Open access agreement for Southern Africa | Open science

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), 91죤펜 partners with institutions globally to provide flexible agreements that help cover OA publication costs (known as article processing charges, or APCs). These agreements allow authors from eligible institutions to publish OA in 91죤펜�셲 journals across BMC, Springer, Discover, Palgrave Macmillan and the Nature portfolio with financial support from their institution.

Depending on the terms of the agreement, your institution may offer:

Full APC coverage - 100% of the APC is paid by the institution
A percentage discount - e.g. 10% off the list price APC
Fixed price coverage - e.g. up to ��1,000 paid by the institution

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Here is a full list of institutions with consortia or individual agreements covering OA publishing fees

Click through the links below or contact your librarian to find out more about the terms and conditions of available funding.

Institutions are listed alphabetically : A-W

Institution Name	Springer	Palgrave Macmillan	BMC	Discover	Nature Portfolio
A
Agricultural Research Council	��	��	_	_	_
C
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	��	��	_	_	_
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	��	��	_	_	_
D
Durban University of Technology	��	��	_	_	_
H
Human Sciences Research Council	��	��	_	_	_
M
Mintek	��	��	_	_	_
N
Nelson Mandela University	��	��	_	_	_
North-West University	��	��	��	��	��
R
Rhodes University	��	��	_	_	_
S
South African Medical Research Council	��	��	_	_	_
Stellenbosch University	��	��	��	��	��
T
TB/HIV Care Association	��	_	��	��	_
Tshwane University of Technology	��	��	_	_	_
U
University of Botswana	��	��	_	_	_
University of Cape Town	��	��	��	��	_
University of Fort Hare	��	��	_	_	_
University of Johannesburg	��	��	_	_	_
University of KwaZulu-Natal	��	��	_	_	_
University of Limpopo	��	��	_	_	_
University of Namibia	��	��	_	_	_
University of Pretoria	��	��	_	_	_
University of South Africa	��	��	��	��	_
University of the Free State	��	��	_	_	_
University of the Western Cape	��	��	_	_	_
University of the Witwatersrand	��	��	_	_	_
University of Venda	��	��	_	_	_
University of Zululand	��	��	_	_	_
V
Vaal University of Technology	��	��	_	_	_
W
Walter Sisulu University	��	��	_	_	_

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