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Leipzig University
Partnership
Leipzig University supports researchers with partial or full coverage of article publishing charges (APCs) in high-impact journals, making your research instantly accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Are you eligible?
To be eligible under the partnership you need to ensure:
You are affiliated with the institution
You are the corresponding author
Publication costs of up to 2,500 Euro (incl. VAT) per article can be covered by the Open Access Publication Fund following the approval of your funding application.
For further information and to apply for funding, please visit https://www.ub.uni-leipzig.de/en/open-science/open-access-funds/oa-journals/.
Funded manuscripts must contain the following acknowledgment: "Supported by the Open Access Publishing Fund of Leipzig University" or "Gefördert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universität Leipzig".
Note: Final approval is determined by your institution. If you want to confirm your eligibility before submitting, please contact your library at openscience@ub.uni-leipzig.de.
How to submit under this partnership?
1
Registration
Register or login to the submission portal with your institutional email address.
2
Submission
Ensure that you are listed as the Corresponding Author.
In the invoice section, select your institution as the payer.
Note: Your institution’s name may appear in either English or the original local language. Please check both options if needed.
3
Eligibility check
Frontiers will verify your eligibility.
4
Confirmation
If your eligibility is confirmed, the APC will be paid by your university upon acceptance.