For Authors
Increase your impact, publish Open Access with DEAL
Thanks to the transformative nationwide DEAL agreements with the publishers Wiley, Springer Nature, and Elsevier authors affiliated with more than 500 DEAL institutions across Germany can publish their articles openly in thousands of high quality, peer-reviewed journals across all disciplines.
Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Research
CHOOSE CC BY
When publishing your research Open Access, choosing the right Creative Commons (CC) license is crucial. Among the various options, the DEAL-Konsortium recommends the CC BY (Attribution) license, because it stands out as the best choice for maximizing the impact and reach of your work. Here’s why you as a scientific author should always prioritize CC BY over other licenses when offered, especially those with "non-commercial" clauses.
Standard Open Access
Are you a corresponding author and your institution participates in the DEAL agreements with Wiley, Springer Nature or Elsevier? Then choose the Open Access option and your article will automatically be covered by the DEAL agreements.
Cost transparency
The DEAL agreements provide participating institutions with reading access and Open Access publishing for their affiliated researchers. Costs for both services are covered by a transparent per-publication fee.
Greater impact
Publishing your article openly amplifies the reach of your research: scientists everywhere will be able to read and cite your work, not just those who can afford costly subscriptions.
Publish with DEAL
Researchers who are eligible to publish under the DEAL agreements with Elsevier, Wiley, and Springer Nature must be the corresponding author of the article and be affiliated with an institution participating in the DEAL agreement.
To check if your institution is part of a DEAL agreement, consult the lists linked below:
If you are unsure about your eligibility due to your employment or emeritus status, please contact your institution's management or library.
Learn how costs are covered
The costs of DEAL contracts are covered by the participating institutions in the DEAL consortium, while the publishers' contractual partner is MPDL Services gGmbH, which in turn invoices the participating institutions. Therefore, publishers do not invoice authors or institutions directly. However, you may wish to check with your library or institution to see if there are any internal contributions to be made by scientific authors.
In general, the DEAL funding mechanism for open access publishing in subscription journals (so-called hybrid Open Access) is based on the reallocation of the former collective subscription expenditure of German universities and research institutions. Read more about this on the "Background and objectives" page.
Please note that the DEAL agreements cover the costs of Open Access publishing, but do not cover any print-related services that you may order for your article in the course of publication, e.g. colour charges, page charges, etc.; these are at your own expense.
Get the open access advantage
Through the DEAL agreements, your peer-reviewed articles can be published immediately and universally open access, with no paywall or embargo period, giving you the broadest possible readership and potential impact for your article.
Taking this opportunity to publish your article open access, you will contribute to a growing body of openly available research findings, enabling more profound, expansive and impactful studies, accelerating the process of science, itself, whereby new discoveries are built upon previously established results.
Questions?
Contact DEAL Support here or get in touch with your open access officer or librarian for more information.