Open Science agreements signed by UM

Access to the "Zero embargo green Open Access" program, which allows authors to deposit accepted manuscripts in open archives without embargo and at no additional cost, and to benefit from a reduction in APCs.

Contents of the agreement

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

• Green route: Thanks to the "Zero embargo green Open Access" program, permission to deposit the accepted author manuscript (AAM) immediately and free of charge in an open archive.
• Golden route: Eligible authors receive a discount on APC (Article Processing Charges) depending on the type of license:

Eligible journals

AIP adopts a Subscribe-to-open (S2O) model for two of its journals:

• Journal of Applied Physics
• Physics of Plasma

More information on this subject is available on the publisher's website.

Terms and procedures

The subscription threshold for 2025 has been reached, so publication in the Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas is open access and free of APCs for the year for all authors.

No specific conditions to fulfill: open access publishing opportunities are open 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 ASM's new Subscribe to Open (S2O) policy, authors affiliated with subscribing institutions are guaranteed open access publication in its six journals and a 25% discount on page charges and, where applicable, on fixed charges for supplementary material.

Eligible journals

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

Contents of the agreement

Full exemption from publication fees (immediate open access with CC-BY license)

Eligible journals

All Elsevier journals are affected, but with different benefits.

Contents of the agreement

Coverage of APCs by the national agreement for more than 2,000 hybrid and full open access journals. If the journal is not eligible for full APC exemption for the researcher, a 10% discount applies. This is the case for Cell Press journals, The Lancet, and certain learned society journals.

For ineligible journals, including The Lancet and Cell Press journals, or in the event of rights exhaustion, immediate open access publication becomes chargeable but optional; in this case, the rate benefits from a 10% discount.

Terms and procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be recognized as research staff affiliated with UM. Please note: to ensure that there are no costs to the researcher, check the eligibility of the journal in the list.

Author 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 full OA journals;
• CC BY 4.0 license by default for publication;
• The types of publications concerned are: articles, special issues, reviews, or letters (concerning research work 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 of an article does not determine the eligibility of the article).

You will find a list of titles currently being read and published on the Couperin website .

Eligible journals

All hybrid and full open access journals from the publisher.

Contents of the agreement

For RSC hybrid journals, APCs are covered by the national agreement up to a negotiated cap for the whole of France. Once the cap is reached, a 15% discount is automatically applied to APCs. For full open access journals, a 15% discount is applied to APCs.

Terms and procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be recognized as research staff affiliated with UM. RSC recognizes the author's affiliation based on their email address domain, so it is essential to use your institutional email address when submitting the article. Articles are submitted from the journal's home page on RSC by following the "Submit an Article" link.

Author workflow guide.

Eligible journals

1 journal is eligible: Science Advances

Contents of the agreement

7.5% discount on APCs for publication in Science Advances

Terms and procedures

Sign the article as the corresponding author and be recognized as research staff affiliated with UM.

Information page on the publisher's website

New since 2023: authors of peer-reviewed research may now place their accepted manuscript in a repository of their choice immediately upon publication.

Eligible journals

Over 1,300 Wiley hybrid journals; 600 fully open access Wiley or Hindawi journals.

Contents of the agreement

Coverage of APCs in 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 full open access journals is automatically applied to APCs.

Terms and procedures

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

Link to the publication process overview.