Agreements with an Open Science component signed by the University of Marseille

Access to the “Zero Embargo Green Open Access” program , which allows authors to deposit accepted manuscripts in an open-access repository without an embargo or additional costs, and to receive a discount on article processing charges (APCs).

Contents of the agreement

Under theagreement negotiated by Couperin for 2024–2026and in accordance with the option chosen by the UM, authors wishing to publish in Open Access have two options:

• Green Road: Thanks to the “Zero Embargo Green Open Access” program, authors are permitted to deposit their author-accepted manuscript (AAM) immediately and free of charge in an open access repository.
• Fast Track: Eligible authors receive a discount on Article Processing Charges (APC) based on the type of license:

Eligible journals

AIP is adopting a Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) model for two of its journals:

• Journal of Applied Physics
• Physics of Plasma

For more information on this topic, visit the publisher’s website

Terms and Procedures

Since the subscription threshold for 2025 has been reached, publication in the *Journal of Applied Physics* and *Physics of Plasmas* is open access and free of article processing charges (APCs) for all authors this year.

There are no specific requirements: open access publishing opportunities are available to all authors

Eligible journals

• Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC)
• Journal of Clinical Microbiology (JCM)
• Infection and Immunity (IAI)
• Journal of Virology (JVI)
• Journal of Bacteriology (JB)
• Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM)

Terms and Procedures

Under the ASM’s new “Subscribe to Open (S2O)” policy, authors affiliated with subscribing institutions are guaranteed open-access publication in its six journals and receive a 25% discount on page charges and, where applicable, on fixed fees for supplementary materials.

Eligible journals

30 journals: see the list on the publisher’s website.

Contents of the agreement

Full waiver of publication fees (immediate open access under a CC-BY license)

Eligible journals

All Elsevier journals are included, but with different benefits.

Contents of the agreement

The national agreement covers article processing charges (APCs) for more than 2,000 hybrid and fully open-access journals. If a journal is not eligible for a full APC waiver for the researcher, a 10% discount applies. This applies to journals published by Cell Press, The Lancet, and certain scholarly society journals.

For ineligible journals, including *The Lancet* and *Cell Press* journals, or if the quota of rights has been exhausted, immediate open-access publication becomes a paid option; in such cases, a 10% discount applies to the fee.

Terms and Procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be recognized as a researcher affiliated with UM. Please note: To ensure there are no costs to the researcher, check the journal’s eligibility on the list.

Author's workflow guide for publication in an eligible journal.

Contents of the agreement

• Three-year agreement (2025–2027);
• Unlimited publication in 55 hybrid journals and 21 fully open-access journals;
• CC BY 4.0 license by default for publication;
• The types of publications covered are: articles, special issues, reviews, or letters (regarding research or reviews). For the journal *Reports on Progress in Physics*, only original research articles are eligible;
• The publication must be accepted for publication during the term of the contract (the date of submission does not determine the article’s eligibility).

You can find a list of titles currently available and in publication on the Couperin website .

Eligible journals

All of the publisher's hybrid and fully open-access journals.

Contents of the agreement

For RSC hybrid journals, article processing charges (APCs) are covered under the national agreement up to a negotiated cap for all of France. Once the cap is reached, a 15% discount is automatically applied to APCs. For fully open-access journals, a 15% discount is applied to APCs.

Terms and Procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be recognized as a researcher affiliated with UM. RSC identifies the author’s affiliation based on the domain of their email address; therefore, you must use your institutional email address when submitting the article. Submit the article from the journal’s homepage on RSC by following the “Submit an Article” link.

Author's Workflow Guide.

Eligible journals

1 journal is eligible: Science Advances

Contents of the agreement

7.5% discount on APC fees for publication in Science Advances

Terms and Procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be recognized as a researcher affiliated with UM.

Information page on the publisher's website

New as of 2023: Authors of peer-reviewed research may now deposit their accepted manuscript in a repository of their choice immediately upon publication

Eligible journals

More than 1,300 Wiley hybrid journals; 600 fully open-access journals from Wiley or Hindawi.

Contents of the agreement

APCs are covered under the national agreement for articles accepted in Wiley and Hindawi-Wiley journals up to a negotiated cap for all of France. Once the cap is reached, a 15% discount for Wiley hybrid journals and a 10% discount for Wiley fully open-access journals is automatically applied to the APCs.

Terms and Procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be listed as a researcher affiliated with UM. Depending on the journal, indicate your affiliated institution at the time of submission or after the article has been accepted, and then choose from three CC-BY license options.

Link to the publication workflow summary.