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- University of Cologne / University Hospital Cologne
University of Cologne / University Hospital Cologne
Partnership
University of Cologne / University Hospital Cologne supports researchers with partial or full coverage of article publishing charges (APCs) in high-impact journals, making your research instantly accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Are you eligible?
To be eligible under the partnership you need to ensure:
You are affiliated with the institution
You are the corresponding author
You can find the criteria for partial funding from the publication fund of the University of Cologne at https://ub.uni-koeln.de/en/research-publishing/open-access-at-a-glance/publication-fund-of-the-university-of-cologne.
The following Frontiers article types are eligible for consideration by University of Cologne under this agreement:
Brief Research Report, Case Report, Clinical Trial, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Original Research, Perspective, Policy and Practice Reviews, Policy Brief, Registered Report, Research Snapshot, Review, Study Protocol, Systematic Review, and Technology and Code.
Note: Final approval is determined by your institution. If you want to confirm your eligibility before submitting, please contact your library at zeitschriftenoa@ub.uni-koeln.de.
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.
4
Confirmation
If your eligibility is confirmed, the APC will be paid by your university upon acceptance.