As a corresponding author affiliated with a participating institution within Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES, you can now publish your article open access (OA) in Springer titles selection with fees covered.
CAPES and Springer Nature have signed a three-year transformative agreement, valid from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, enabling Brazilian corresponding authors* from participating institutions to publish OA with the article processing charge (APC) costs covered in more than 1,730 eligible hybrid journals under the Springer and Academic Journals** imprints. In addition, all users from participating institutions can enjoy full access to read more than 1,770 journals on the Springer Nature Link platform and Academic Journals on the Nature.com platform.
Note: Please check additional information and requirements for authors on CAPES website.
*Acting as main contact for Springer Nature correspondence after editorial acceptance.
**Academic Journals are journals hosted on the Nature.com platform that are not included in the Nature portfolio.