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Partnership

University College London partners with Frontiers to support eligible researchers with the cost of open access publishing, making your research instantly accessible to everyone, everywhere. The specific benefits available are subject to the terms and eligibility criteria of the institutional agreement.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible under the partnership you need to ensure:

  • You are affiliated with the institution

  • You are the corresponding author

Before submission, authors must check with UCL’s Open Access Team whether funds are available.

UCL funds open access in fully open access journals where:

1. The article is eligible for funding from UCL's Wellcome Trust, UKRI and/or BHF funds.

2. The article is a research article, funding is not available from a research funder, and the corresponding author is current UCL staff (not honorary or visiting) or a current student at acceptance.

Note: Final approval is determined by your institution. If you want to confirm your eligibility before submitting, please contact your library at openaccess@ucl.ac.uk.

How to submit under this partnership

  • 1

    Registration

    Register or login to the submission portal with your institutional email address.

  • 2

    Submission

    Ensure that you are listed as the Corresponding Author.

    In the invoice section, select your institution as the payer.

    Note: Your institution’s name may appear in either English or the original local language. Please check both options if needed.

  • 3

    Eligibility check

    Frontiers will verify your eligibility directly with your library.

  • 4

    Confirmation

    If your eligibility is confirmed, the invoice will be issued to your university.

Find the best journal for your research

Join a community of researchers publishing in any of our 228 open-access journals.

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