Open publishing in UMP 2026

 

A comprehensive list of all journals covered by open publishing programs available at UMP in 2026.

  • allows you to search for journal titles according to EBSCO subject categories,
  • the selected journal title should be verified in the programs described below, which contain lists of journals from individual publishers.

 

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: WBN/ICM – as of 15.07.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX]
"219 articles were accepted into the program. The program was resumed on June 16, 2026, with a pool of 468 articles for 2026. The program covers articles accepted for publication in 2026. Articles published in the subscription model in ACS hybrid journals in 2026 before the program launch can be converted to OA under the program ("retroactivation"). ACS has provided the ICM with a list of articles that meet the retroactivation criteria, and ICM will send the corresponding authors a proposal to convert these articles to OA by June 25. ICM is not entirely certain whether the ACS list is complete, therefore authors who would like to benefit from retroactivation but do not receive such a proposal by June 25 may contact the program coordinator at ICM at b.kleyny@icm.edu.pl. Retroactivation does not apply to OA articles published in hybrid or ACS OA journals in 2026. before launching the program at the authors' expense, as it is not possible to include these articles in the program and reimburse the authors.

Duration of the open publishing program (under the consortium license of scientific institutions):
From June 16, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program allows for exemption from the Article Processing Charge within the available pool of articles.

Pool of articles:
A pool of 468 articles for 2026.
The pool was assigned to the entire consortium and is not distributed among institutions.

Magazines included in the program:
92 journals published by ACS (2026 list), including 72 hybrid journals and 20 open access journals

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
ACS Consortium License Open Publishing Program

Contact:
Consortium coordinator: wbn@icm.edu.pl
Publisher: support@services.acs.org
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

Duration of the open publishing program (under the license of the Poznań University of Medical Sciences):
From February 3, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program provides exemption from the Article Processing Charge.

Pool of articles:
The number of articles in the program is unlimited.

Magazines included in the program:
Cambridge journals covered by the programme (2026 list) NOTE: the publisher has excluded six journals from the open publishing program, marked in the list in column C as: N/A and No OA

Types of items covered by the program:
Research article, Review article, Rapid communication, Brief report, Case report (check the description of types on the publisher's website)

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

Items eligible for the program:
Items whose acceptance date falls within the contract period.

License:
CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-SA, CC-BY-NC-ND (check the license description on the publisher's website)

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

Submitting an article to the program:

  • Corresponding authors who submit a paper for review should demonstrate their institutional affiliation, e.g. by providing their institutional identifier. ORCID, taking into account data about the place of work.
  • It is recommended to use an institutional email address to facilitate identification of the author's institution.
  • After the reviews and acceptance of the article by the journal's editorial team, the author will receive an e-mail with a link to the journal's website, which contains the forms necessary to prepare the license agreement.
  • An author who wants to publish an open access article should choose one of the two forms in the "Open Access Articles" section and select the Creative Commons license version. The choice of form depends on whether the copyright holder of the publication is the author(s) of the publication or his/her/their employer(s).
  • Once the author completes and submits the form, the article is submitted for publication approval under the program by the coordinator, and once the process is complete, the author will receive an email confirming that the article will be published in open access.

Additional materials and useful information:

Contact:
Program coordinator – Ebsco representative: Anna Abramowska, AAbramowska@ebsco.com
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: WBN/ICM – as of 15.07.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX]
"The program accepted 339 articles from a pool of 1084 articles. The open publishing program resumed on May 20, 2026, with a new pool of 1084 articles. Articles accepted for publication in 2026 after signing the agreement with Elsevier are eligible for the program, regardless of the date the article was submitted to the journal. The publisher does not provide for the retroactive activation of articles accepted for publication in 2026 before the program launch. Authors' affiliation with the Elsevier program is verified by local administrators at the institutions. Local administrators can be contacted at wbn@icm.edu.pl."

Duration of the open publishing program (under the national consortium license of scientific institutions):
From May 20, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program allows for exemption from the Article Processing Charge within the available pool of articles.

Pool of articles:
A pool of 1084 articles for 2026.
The pool was assigned to the entire national consortium and is not distributed among institutions.

Magazines included in the program:
Hybrid journals included in the program in 2026

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
Elsevier Open Publishing Program under the National License

Contact:
Consortium coordinator: wbn@icm.edu.pl
Publisher: support@elsevier.com
UMP Local Administrator (affiliation verification): Karolina Michalak karolinamichalak@ump.edu.pl
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: WBN/ICM – as of 01.07.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX]
"Five articles were published. The program launched on May 22nd with a pool of 20 vouchers for 2026. Articles published in the subscription model in LWW hybrid journals in 2026 before the program launch will then be eligible for conversion to the open access model under the program ("retreat"). Authors who publish open access articles in 2026 at their own expense before the program launch will not be eligible for reimbursement under the program."

Duration of the open publishing program (under the consortium license of scientific institutions):
From May 22, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program allows for exemption from the Article Processing Charge within the available pool of articles.

Pool of articles:
A pool of 20 articles for 2026.
The pool was assigned to the entire consortium and is not distributed among institutions.

Magazines included in the program:
LWW hybrid journals (list for 2026)

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
LWW Consortium Open Publishing Program

Contact:
Consortium coordinator: wbnoa@icm.edu.pl
Publisher – representative: Katarzyna Czerwińska, Katarzyna.Czerwinska@wolterskluwer.com
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: WBN/ICM – as of 09.03.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX]
"The 2026 program has been launched with an unlimited pool of articles. The publisher anticipates that articles published in the subscription model during the program suspension period may be converted to the open model ("retroactivation")."

Duration of the open publishing program (under the consortium license of scientific institutions):
From March 9, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program provides exemption from the Article Processing Charge.

Pool of articles:
The number of articles in the program is unlimited.

Magazines included in the program:
Oxford Hybrid Journals Covered by the Scheme (2026 List) Only hybrid journals marked “yes” in column C of the list are included in the open publishing program.
The OUP scheme does not cover Full Open Access journals, but corresponding authors from participating institutions can benefit from a 10% discount on the APC for these journals.

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
OUP Consortium Licence Open Publishing Program

Contact:
Consortium coordinator – EBSCO: Anna Abramowska and Małgorzata Rydz – kontakt@ebsco.com
Publisher: jnls.author.support@oup.com.
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: WBN/ICM – as of 13.01.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX] 
The program will continue without interruption in 2026 with a new pool of 10 articles. The program may be discontinued if the Ministry of Science and Higher Education does not award funding for the 2026 Science Advances license in the first quarter of 2026. In 2025, the program was launched on April 28, 2025 with a pool of 10 articles.”

Duration of the open publishing program (under the national consortium license of scientific institutions):
The program will continue without interruption in 2026 with a new pool of 10 articles. The program may be discontinued if the Ministry of Science and Higher Education does not award funding for the 2026 Science Advances license in the first quarter of 2026.
The program allows for exemption from the Article Processing Charge within the available pool of articles.

Pool of articles:
Pool of 10 articles for 2026
The pool was assigned to the entire national consortium and is not distributed among institutions.

Magazines covered by the program:
Science Advances

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
Science Advances Open Publishing Program under National License

Contact:
Consortium coordinator: wbn@icm.edu.pl
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: ICM/WBN – as of 15.07.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX]
"516 articles were accepted from a pool of 1381 for 2026. The open publishing program resumed on April 24, 2026, with a pool of 1381 articles for 2026. From this year, in the "Publishing and Rights" form, authors can choose a subscription publication model, but we still encourage authors to publish openly. The publisher does not provide for the possibility of retroactive articles; only articles accepted for publication after the program's launch can be included in the program. Authors' affiliation with the Springer program is verified exclusively by local administrators at the institutions. Local administrators can be contacted at wbn@icm.edu.pl."

Duration of the open publishing program (under the national consortium license of scientific institutions):
From April 24, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program allows for exemption from the Article Processing Charge within the available pool of articles.

Pool of articles:
A pool of 1381 articles for 2026.
The pool was assigned to the entire national consortium and is not distributed among institutions.

Magazines included in the program:
Springer journals covered by the program (2026 list)

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
Springer Open Publishing Program under the National License

Contact:
Consortium coordinator: wbn@icm.edu.pl
Publisher: oa.verification@springernature.com
UMP Local Administrator (affiliation verification): Karolina Michalak karolinamichalak@ump.edu.pl
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! [source: WBN/ICM – as of 05.08.2026/XNUMX/XNUMX] 
"155 articles were published. The program launched on May 13th with a pool of 178 vouchers for 2026. Authors who publish open access articles in 2026 at their own expense before the program launch will not be eligible for reimbursement under the program."

Duration of the open publishing program (under the consortium license of scientific institutions):
From May 13, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The program allows for exemption from the Article Processing Charge within the available pool of articles.

Pool of articles:
A pool of 178 articles for 2026.
The pool was assigned to the entire consortium and is not distributed among institutions.

Magazines included in the program:
T&F magazines covered by the program (2026 list)
The current list of Open Select journals can be generated at publisher's website, where the status “Open Select” and the publishers “Routlege” and “Taylor&Francis” should be marked

Author eligible for the program:
Corresponding author affiliated with the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

recommendations:
In the publication process, it is advisable for the author to provide a corresponding institutional e-mail address in the domain: @ump.edu.pl

A description of the article submission procedure and current information about the program are available on the WBN/ICM website:
T&F Consortium Open Publishing Program

Contact:
Consortium coordinator: wbn@icm.edu.pl
Publisher: apc@tandf.co.uk
UMP Main Library: ezasoby@ump.edu.pl

 

If it is not possible to publish an article under the above programs, we would like to inform you about the possibility of obtaining funding from:
author's parent unit
PUMS Colleges of Sciences
Vice-Rector for Science at PUMS
Doctoral School