Transformative agreements are contracts between academic institutions (such as universities or consortia) and publishers that aim to transition scholarly publishing from traditional subscription models to open access. These agreements are considered "transformative" because they facilitate a fundamental shift in how scholarly research is disseminated, making it more accessible to a wider audience without financial barriers.
Join the Open Access Movement: Researchers, faculty, and students at UFH are encouraged to leverage transformative agreements to enhance the visibility and impact of their research.
For more information please visit: Read and Publish Agreements and Open Access | SANLiC
UFH affiliated authors have unlimited open access publishing in the ACS hybrid journals. See a full title list.
More information on the ACS agreement:
All authors who publish with CUP will get a waiver for APCs on fully open access and hybrid open access titles. When you submit your article to CUP, request the waiver and the Library will get a notification. Once the Library approves the request, your waiver is applied. See a full title list.
More information on the CUP agreement:
UFH affiliated authors can publish their articles open access in hybrid titles without paying APCs. See a full title list.
More information on the Elsevier (ScienceDirect) agreement:
This agreement allows authors affiliated with participating institutions to publish open access in any of the RSC journals without paying article processing charges. See the full title list.
More information on the RSC agreement:
Allows eligible corresponding authors to publish an uncapped number of articles as open access in the offered hybrid titles within the current Premier collection, and a discount on APCs for SAGE's 150+ pure Gold Open Access journals. Visit SAGE's Open Access Portal for detailed information. See a full title list.
UFH affiliated authors can publish their articles open access in the hybrid titles without paying APCs. A list of eligible journals.
More information on the Springer agreement:
First come, first served basis for all SANLIC members. Free of article processing charges for select hybrid journals (see the full title list) and 10% discount on fully open access journals.
More information on the T&F agreement:
First come, first served basis for all SANLIC members. See a full title list.
More information on the Wiley agreement: