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Open Access Publishing Agreements

Springer Compact

This guide provides details of open access agreements with publishers facilitated by IReL (Irish Research eLibrary) which typically allow corresponding authors from eligible institutions to publish their articles open access immediately on publication.

Springer Compact

Agreement period
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027

OA quota: fixed OA article allocation each year. We project that this allocation will not meet all demand, so will be offered to articles on acceptance on a first-come-first-served basis until the year’s allocation is used up. 

  • 2025: 427 articles
  • 2026: 427 articles
  • 2027: 427 articles

Agreement details
The open access publishing agreement with Springer allows eligible corresponding authors in Maynooth University publish articles open access upon publication at no extra cost.

Eligible journals:

  

Eligible authors: 
At the time an article is accepted for publication, the corresponding author must be a current staff member or student of Maynooth University. 

 

Further information
•    Press release from Springer Compact
•    Springer Compact