Open Access Publishing for TAU Researchers
updated: 03.04.2025
Tel Aviv University Libraries have signed agreements with leading publishers, which allow TAU researchers to publish open-access articles free of charge or with a significant discount.
What is Open Access publishing?
Academic research outputs published in the Open Access model in journals and books are available to the public worldwide, free of charge, in full text, and under copyright laws.
Advantages of publishing in Open Access
- Higher, wider, and more immediate exposure can contribute to an increase in citation indexes.
- Fulfilling open access requirements for research grants.
- Helps the dissemination of research products by removing the paywall.
- Contributes to a broader volume of global scientific knowledge.
Which publishers and journals are included in the Open Access agreements?
New at the Libraries! A search system that allows you to check which journals are included in the OA agreements*:
*The system is still being updated and does not yet include all the agreements.
Which publishers and journals are included in the Open Access agreements?
| Publisher’s Name | APC - Article Processing Charge | Journals Included in the Agreement | Library for Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science | 15% Discount | Science Advances | |
| American Institute of Physics (AIP) | No APC | Library of Exact Sciences & Engineering | |
| Association for Computing Machinery (ACM | No APC | Library of Exact Sciences & Engineering | |
| Brill | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Cambridge University Press | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | 60% Discount | Genes & Development; Genome Research; RNA; Learning & Memory; CSH Molecular Case Studies | Library of Life Sciences & Medicine |
| Elsevier - Hybrid | No APC | List of the publisher's hybrid OA journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Elsevier - Gold | 10% Discount | List of the publisher's Gold OA journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Institute of Physics (IOP) | No APC | Library of Exact Sciences & Engineering | |
| Karger | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | Library of Life Sciences & Medicine |
| Microbiology Society | No APC | In all the publisher's journals | Library of Life Sciences & Medicine |
| Open Library of Humanities | No APC | https://www.openlibhums.org/ | Sourasky Central Library |
| Oxford University Press - Hybrid | No APC | List of the publisher's hybrid OA journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Oxford University Press - Gold | 15% Discount | List of the publisher's Gold OA journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Portland Press | No APC | Biochemical Journal; Clinical Science; Neuronal Signaling; Bioscience Reports; Biochemical Society Transactions; Essays in Biochemistry; Emerging Topics in Life Sciences | Library of Life Sciences & Medicine |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | No APC | Library of Exact Sciences & Engineering | |
| Sage | 200£ | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Sage | 20% Discount | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Springer Nature | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Taylor and Francis | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| The Company of Biologists | No APC | Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology | Library of Life Sciences & Medicine |
| The European Respiratory Society (ERS) | No APC | European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Review, ERJ Open Research | Library of Life Sciences & Medicine |
| The Royal Society | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | |
| Wiley - Hybrid | No APC | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
| Wiley - Gold | 7% Discount | List of journals included in the agreement | All TAU Libraries* |
Further information about Open Access publishing and library contacts:
| Library | Contact Person | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourasky Central Library | Alla Ofenberg | allao@tauex.tau.ac.il | Publications - 03-6408448 Bibliometrics - 03-6408423 |
| Library for Social Science, Management & Education | Merav Aknin | oasoclib@tauex.tau.ac.il | 03-6409538 |
| Library of Life Sciences & Medicine | Marina Bialik | marinab@tauex.tau.ac.il | 03-6409196 |
| Library of Exact Sciences & Engineering | Svetlana Braynin | sveta@tauex.tau.ac.il | 03-6408049 |
| Law Library | Monica Berkovich | monicaberko@tauex.tau.ac.il | 03-6406173 |
