Open access deal - MDPI
Karlstad University Library has signed an open access deal for 2026 with MDPI through the national Bibsam consortia. MDPI is an open access publisher based in Switzerland which publishes some 500 journals, mostly in the sciences but there are also some titles in the humanities and social sciences. The agreement, funded by The Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas, and Vinnova, offers KAU researchers open access publishing at no cost in any MDPI journal.
How does it work?
To benefit from the agreement you need to:
- Be the corresponding author for the article
Use your kau.se email as contact (IMPORTANT).
Articles accepted for publishing after 1 January 2026 are eligible within the agreement.