Institutional Memberships

As a leading Open Access publisher, Frontiers works with research institutions, libraries, consortia and funders to improve the ways researchers are supported when publishing open access.

Why join?

  • Reduced administrative time for authors and institutions by:
    • centralising communications
    • streamlining submission and payment workflows
  • Authors released of some/all responsibility for Article Processing Charges (APCs) - depending on the agreement with their institution
  • Discounts on APCs for authors
  • Institutions provided with insight into open access uptake and expenditure via detailed data reports on articles published by their researchers
  • Institutions remain in full control with every APC verified by their central contact point

Payment options

PRE-PAYMENT

Funds are deposited into a Frontiers account and used to pay for APCs of accepted articles

  • Funds remain available without time limit
  • Discounts are determined by your institution’s publishing history with Frontiers
Invoiced Monthly

APCs for all accepted articles within a given month are aggregated into a monthly invoice

  • Discounts may be applicable based on your institution’s publishing history with Frontiers
  • No pre-payment or deposit required
Direct Invoicing

APCs for all accepted articles are sent directly to the contact point at the institution.

  • Discounts may be applicable based on your institution’s publishing history with Frontiers
  • No pre-payment or deposit required

How to become a Frontiers Institutional Member

To set up an institutional membership with Frontiers, or if you require more information, please email institutions@frontiersin.org

Recommend Frontiers Institutional Plans to your Librarian by clicking here.

Frontiers Institutional Agreements

Frontiers works with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders to improve the ways researchers are supported when publishing open access. Organisations can become institutional members via individual agreements, or (national) consortium agreements. Details of each agreement, including information for authors, can be found below via the organisation's name. National-level and institutional agreements simplify the process for authors wishing to publish in Frontiers journals and help contribute to the growing number of research articles that are openly available to all.

National Members

Frontiers pioneered fully transparent, national agreements for Open Access publishing for research organizations and their researchers. National agreements simplify the process for authors wishing to publish in Frontiers journals and help contribute to the growing number of research articles that are openly available to all

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United Kingdom
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Frontiers Institutional Members

Institutional agreements are made between Frontiers and an institution to simplify the process for affiliated authors wishing to publish in Frontiers journals and help contribute to the growing number of research articles that are openly available to all. Institutions can become members individually, or via a consortium (national) agreement.

All Countries
Australia
Austria
Canada
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
USA
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AUSTRIA

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
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Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)
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Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
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TU Wien (Technische Universität Wien)
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University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
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University of Klagenfurt
 
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
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University of Vienna
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CANADA

Brock University
Simon Fraser University
University of Ottawa
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GERMANY

Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
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Bielefeld University
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Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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C.v.O University Oldenburg
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Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
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Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
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Forschungszentrum Jülich
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Freie Universität Berlin
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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU)
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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
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German Aerospace Center (DLR)
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GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
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Goethe University Frankfurt
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Göttingen University
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Hannover Medical School
 
Heidelberg University
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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Justus Liebig University Giessen
 
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Max Planck Society
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Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
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University of Rostock
 
Rostock University Medical Center
 
Ruhr-University Bochum
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Technical University of Munich (TUM)
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Technische Universität Berlin
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Technische Universität Darmstadt
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TU Chemnitz
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University of Bremen
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University of Duisburg-Essen
 
Universität Kassel
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University of Konstanz
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Universität Leipzig
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University of Mannheim
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Universität Osnabrück
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University Potsdam
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University of Regensburg
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University of Stuttgart
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University of Ulm
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University of Würzburg
 
University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Helmholtz Zentrum München

HUNGARY

Semmelweis University
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University of Szeged
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ITALY

Italian Biomedical Research Institutions (Bibliosan)

NORWAY

BI Norwegian Business School
 
Fafo Research Foundation
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Institute For Social Research
 
Institute of Marine Research
 
Institute Of Transport Economics
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NILU Norwegian Institute for Air Research
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Nord University
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
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Norwegian Research Centre
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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
 
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ostfold University College
 
SINTEF
Soerlandet Hospital
Sykehuset Østfold
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University of Agder
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University Of Bergen
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University Of Oslo
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University Of South-Eastern Norway
 
University Of Stavanger
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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Western Norway University Of Applied Sciences
Nofima the food research institute
Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Norwegian Institute Of Public Health
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Norwegian Institute for International Affairs

RUSSIA

Kazan Federal University
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SAUDI ARABIA

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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SPAIN

Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC)
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SWEDEN

Chalmers University of Technology
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Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College
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Halmstad University
 
Karlstad University
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Lund University
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Malmö University
Mälardalen University
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Mid Sweden University
 
Örebro University
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Stockholm University
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Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH
 
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Umeå University
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University of Gävle
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University of Borås
University of Gothenburg
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Uppsala University
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University West
 

SWITZERLAND

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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ETH Zurich
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University of Zurich
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
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USA

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
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Duke University
 
George Mason University
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Iowa State University of Science and Technology
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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University of Arizona
University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
University of Indiana
Yale University