Further Information
Author instructions by Oxford University Press [51]

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Duration: 2024 - 2028

TUM is participating in the national Publish & Read consortium with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RCS), offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publication.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of RSC [52].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in almost all RSC journals. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, the Royal Society of Chemistray will invoice you directly for those expenses.

Further information
Author instructions by RSC [53]

Sage

Duration: 2021 - 2025

TUM is participating in the national Publish & Read consortium with the publisher Sage, offering TUM members special conditions for their Open Access publications. Starting in 2024, the expanded conditions now include publishing options in Gold Open Access Journals.

The following services are available through the University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to almost the entire journal portfolio of Sage [54].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in almost all Sage hybrid journals [55] and its approx. 140 Gold Open Access journals [56]. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Sage will invoice you directly for those expenses.
As a corresponding author affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in Sage's Hybrid Journals [57]. There are no personal costs involved for you as the author – unless you opt for additional services with the publisher, for which Sage will directly invoice you.

Further information
Author instructions by Sage [58]

SciPost

TUM is a partner of the publication portal SciPost [59], a platform for Open Access publications. SciPost is run by and for scientists.

The SciPost journals [60] offer TUM scientists another opportunity to publish open access independently of commercial providers. Please note the guidelines [61] for authors.

Springer Nature

Duration: 2020 - 2028

TUM is participating in the DEAL agreement with the Springer Nature [62] publishing group, negotiated on behalf of the Alliance of Science Organizations and the German Rectors' Conference. The agreement also includes brands such as Adis, BioMed Central, or Palgrave Macmillan as well as the Gold Open Access journals from Nature. Excluded are the hybrid journals from the Nature Portfolio, for which TUM has made a separate agreement [63].

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have online access to almost the entire journal portfolio of the Springer Nature Group [64], including titles from imprints such as Adis, BioMed Central, or Palgrave Macmillan. This includes reading rights for current issues and archival access to back volumes.
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all journals of the Springer Nature Group. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Springer Nature will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Exempt from the Agreement

Hybrid Journals from the Nature portfolio are not included in the DEAL contract with the Springer Nature Group. For this, TUM has reached a separate agreement, allowing us to provide you with reading access and Open Access publication options for these titles as well. More information [63]
Also excluded are magazines (e.g., Scientific American, Spektrum der Wissenschaft) and technical journals (e.g., ATZ, MTZ).

Further Information
Author instructions by Springer Nature [65]
List of eligible journals [66] (Excel file)
Publishing opportunities for TUM members in the Nature portfolio [63]

Taylor & Francis

Duration: 2024 - 2026

TUM is participating in a national Publish & Read consortium with Taylor & Francis, offering TUM members special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have access rights to a selection of journals from Taylor & Francis [67].
Open Access Publishing
As a "Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers Open Access in almost all journals from Taylor & Francis. There are no costs for you personally when publishing Open Access. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and managed through the University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Taylor & Francis will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Further Information
Author Instructions by Taylor & Francis [68]
List of Open Access Journals from Taylor & Francis [69]
List of Open Select Journals from Taylor & Francis [70]

Wiley

Duration: 2019 - 2028

TUM is participating in the DEAL agreement [71] with Wiley Publishers, negotiated on behalf of the Alliance of Scientific Organizations and the German Rectors' Conference. TUM members benefit from special conditions for their open access publications.

The following services are available through the TUM University Library:

Reading Access
At TUM, you have online access to almost the entire journal portfolio of Wiley [72]. This includes reading rights for current issues and permanent archival access to back volumes.
Open Access Publishing
As the "Responsible Corresponding Author" affiliated with TUM, you have the opportunity to publish your papers as Open Access in almost all Wiley journals. There are no costs for you personally for Open Access publishing. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by TUM and handled through the TUM University Library. If you opt for additional services (e.g., for color illustrations or extra length) with the publisher, Wiley will directly invoice you for those expenses.

Further Information
Author instructions by Wiley [73]
List of eligible journals [74] (Excel file)