If you're a corresponding author affiliated with a participating Qatari institution, you may be eligible to publish open access in our journals with fees covered.
Selected institutions have open access agreements with Springer Nature, meaning that corresponding authors affiliated with participating institutions may be eligible to publish their articles open access (OA) with fees covered, in Springer Nature's portfolio of journals.
Check the list of hybrid journals that are included in the agreement.
Announcement on 2023 article allowance
The fully OA agreement with QNL has reached its maximum article allowance for 2023. This means the agreement is no longer covering OA publishing fees in fully OA journals until 2024.
Until the end of December 2023, the publishing fee will not be covered centrally by the agreement. If you need help finding funding for OA publishing fees, Springer Nature offers a free OA funding support service to help authors discover and apply for OA funding.
For more information, please contact oa.verification@springernature.com. Alternatively, contact the OA team at your institution.
The corresponding author is defined as the person who handles the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process – from manuscript correction and proof reading, to handling the revisions and re-submission of revised manuscripts up to the acceptance of the manuscripts.
The corresponding author has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript including supplementary material. They are also responsible for obtaining such agreements and for informing the co-authors of the manuscript’s status throughout the submission, review and publication process.
In addition, the corresponding author acts as the point of contact for any enquiries after the paper is published.
When you submit, use at least one of the below methods of recognition.
Upon acceptance of your article, you'll also be prompted to provide your institutional affiliation.
The approval manager at your institution will approve your article's eligibility based on your institutional affiliation, article title and journal name.
Once your article is approved by your institution, you will be notified by email and your article will proceed to publication.
If your article has the structure of a standard article and contains original research, it should be eligible. This will be confirmed by your institution.
Please email us at oa.verification@springernature.com if you need further assistance.
There are still plenty of ways to find funding for your article processing charge (APC). Visit our open access funding page to check whether your institution or research funder makes OA funding available.
