Since the beginning of 2021 there is access to 28 journals by AIP Publishing and associated Member Societies due to a "Publish & Read" agreement between KIT Library and AIP Publishing. In addition KIT corresponding authors can publish their articles open access in 26 of these journals without any additional costs to themselves and without any limits concerning the number of published articles. The open access publication charges will be paid entirely through the literature budget of KIT Library. Publishing open access is optional and requires the consent of the corresponding authors. KIT Library will not be reimbursed if authors choose not to publish open access.

 

KIT corresponding authors can publish their articles under an open access licence. If you can choose between different open access licences, KIT Library recommends the licence CC BY. During the submission process please choose KIT as institution affiliation. If possible, please use an email address with the domin @kit.edu. Here you can find information on the submission process in the scope of the "Publish & Read" agreement.

 

This regulation does not concern articles in pure open acces journals (Gold Open Access) by AIP Publishing. Those publication fees can be paid for by KIT Publication Fund according to the funding requirements.

Corresponding authors from KIT can publish their articles open access in 380 hybrid and pure Open Access journals, due to a framework agreement between KIT Library and Cambridge University Press. Open Access publishing is possible without further cost to the authors and without any limits concerning the number of published articles. All articles of the types Research Articles, Review Articles and Rapid Communications are covered as well as Brief Reports and Case Reports.

 

Depending on the journal, different licenses are available. KIT Library recommends CC BY.

 

Please use your email address with the domain @kit.edu during the submission process, so your article can be assigned correctly to KIT. Please refer to the step-by-step instructions (German | English) for submission details.

With ECS Plus, authors of KIT (concerning both correspondence and co-authorship) have the possibility to publish their articles Open Accees in the journals Journal of The Electrochemical Society and ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology free of charge and without limitation of the number of articles. The costs are covered by the literature budget of the KIT Library.

 

Publication in Open Access is voluntary or the corresponding authors must explicitly agree. If there is a choice of different open access licenses, KIT Library recommends CC-BY. When submitting, please use the institutional email domain @kit.edu whenever possible. There is no refund or savings associated with waiving the Open Access offer.

 

For information on the ECS open access process, please see the Publish open access with ECS Plus flyer.

Corresponding authors from KIT can publish their articles open access in IOP hybrid journals and the gold open access journals without any additional costs, due to a framework agreement between KIT Library and IOP Publishing. All articles of the type "primary research article" are covered (incl. "research papers", "special issue articles", "letters" and "review articles"). There is no limit to the number of publications as in previous years.

 

The open access costs will be paid entirely through the literature budget of KIT Library. Publishing open access is optional and requires the consent of the corresponding authors. KIT Library will not be reimbursed if authors choose not to publish open access.

 

The following journals charge additional page charges in addition to publication fees:

• Applied Physics Express and Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
• Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

 

These additional charges are not financed by the literature budget of the KIT Library, but have to be paid by the authors themselves.

 

Please use your email address with the domain @kit.edu during the submission process. The standard license is CC BY 4.0. If you can choose between different open access licences, KIT Library recommends the licence CC-BY.

Corresponding authors from KIT can publish their articles open access in hybrid and pure Open Access journals due to a framework agreement between KIT Library and Microbiology Society.. Open Access publishing is possible without further cost to the authors and without any limits concerning the number of published articles.

 

Depending on the journal, different licenses are available. KIT Library recommends CC BY.

 

Please use your email address with the domain @kit.edu during the submission process, so your article can be assigned correctly to KIT. Please refer to the instructions for submission details.

The KIT Library obtains the journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry RSC in a "Read & Publish Model". Corresponding authors of KIT have the option of publishing their publications Open Access without additional costs and without any limits concerning the number of published articles. Publication in Open Access is voluntary. Reimbursement of costs or savings are not associated with the rejection of this option.

 

The Creative Commons licenses CC BY and CC BY-NC are available for selection. The KIT Library recommends CC BY. KIT corresponding authors who wish to publish in the hybrid journals  will be automatically recognized by the publisher via their institutional email address and directed to the "Article Licensing System". Therefore, please use your address of the domain kit.edu.

Since the beginning of 2021 corresponding authors from KIT can publish their articles open access in hybrid journals ("Sage Choice") from the Materials Science Collection. This is possible due to a "Publish & Read" agreement between SAGE Publishing and KIT Library. These articles can be published without any additional costs to the authors and without any limits concerning the number of published articles. The open access publication charges will be paid entirely through the literature budget of KIT Library. Publishing open access is optional and requires the consent of the corresponding authors.

 

If you can choose between different open access licences, KIT Library recommends the licence CC-BY. Please use your email address with the domain @kit.edu during the submission process. KIT Library will not be reimbursed if authors choose not to publish open access.

 

If KIT corresponding authors choose to publish in pure open access journals ("Gold Open Access") a discount of 20% will be granted. The publication fees can be paid for by KIT Publication Fund according to the funding requirements.

KIT has licensed the SPIE Digital Library with an Open Access component. Corresponding authors of KIT have the option of publishing their publications Open Access without any additional costs and without any limits concerning the number of published articles.

 

This applies to all Journals of the International Society for Optics and Photonics - including Open Access journals. Publication is under the CC BY licence and there is a submission page for each journal. Further information can be found here.

 

Attached you will also find the SPIE Journal Submission Guide which contains all important information on the submission process to the SPIE Journals. Please pay attention to the highlighted sections in the "Open Access" section.

The DEAL contract with Springer Nature Publishers offers corresponding authors that are members of KIT the option of publishing their publications Open Access in hybrid journals without any additional costs. The offer is not mandatory. Authors can decide against publishing their articles Open Access. There are no additional fees for authors that decide to publish Open Access in these hybrid journals. KIT Library covers theses costs through its subscription payment. Please note that KIT Library will not be reimbursed for articles by authors that decide against Open Access.

 

If you are offered different kinds of CC licences during the submission process, KIT Library recommends the licence CC-BY. The agreement covers Original Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Editorial Notes, Book Reviews, Letters und Reports. Invited Reviews and Brief Communications in Springer Medicine Journals are not covered. Please use your email address with the domain kit.edu during the submission process. That makes it easier to assign your article to KIT’s DEAL account.   

 

Here you can find subscription journals that are only partially covered by the DEAL contract. The journals allow read-only access but there is no Open Access support.

 

The second component of the DEAL contract with Springer Nature Publishers refers to publications in about 450 genuine Open Access journals (Gold OA) by Biomed Central BMC and SpringerOpen (including “Nature Communications” and “Scientfic Reports”). Corresponding authors that are affiliated to KIT receive discounts on publication fees. KIT Publication Fund can cover for these fees according to the Funding Requirements.

The DEAL contract with Wiley Publishers offers corresponding authors that are members of KIT the option of publishing their publications Open Access in hybrid journals without any additional costs. The offer is not mandatory. Authors can decide against publishing their articles Open Access. There are no additional fees for authors that decide to publish Open Access in these hybrid journals. KIT Library covers theses costs through its subscription payment. Please note that KIT Library will not be reimbursed for articles by authors that decide against Open Access.

 

If you are offered different kinds of CC licences during the submission process, KIT Library recommends the licence CC-BY. The agreement covers “Primary Research Articles” and “Review Articles”. Please use your email address with the domain kit.edu during the submission process. That makes it easier to assign your article to KIT’s DEAL account.

 

Here you can find subscription journals that are only partially covered by the DEAL contract. The journals allow read-only access but there is no Open Access support.

 

The second component of the DEAL contract with Wiley Publishers refers to publications in genuine Open Access journals („Wiley Open Access“). Corresponding authors that are affiliated  to KIT receive discounts on  publication fees. KIT Publication Fund can cover for these fees according to the Funding Requirements. Here you can find information on the submission process.