MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
Term of contract
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024
Benefits for members of the University of Duisburg-Essen
- Through UDE's membership in MDPI authors of UDE are granted a 10% discount on APCs
- Financing up to a maximum of €2000 via the University Library is possible. In this regard please refer to our funding conditions
- Note: We are currently observing MDPI with regard to the very fast processing times including reviews, intensive advertising measures and a rapid increase in special issues. You can find an evaluation and survey from the University Library Kassel here (de)
Requirements
- You are a member of the UDE and responsible for the payment of APCs as corresponding author
- UDE students can apply for article funding if a member of the supervising faculty supports or approves the publication of the paper. In these cases, funding is only granted upon application and is decided on a case-by-case basis
- The University of Duisburg-Essen or the University Hospital must be specified as the first affiliation
- The journal must be a "genuine open access journal" that is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals and that applies recognised, strict quality assurance procedures in the respective subject area. Articles in journals that have been removed from the DOAJ are no longer funded. E.g. ‘International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health’ and ‘Sustainability’
Content
Information about the author workflow
CC licences
- CC BY 4.0 is granted as a standard license
- Further information on the CC licenses can be found here
Who can help?
The Open Access team will be pleased to advise you on all aspects of Open Access:
openaccess.ub@uni-due.de