There are a few things to take into consideration when you are thinking about publishing an article. It is good to plan things such as finding a suitable journal, so familiarise yourself with the following instructions on article processing charges and potential discounts.
The Library does not recommend any specific journals, and you are free to choose where to publish. You can however take advantage of the Journal Guide tool, that lets you browse and check potential journals. For example, you can consider the choice of your journal based on your field of science. Some publishers are focused on specific disciplines, and some on the other hand are multidisciplinary. Do bear in mind that if you wish to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Library for free publishing, there are some criteria that must be met.
How to use the Journal Guide tool (video opens to the new window).
More information about assessing the reliability of publication channels.
More information about OA support funding.
You can find more information on the terms of article processing charges (plus potential discounts) and instructions on the FinELib and publisher websites. Familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions and guidance carefully! All criteria must be met so that the article can be made open access without fees.
Consider for example:
Important! Make sure you have funding for the rest of the article processing charge if you are publishing in a journal where the APC is not fully covered. You can confirm if all the criteria for OA support funding is met via Open Access support funding.
Publisher | Instructions and journal lists | Article processing charges (TAU, TAMK, Tays) | Agreement ends |
American Chemical Society (ACS) | Instructions and journal list on the publisher's website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2025 |
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2024 |
BioMed Central (Springer) | Instructions on the publisher's website |
15% discount on the journal's article processing charges |
31.12.2025 |
Cambridge University Press | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
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31.12.2025 |
Cogitatio Press | Instructions and journal list on the publisher's website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2025 |
Elsevier | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
Full (Gold) OA 15% discount on article processing charges. No article processing charges for hybrid publications. |
31.12.2025 |
Elsevier Cell Press | No article processing charges for hybrid journals | 31.12.2024 | |
Emerald | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
No article processing charges |
31.12.2024 |
Frontiers | Instructions on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges THE AGREEMENT WILL NOT CONTINUE IN 2025. | 31.12.2024 |
IEEE |
No article processing charges |
31.12.2025 | |
Institute of Physics (IOP) | Instructions on the publisher’s website | No article processing charges Eligible journals: lists A, B, C and D |
31.12.2025 |
John Benjamins | Instructions on the publisher’s website | No article processing charges in eligible journals | 31.12.2025 |
MDPI | Instructions on the publisher’s website |
10% discount on the journal’s article processing charges |
31.3.2025 |
Oxford University Press | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
Full (Gold) OA 15% discount on article processing charges. |
31.12.2025 |
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
No article processing charges |
31.12.2025 |
SAGE | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
Full (Gold) OA 20% discount on article processing charges. The library will pay the APC. No article processing charges for hybrid journals. |
31.12.2024 |
SCOAP3 | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2024 |
Science Advances journal | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | 15% discount on article processing charges |
01.12.2024 |
SpringerOpen (Springer) | Instructions on the publisher’s website |
15% discount on the journal’s article processing charges |
31.12.2025 |
Springer Compact | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website |
No article processing charges for hybrid journals |
31.12.2025 |
Springer Nature Research N.B.! The deal’s article quota has run out. |
Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2024 |
Taylor & Francis | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2026 |
Wiley | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges | 31.12.2026 |
Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott (LWW Total Access Collection) | Instructions and journal list on FinELib’s website | No article processing charges (limited number of free articles) | 31.12.2026 |
The ChronosHub service is a tool that helps researchers find publication channels where they can publish Open Access articles either completely without an article processing charge (APC), or with a discounted APC. The service is tailored to the needs of the Tampere Universities community.
ChronosHub is linked to two separate types of Open Access support:
How to use the Journal Guide tool (video opens to the new window).
ChronosHub's Journal Guide tool contains information on the terms and conditions of agreements between the Tampere Universities community and publishers, as well as discounts under the agreements. Information on the journal's JUFO category has also been included in the journal search.
The Journal Guide can also be used just to find publication channels in your own field of science outside the agreements. Most journals included in the Journal Guide are not part of the agreements.