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John Benjamins Publishing

Umeå University researchers can publish open access at no cost in John Benjamins Publishing. Read more about the terms of our agreement with the publisher for 2025 and what it means for you here.


The open access publishing fee (APC, article processing charge) has been pre-paid through an agreement between the library and John Benjamins Publishing. The agreement applies to open access publishing in hybrid and open access journals from John Benjamins Publishing. 

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.
  • You must use your university email ending with @umu.se in order to be identified as an Umeå University affiliated author.
  • The agreement applies to all article types.
  • The agreement applies to articles submitted to the publisher in 2024 or 2025 (“submitted date” during 2024-2025).
  • Your article will be published under a CC BY license.

How the publishing process works

At the “Open Access Agreements” step in the submission process, tick the “Eligible” option and enter “Umeå University” in the text box.

Read more about the publishing process on the Karger website:
Types of Open Access & Licenses, Copyright and Costs

Publish & Access – Transformative Agreements

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Latest update: 2025-05-22

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Open access publishing agreements

Publish open access free of charge thanks to publishing agreements.

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