Springer & Discover (Springer Nature imprints)

2026 NOTICE: From 1 January 2026, open access journals in the SpringerOpen portfolio are eligible for full APC coverage under the expanded and uncapped Springer Nature Read and Publish agreement. Conditions and eligibility requirements apply. This APC discount arrangement will cease to apply from 1 January 2026.

Discount

15% discount on open access Article Processing Charges (APCs).

Status

Active (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

Agreement term

1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025.

Summary

University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 15% APC discount when publishing in any fully open access Springer or Discover journals from Springer Nature. Eligible titles are reflected in our spreadsheet of all journals with APC discounts.

Note that this agreement only covers open access titles from the Springer, Discover, and BMC (BioMed Central) imprints of Springer Nature. This discount does not extend to other imprints, such as the Nature portfolio.

Eligible authors

To be eligible, the article's corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide their University of Melbourne affiliation. This must be their first and primary affiliation in the Springer Nature publishing system and in the article itself.

Eligible article types

  • Original Paper: Standard article, generally presenting new results which may also be referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper or Research Paper.
  • Review Paper: Standard article, interpreting previously published results.
  • Brief Communication: Short article submitted for rapid publication that exhibits the same structure as a standard article.

How to use the discount

When possible, corresponding authors should use their unimelb email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au). This email address should be used in the publisher's submission platform and all correspondence. This allows for easy verification of affiliation.

Submitting from a computer with a University IP Address also helps verify affiliation. This can be done by using on-campus wi-fi or the University’s VPN.

Related agreement

We also have a Read and Publish agreement with Springer Nature. In 2025, this agreement covered a limited amount of open access publishing in hybrid journals from certain imprints, including Springer. Fully open access journals were out of scope of this R&P agreement.

Further information

SpringerOpen Institutional Membership information

This discount is due to the University's participation in an Open Access Supporter Agreement with Springer Nature. Springer and Discover are both imprints of Springer Nature.

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