[Update of 07-10-2026] Please be advised that the 2026 fund for open-access publications is exhausted.
Full information regarding the transformative agreements established by the Library System is available on the "Publishing in Open Access" page.
The University of Parma has joined the transformative agreement signed by CRUI with the publisher SAGE.
The agreement guarantees access to journals included in the University’s subscriptions and available on the Sage Journals platform. Furthermore, it offers corresponding authors formally affiliated with the University of Parma the opportunity to publish in open access—at no additional cost—in the hybrid journals included in the collections covered by the agreement (Premier, HSS, STM, and Proceedings IMEchE).
Further information regarding the terms of the agreement and publication procedures is available in the “SAGE” section of the “Publishing in Open Access” webpage.
[Update of 28/09/2026] The CRUI CARE team has announced that the 2026 funds for publishing free of charge in open access journals from the publisher Springer Nature are expected to run out around the second week of October.
Any further updates will be posted on the "Publishing in Open Access" page under the "Springer Nature" section.
[Update 09/21/2026]
CARE CRUI communicates that, in this transitional phase, pending the definitive signing of the agreement and the completion of the automation procedures by the IOP publisher, some authors may continue to receive automatic communications or payment requests relating to APC for articles published on ECS titles, already included by the publisher in the agreement from 2025, and on the new journals included in the 2026-2028 agreement. Such payment requests received for Open Access publications on ECS titles or on the new journals included in the new agreement must be ignored and, at the same time, promptly reported to the following address bibliot@unipr.it.
Any further updates will be published on the Publishing in Open Access page under "IOP - Institute of Physics".
The University of Parma has joined the transformative agreement signed by CRUI with the publisher CUP (Cambridge University Press).
The agreement guarantees access to the journals available on the Cambridge Core platform and provides corresponding authors formally affiliated with the University with the opportunity to publish in open access at no additional cost in the hybrid and gold OA journals of the Journal Full Collection.
Further information about the agreement is available on the "Publishing in Open Access" page under the heading "CUP - Cambridge University Press".
Please note that the publisher Wiley has organized a webinar in Italian on September 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM, designed to help researchers successfully navigate the publication process and maximize their chances of publishing in Wiley journals.
Webinar Details
Date: September 15, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Format: Online webinar
Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8102827207573850969
Language: Italian
Speaker: Raffaella Bossurgi – Editor-in-Chief – Neuroscience
What topics will be covered?
During this interactive session, the Italian-speaking Wiley editor will guide participants through the entire author journey, including:
The workshop is aimed at both early-career and experienced researchers who wish to gain a better understanding of the publication process and receive practical advice directly from a Wiley editor.
[Updated September 4, 2026] The CRUI CARE team has announced that the 2026 funding for free open access publishing in Wiley journals will likely run out by mid-October.
Any further updates will be posted on the Open Access Publishing page under "Wiley."
The University of Parma has joined the transformative agreement entered into by CRUI with the publisher Springer Nature.
The agreement provides access to Springer journals available on the Springer Link platform and to Nature and Nature Academics (or Academic Journals) on the Nature.com platform. Corresponding authors formally affiliated with the University also have the option of publishing open access at no additional cost in eligible Springer and Nature hybrid journals.
More information on the agreement is available on the Open Access Publishing page under "Springer Nature."
Users are informed that on Monday, June 1st, the University libraries will be closed, with the exception of the Veterinary Library, which will observe its regular opening hours.
On Tuesday, June 2nd, all libraries will remain closed for the Republic Day holiday.
Services will resume regularly from Wednesday, June 3rd.
The recording of the workshop "IEEE: publishing in open access with IEEE Xplore Digital Library," held on April 13, 2026, is available online.
You can review the meeting at the following link: https://ieee.webex.com/ieee/ldr.php?RCID=285f72084ad596c6ad6d2c280adc61f0
