Open access agreements for France

Find out if your institution has an open access agreement with Springer Nature

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), Springer Nature partners with institutions globally to provide flexible agreements that help cover OA publication costs (known as article processing charges, or APCs). These agreements allow authors from eligible institutions to publish in Springer Nature’s fully OA journals across BMC, Springer, Discover, Palgrave Macmillan and the Nature portfolio with financial support from their institution.

Depending on the terms of the agreement, your institution may offer:

  • Full APC coverage - 100% of the APC is paid by the institution
  • A percentage discount - e.g. 10% off the list price APC
  • Fixed price coverage - e.g. up to €1,000 paid by the institution

Here is a full list of institutions with consortia or individual agreements covering OA publishing fees

Click through the links below or contact your librarian to find out more about the terms and conditions of available funding.

Institutions are listed alphabetically:  C-M O-U

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BMCDiscoverNature Portfolio

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CEA Commissariat a l’energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

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Centrale Nantes

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

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CHRU de Brest

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CHRU de Tours

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CHU de Rennes Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

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CHU Martinique/ Guadeloupe/ Cayenne

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CHU Orléans

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CHU Saint-Étienne

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Cirad

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Cy Cergy Paris Université

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Ecole Centrale de Lyon

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Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile de Toulouse

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Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers

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ENPC

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ESPCI Paris

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GENES/ Ensai/ ENSAE

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Hospices Civils de Lyon

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INSA Rouen Normandie

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Insead 

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Institut Agro Dijon

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Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse

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Institut Pasteur

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ISAE-SUPAERO

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Le Mans Université

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Mines Paris

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Mnhn Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle

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OECD Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques

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Oniris VetAgroBio Nantes

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Télécom Paris

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Toulouse Business School EESC

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Université Bretagne Sud

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Université d´Angers

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Université d´Artois

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Université d´Orléans

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Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli

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Université de Haute Alsace

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Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

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Université de la Polynésie française

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Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard

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Université de Technologie de Compiègne

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Université de Toulon

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Université des Antilles

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Université Le Havre Normandie

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Université Lumière Lyon 2

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Université Nimes

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Université Paris Dauphine

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Université Paris-Est Créteil

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Université Paris-Saclay

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Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier

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University of Limoges

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