MDPI

Current information about this agreement

• Publisher website Read-and-Publish-Agreement

• 2026 - 2027

Requirements for eligibility

• «Corresponding author» is employed by the University of St.Gallen
• Article must have been written in connection with employment / research activity at the University of St.Gallen
• Use your institutional email address
• Upon submission: indicate affiliation with University of St.Gallen
• Persons without an employment contract with the University of St.Gallen are not eligible to participate in the Read-and-Publish Agreements

Eligible journals

• All journals of MDPI

Instructions

• See publisher website

Open Access License

• We recommend choosing a CC BY 4.0 license
• Find out more about Creative Commons licenses

Subsequent changes to OA status

• A subsequent change to the decision is not possible

• Authors receive a 20% discount on Article Processing Charges (APC)
• The remaining 80% of APC will be invoiced directly to the author
• The library does not cover any costs