Thanks to the transformative agreements signed by UNIMORE, you can publish in open access at no cost. Discover which agreements are currently active and the conditions they entail.

Do you want to learn more and understand which option could be most suitable for you? Contact us!

ACM | Association for Computing Machinery

You can publish unlimmited, open-access reserach articles in over 570 journals and conference proceedings.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY LICENSE

CostS eXcluded FROM THE CONTRACT
» THE COSTS FOR submission fees, color pagesAND overlength pages fees ARE excluded

DURATION
MAY 2022-DECEMBER 2025

LIST OF JOURNALS

PLEASE NOTE
» the Submission MUST BE DONE USING THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTION AND/OR THE INSTITUTIONAL EMAIL ADDRESS; THE PUBLISHER DOES NOT REQUIRE the SBA UNIMORE to check the affiliation but proceeds automatically.

USEFUL LINKS
» ACM – Guidelines for authors

ACS | American Chemical Society

You can publish open-access, peer-reviewed scientific articles in all the listed hybrid journals of the publisher marked with the label “Subscription”.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY LICENSE (in SOME casES, CC BY-NC)

DURATION
2025

LIST OF JOURNALS (ITALIAN)

PLEASE NOTE
» the costS WILL BE COVERED UNTIL THE DEPLETION OF THE NATIONAL FUND.
In CASE OF ANNUAL DEPLETION, THE cost OF ANY ADDITIONAL ARTICLES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS.

USEFUL LINKS
ACS – HOW TO PUBLISH OPEN ACCESS
ACS – Transformative journals
Care-crui agreement
Acs-crui in Esac transformative agreement registry

CUP | Cambridge University Press

You can publish unlimmited, open-access, peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports and case reports in all listed journals. In addition to hybrid journals, you can also publish in some gold journals under the same contitions.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC-BY LICENSE (in SOME casES, CC BY-NC-ND oR CC BY-NC-SA)
» THE AGREEMENT IS APPLICABLE T ARTICLES ACCEPTEDF FROM JANUARY 1, 2023

DURATION
2023-2025

LIST OF JOURNALS – TITLES ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLICATION IN OPEN ACCESS aT NO COST.

PLEASE NOTE
» ONCE THE PROPOSED ARTICLE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED, THE corresponding author WILL RECEIVE a CONFIRMATION Email WITH A link TO COMPLETE THE PROcESS. THE PLATFORM FR MANAGING THE PUBLICATION OPTION IS Rightslink CCC. THE AUTHOR AFFILIATED WITH Unimore WILL HAVE AN APC RECOGNIZED BY THE SYSTEM EQUAL TO GBP 0,00.

USEFUL LinkS
CUP – RESOURCES FOR AUTHORS
Read and Publish agreement with CRUI – Italy

Elsevier

You can publish open-access original research articles, reviews, case reports, short communications, in the specified hybrid and full open access journals. The  facilitation will also be provided for those hybrid journals that become full open access during the duration of the contract.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore. Corresponding authors on fixed-term contracts are also eligible: adjunct professors, research fellows, doctoral candidates, research associates, medical residents, etc.”
» You must apply a CC BY license. It is also possible to choose the CC BY-NC-ND license, but it entails transferring the commercialization rights to the publisher, so its use is discouraged

DURATION
2023-2027

LIST OF JOURNALS (ITALIAN)

PLEASE NOTE
»from 2025, the fund for publication in hybrid open access journals is unlimited.

»since 2025, the fund for publishing in gold open access journals has been exhausted.

» Retrospective conversion and/or reimbursement: the opportunity to recover the past is given by transitioning articles published from 01.01.2023 to Open Access. Unimore has not yet received operational guidelines from the publisher regarding the procedures. Further information will be published as soon as possible.

USEFUL LINKS
» agreement crui-elsevier

Emerald

You can publish any type of article, as long as it undergoes peer review, in the specified journals.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY LICENSE

DURATION
2020-2025

LIST OF JOURNALS

PLEASE NOTE
»the costS WILL BE COVERED UNTIL THE DEPLETION OF THE NATIONAL FUND.
In CASE OF ANNUAL DEPLETION, AUTHORS AFFILIATED UNIMORE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A 10% DISCOUNT ON THE LIST PRICE.

USEFUL LINKS
EMERALD – RESOURCES FOR AUTHORS
EMERALD – PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS
EMERALD-CRUI in Esac transformative agreement registry

IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

You can publish these types of articles in the specified hybrid journals: original paper, review, original reserach. The  facilitation will also be provided for those hybrid journals that become full open access during the duration of the contract.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY 4.0 LICENSE. the authors retain the copyright. it is also possible to choose the cc by-nc-nd license.
» The agreement provides, on an annual basis, coverage of the costs for a limited number of articles accepted for publication. At the beginning of each year, a new fund is activated, which can be used exclusively for articles accepted during the reference year.


DURATION
2025-2027 (starting from november, 2025)

LIST OF JOURNALS (ITALIAN)

PLEASE NOTE
» THE COSTS FOR submission fees, color pages AND overlength pages fees ARE excluded.

USEFUL LINKS
IEEE – Open access workflow for authors and administrators
IEEE Author Center

IOP
Institute of Physics

You can publish unlimited, open-access papers, special issue paper, review and/or letters accepted for publication in hybrid or gold journals.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY LICENSE

DURATION
2022-2025

LIST OF JOURNALS (ITALIAN)
GO TO TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENTS HUB
FIND THE JOURNAL IN THE JOURNAL FINDER AND SELECT:
– the area of your interest
– “select institution” > UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND reggio emilia.

PLEASE NOTE
» it is possible to make articles already published open access.

USEFUL LINKS
IOP – A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

Lippincott

You can publish unlimited open-access original paper and reviews in the specified hybrid journals.

TERMS
» THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY 4.0 LICENSE
» FOR THE hybrid Journals that do not offer such a license, or where the eligible author declines it, you can apply A CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license).

DURATION
2025-2027

LIST OF JOURNALS (italian)

USEFUL linkS
lippincott -HOW TOPUBLISH open access (ITALIAN)

OUP | Oxford University Press

You can publish unlimited open-access articles in eligible hybrid journals.

TERMS
»THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY LICENSE

DURATION
2024-2026

LIST OF JOURNALS

PLEASE NOTE
» MARCH 2025: THE PUBLISHER IS CONTACTING the CORRESPONDING AUTHORS TO RETROACTIVELY MAKE OPEN ACCESS THE ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2024. THOSE INTERESTED MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNICATION.

» THE SUBSCRIPTION MUST BE DONE USING THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTION AND/OR THE INSTITUTIONAL EMAIL ADDRESS.
» IT IS POSSIBLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE 15% DISCOUNT FOR PUBLICATION IN GOLD OA JOURNALS.

USEFUL linkS
» R&P AUTHOR GUIDE

Springer Nature

You can publish open-access original research articles and reviews in the specified hybrid included in the Springer Link collection and Nature Academic (Academic Journals). Hybrid journals that become gold open access during the term of the agreement are also included.

attention! open access publication is possible only for articles accepted after july 1, 2025.

TERMS
»THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY A CC BY LICENSE (in SOME CASES, CC BY-NC).

DURATION
july 2025-JUNE 2029

LIST OF JOURNALS

PLEASE NOTE
» the costS WILL BE COVERED UNTIL THE DEPLETION OF THE NATIONAL FUND.
» THE COSTS FOR COLOR FIGURES, EXTRA PAGES, COVERS, ETC., REMAIN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHORS.
» the agreement does not cover open access publication costs in nature and biomed central journals.

USEFUL linkS
» springer – open access agreement for italy

 Wiley

You can publish open-access original research articles and reviews in the specified hybrid and full open access  journals.

TERMS
»THE corresponding author MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH unimore
» YOU MUST APPLY ONE OF THESE LICENSES: CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND; from 2026 only cc by

DURATION
2024-2027

LIST OF JOURNALS (italian)
LIST OF ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION ELIGIBLE FOR OA PUBLISHING

PLEASE NOTE
» the funds WILL run out by the end of november. once depleted, it will be possible to request the funding again from january, 1, for articles that will be accepted in 2026.
» the costS WILL BE COVERED UNTIL THE DEPLETION OF THE NATIONAL FUND.
at the beginning of each year, a new annual coverage will be activated, allowing authors to publish open access again with the support of the agreement. however, the new annual fund will only be available for articles accepted in the year corresponding to the fund.


USEFUL linkS
WILEY – GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
WILEY – HOW TO PUBLISH OA
wiley – HOW TO PUBLISH OA IN HYBRID JOURNALS
Wiley – 2021 CRUI OA Guide for Italian Researchers – VIDEO IN ITALIAN
WILEY-CRUI in Esac transformative agreement registry

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What transformative agreements are and what their characteristics are.