Open access agreements in the USA

Explore OA agreements for your institution

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), Springer Nature 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 Springer Nature’s 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

Our partner consortia

Carolina Conortium
Lyrasis
NREL
Ohio link
SCELC
VIVA
Greater Western Library Alliance

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-C  D-L  M-R  S-T  U-Z

A-C

Institution Name

BMCDiscoverNature Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

A

A.T. Still University, Mesa

Abilene Christian University

Adelphi University - Swirbul Library

Aerospace Corporation

Agnes Scott College - McCain Library

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Allegheny College - Lawrence Lee Pelletier Library

Alliant International University

American Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Division

American University

Anderson University

Antioch College

Antioch University

Appalachian State University

Ashland University

Auburn University

Austin College

Austin Peay State University - Woodward Library

Azusa Pacific University

B

Baldwin Wallace University

Barry University

Baylor University

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont College

Berry College

Biola University

Blue Ridge Community College

Bluffton University

Bob Jones University

Boise State University

Bowling Green State University

Brandeis University

Brightpoint Community College

Bryn Mawr College

Bucknell University

Butler University

C

California Baptist University

California Institute of Integral Studies

California Lutheran University

Campbell University

Capital University

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Catawba College

Cedar Crest College - Cressman Library

Cedars-Sinai Medical Library

Cedarville University

Central Ohio Technical College

Central State University

Central Virginia Community College

Centre College

Chapman University

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Charleston Southern University

Chowan University

Christopher Newport University - Trible Library

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

City of Hope

Claremont Colleges

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont McKenna College

Clark State College

Clemson University

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland State University

Coastal Carolina University

College of Charleston

College of Idaho

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

College of William and Mary

College of Wooster

Columbus State Community College

Connecticut College

Creighton University

Cuyahoga Community College

D-L

Institution Name

BMCDiscoverNature Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

D

Dallas Baptist University

Danville Community College

Davidson College

Defiance College

Delaware State University

Denison University

DePauw University - Roy O. West Library

Dickinson College

Dominican University of California

Drexel University

Duquesne University

E

East Carolina University

Eastern Shore Community College

Eastern Virginia Medical School - Brickell Medical Sciences Library

Edison State Community College

Elizabeth City State University

Elon University

F

Fairfield University - DiMenna-Nyselius Library

Fayetteville State University

Fielding Graduate University

Fisk University

Francis Marion University

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franklin University

Fresno Pacific University

Furman University

G

Gardner-Webb University

George Mason University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Germanna Community College

Gettysburg College

Grambling

Guilford College

H

Hackensack Meridien School of Medicine

Hampshire College - Harold F. Johnson Library

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harvey Mudd College

Haverford College

Hawaii Pacific University

Heidelberg University

High Point University

Hiram College

Hocking College

Hofstra University - Axinn Library

Hollins University - Wyndham Robertson Library

I

Idaho State University

Illinois State University

Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana University - East

Indiana University - Indianapolis

Indiana University - Kokomo

Indiana University - Northwest

Indiana University - School of Law

Indiana University - School of Medicine (Lilly)

Indiana University - Southeast

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University South Bend

Indiana Wesleyan University

J

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll

James Madison University

John Carroll University

K

Kean University

Keck Graduate Institute

Kent State University

Kentucky State

Kenyon College

Kutztown University

L

La Sierra University

Lafayette College

Lakeland Community College

Laurel Ridge Community College

Lebanon Valley College

Lehigh University

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lindenwood University

Loma Linda University

Longwood University

Lorain County Community College

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

Louisiana State University in Shreveport

Lourdes University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University New Orleans

M-R

Institution Name

BMCDiscover

Nature Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

M

Malone University

Manhattan College

Marietta College

Marion Technical College

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Medical University of South Carolina

Mercer University

Mercy College

Mercy College of Ohio

Meredith College

Messiah University

Methodist Theological School In Ohio

Methodist University

Miami University

Michigan State University

Misericordia University

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Montana State University

Montana State University Billings

Montana Tech

Montclair State University

Morehouse School of Medicine

Morgan State University - Soper Library

Mount St. Joseph University

Mount St. Mary's University

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mountain Empire Community College

Mountain Gateway Community College

Muhlenberg College

Murray State University

Muskingum University

N

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

National University

Naval Medical Center San Diego

Nazareth College - Lorette Wilmot Library

NEC Research Institute

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New River Community College

New York Medical College

Niagara University

Norfolk State University

North Carolina A&T University

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University

North Central State College

North Dakota State University Libraries

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Northeastern University

Northern Virginia Community College Media Processing Services

Northwest State Community College

Northwestern University

O

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Ohio Christian University

Ohio Dominican University

Ohio Northern University

Ohio University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Old Dominion University

Olin College of Engineering

Otterbein University

Owens Community College

P

Palo Alto University

Patrick Henry Community College

Paul D Camp Community College

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

Pepperdine University

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Pitzer College

Pomona College

Presbyterian College

Purdue University - Fort Wayne

Purdue University - Northwest

Purdue University (West Lafayette)

Q

Queen's Medical Center

Queens University of Charlotte

Quinnipiac University

R

Radford University

RAND Corporation

Rappahannock Community College

Rhodes State College

Richard Bland College of the Colleg of William and Mary

Robert Morris University Pennsylvania

Rochester Institute of Technology

Roseman University of Health Sciences

Rowan University

Rutgers University

S-T

Institution Name

BMCDiscover

Nature Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

S

Saint Michael's College

Samuel Merritt University

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Santa Clara University

Scripps College

Scripps Research Institute

Seton Hall University

Shawnee State University

Siena College

Sinclair Community College

Soka University of America

South College Tennessee

South Dakota State University

Southern Adventist University

Southern Methodist University

Southern State Community College

Southern University and A&M College

Southern University System

Southside Virginia Community College

Southwestern Adventist University

Southwestern University

SRI International

St Mary’s College of California

Stark State College

State Library Of Ohio

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevenson University

SUNY Potsdam

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

T
Temple University

Terra State Community College

Texas A&M School of Dentistry

Texas A&M University - Sterling C. Evans Library & Annex

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Texas A&M University Kingsville

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christ

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Texas Lutheran University

Texas Southern

Texas State University, San Marcos

Texas Tech University

Texas Woman’s University

The College of Idaho

The Ohio State University

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia

The Rockefeller University

The University of Scranton

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Thomas Jefferson University

Tidewater Community College VIRGINIA BEACH CAMPUS LIB

Tiffin University

Towson University - Albert S. Cook Library

Trinity University

Tulane University

U-Z

Institution Name

BMCDiscover

Nature Portfolio

Palgrave Macmillan

Springer

U

Uniformed Services University

Union College

University at Buffalo

University Of Akron

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Mervyn H. Sterne Library

University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Monticello - Monticello Campus

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Merced

University of California, Office of the President

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Chicago

University Of Cincinnati

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Dallas

University Of Dayton

University of Delaware

University Of Findlay

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of Houston-Downtown

University of Idaho

University of Illinois - Chicago

University of Illinois - Springfield

University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

University of Iowa

University of La Verne

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

University of Mary Washington

University of Maryland

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Memphis - Ned R. McWherter Library

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Michigan - Dearborn

University of Michigan - Flint

University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Crookston

University of Minnesota - Duluth

University of Minnesota - Morries
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center

University of Mount Union

University of North Alabama - Collier Library

University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Dakota

University of Northern Iowa

University of Notre Dame

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

University of South Alabama - Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library

University of South Alabama - Marx Library

University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina Aiken

University of South Carolina Beaufort

University of South Carolina Upstate

University of South Dakota

University of Southern California

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

University of the Incarnate Word

University of the Ozarks

University of the Pacific at Stockton

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of Toledo

University of Virginia's College at Wise

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

University of Wisconsin - Madison

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin - Parkside

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin - Stout

University of Wisconsin - Superior

University of Wyoming

Ursuline College

Utah State University

V

Valdosta State University

ValParáiso University Christopher Center Library

Vanderbilt University

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Highlands Community College

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Peninsula Community College

Virginia State University

Virginia Tech

Virginia Western Community College

W

Wake Forest University

Walsh University

Warren Wilson College

Washington and Lee University - Leyburn Library

Washington State Community College

Weber State University - Stewart Library

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wesleyan University

Western Kentucky University

Western State Colorado University

Western University of Health Sciences

Westminster College

Westminster College - McGill Library

Westmont College

Wichita State University - Main Account

William Paterson University - David & Lorraine Cheng Library

Wilmington College

Wilmington University

Winston-Salem State University

Winthrop University

Wittenberg University

Wofford College

Wright State University

Wytheville Community College

X

Xavier University

Y

York College of Pennsylvania - Schmidt Library

Youngstown State University

Z

Zane State College