Bioscientifica

Umeå University researchers can publish open access at a 50 % discount in five Bioscientifica journals. Read more about the terms of our agreement with the publisher and what it means for you here.

A 50% discount on the open access publishing fee is available through an agreement between the library and Bioscientifica. The discount applies to Bioscientifica's 5-journal package.

Terms and conditions

You must be the corresponding author, i.e. the one handling communication with the publisher and journal.
Your Umeå University affiliation must be stated in the published article.
Use your university e-mail ending with @umu.se. The e-mail domain is often used to recognize your eligibility.
Your article will be published under a CC BY license.

How the publishing process works

Choose the open access option when you submit your manuscript in ScholarOne. Use the discount code that you receive upon acceptance when you request the invoice.

Journals included in the agreement:

More information and contact

Discounts for open access publishing fees

Publishing fees for a large number of journals are covered in full or in part by library agreements.

Open access discount search

Search for a specific journal to see if a discount is provided via the library’s agreements.

Please contact the library specialists in open access publishing with any questions.