Open access agreement for India | Open science

As a researcher, you want your work to be seen, shared, and cited. Open access (OA) helps you by making your research freely available to anyone, anywhere, with no access fees.

Why open access works for you?

Increased citation and usage: Articles have the most impact when there are fewer obstacles to access them. Studies show open access articles are read and cited more often than articles behind a subscription paywall.
Greater public engagement: Content is available to those who can't access subscription content.
Increased interdisciplinary conversation: Open access journals that cross multiple disciplines help researchers connect more easily and provide greater visibility of their research to the research community..

Wider collaboration: Open access publications and data enable researchers to carry out collaborative research on a global scale.
Faster impact: With Creative Commons licences, researchers are empowered to build on existing research quickly.
Compliance with open access mandates: Open access journals comply with major funding policies internationally.

Why publish open access with Springer Nature?

Authors publishing gold OA in Springer Nature’s journals have seen their work benefit from increased attention and reach, including 6 times more downloads, 1.6 times more citations and 4.9 times more Altmetric attention.

4.9x Altmetric attentions

1.6x more citations

6x more downloads

Paying for OA article processing charges (APCs) through 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

Find the right journal for your research and the funding eligibility.

Discover how the Springer Nature Journal Finder can help match your manuscript to the most suitable journal and explore APC funding options based on your institution. Watch the video to learn more!

Here is a full list of institutions with consortium 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-G, H-N, P-V

A-G

Institutes Name	Springer	Palgrave Macmillan	BMC	Discover	Nature Portfolio
A
Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) - Khargar	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atomic Energy Education Society	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
B
BARC - Vizag	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bhabha Atomic Research Center Hospital	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Birla Institute of Technology and Science	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
B.M.S. College of Engineering	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
C
Center for Cancer Epidemiology Kharghar	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Centre of Plasma Physics - Institute for Plasma Research	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
D
DAE- Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Department of Atomic Energy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Directorate of Construction & Estate Management	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Directorate of Purchase and Stores	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
E
Electron Beam centre - Navi Mumbai	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
G
General Services Organisation (GSO), Kalpakkam	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

H-N

Institutes Name	Springer	Palgrave Macmillan	BMC	Discover	Nature Portfolio
H
Harish-Chandra Research Institute	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Heavy Water Board	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH) Sangrur	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH) Varanasi	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC) - Chandigarh	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC) - Muzaffarpur	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC) - Vizag	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
I	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Institute for Plasma Research & ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Institute of Mathematical Sciences	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Institute of Physics	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IREL (India) Limited	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
M	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre - Varanasi	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Bangalore	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manipal University Jaipur	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
N	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
National Centre for Compositional Characterisation of Materials NCCCM - Hyderabad	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nuclear Fuel Complex (Hyderabad)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nuclear Fuel Complex (Kota)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nuclear Fuel Complex (ZC, Tamil Nadu)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

P-V

Institutes Name	Springer	Palgrave Macmillan	BMC	Discover	Nature Portfolio
P
Parul University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
R
Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rare materials plant	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
S
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Shiv Nadar University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SRM Institute of Science & Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Symbiosis International University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
T
Tata Institute of Funadamental Research (TIFR)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tata Memorial Hospital - TMC	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Balloon Facility - Hyderabad	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Center for Applicable Mathematics (CAM)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Ooty	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Field Station Pachmarhi	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Homi Babha Center for Science Education (HBCSE)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) - Bangalore	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) Pune	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFR-Radio Astronomy Centre, Ooty	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
U
Uranium Corporation of India Ltd	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
V
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vellore Institute of Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Hear from researchers like you

"I would like to take this opportunity for extending my appreciation to OA publication system in Springer, which offers good scope to choose the appropriate journal from a variety of journals. The commitment to open access has opened the frontier for increased resources and research insights and ensures timely dissemination of research findings, making our work more accessible and impactful."

Dr. Dhanya Sunil, Professor Dept of Chemistry,
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India

"Publishing with Springer Nature's OA journals elevated my research impact. Their support and quality services make them my first choice for scholarly dissemination."

Dr. Ismayil, Associate Professor,
Department of Physics, Manipal Institute of Technology,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education,
Manipal, Karnataka, India