MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

Umeå University researchers can publish open access at a 20% discount in MDPI journals. Read more about the terms of our agreement with the publisher and what it means for you here.

A 20% discount on the open access publishing fee is available through an agreement between the library and MDPI. The discount applies to all MDPI journals.

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.
You must notify the journal of your affiliation with Umeå University at submission and inform them that the university has an MDPI membership.

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.