MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

Umeå University researchers can publish open access at a 10% discount in MDPI journals. Read more about the terms of our agreement with the publisher and what it means for you here.

Important information about publishing with MDPI

The publisher MDPI has been criticised in recent debate for inadequacies in the editorial process and peer review. The University Library recommends that anyone considering publishing with MDPI should critically review the journal in question.

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

Read more about the publishing process at the MDPI website:

MDPI Institutional Open Access Program

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.