Springer Nature

Agreement: between CRUI-CARE and Springer Nature.

Duration: from 2025 to 2029.

Benefit: full APC coverage (no cost for the authors).

Eligible journals: all hybrid journals published by Springer, Adis, Palgrave Macmillan, and all Nature Academic Journals. See the document below. The negotiation is still ongoing regarding the other hybrid Nature journals, and an update will be provided as soon as possible. Hybrid journals that become fully open access during the agreement period are included.

Additional information
Number of articles: limited. After reaching the limit, costs will be charged to authors, who, in the case of hybrid journals, may request to opt out of the open access model and publish under the subscription model.
Eligible articles: original papers, review papers.
Licence: CC BY.
Corresponding author: affiliated with the University of Brescia. It is recommended to use the institutional email address.