Last-Modified: 27. 04. 2022.

Open access admin: Andrea Botka-Varga

Email: konyvtar.oa@bme.hu

Researchers from Budapest University of Technology and Economics are eligible to publish their papers open access with several publishers without paying APCs through the read and publish agreements of the Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme (EISZ). The free OA publishing option is available until the consortium reaches the quota of the agreements.

Details on the agreements as well as instructions for authors on OA publishing according to Hungarian consortium agreements are available on the website of EISZ.

The opportunity of APC-free open access publishing is available for corresponding authors from BUTE, according to the given publisher’s policy, after the submission or their articles are accepted. When you submit an article, you must name the corresponding author eligible for OA and his/her BUTE affiliation. You are recommended to use an email address ending in bme.hu. The eligibility of authors is automatically identified by the following indicators:

  • institutional email (.bme.hu)
  • affiliation with BUTE
  • submission from institutional IP range
  • ORCID

By publishing open access, authors can retain their copyrights. Accordingly, they should choose from the following Creative Commons licenses: CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND.

The terms and conditions of the agreements valid in 2022 will be constantly updated in parallel with the contracts with the publishers. From the conclusion of the contracts will ensure the OpenAccess publication of the articles, in the meantime we ask the patience of the research community. Until the prospectuses are renewed, the conditions for 2021 can be considered as applicable.

Akadémiai Kiadó (updated for 2022)

The agreement with the Akadémiai Kiadó covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

  • Affiliation of the corresponding author is from BUTE
  • The date of acceptance of the article is between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2023
  • Certain gold and hybrid journals are covered: list of journals
  • Original research papers and Review articles are eligible
  • The necessary statement for the submission: EISZ-AK Open Access statement
  • Eligible authors are identified by their email domain (.bme.hu) and their affiliation.
  • More details are available on the publisher's site

American Chemical Society (under update for 2022)

The agreement with the American Chemical Society (ACS) covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

  • Affiliation of the corresponding author is from BUTE
  • The date of acceptance of the article is between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021
  • Both hybrid and gold open access journals are covered
  • Research papers are eligible
  • Eligible authors are identified by their email domain (.bme.hu)
  • After the article is accepted, the author receives a confirmation by e-mail, which contains a link to the Copyright Clearance Center website. Here you can apply for open access publishing by choosing the “Seek funding from Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme” option. Guide
  • More details are available on the publisher’s site

Elsevier (updated for 2022)

The agreement with the Elsevier covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

  • Affiliation of the corresponding author is from BUTE. The correspondent author of the article is the author who submits the manuscript and performs all administrative tasks during the publication.
  • The date of acceptance of the article is between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2022.
  • Certain hybrid and gold open access journals are covered: list of journals
  • Scientific articles are supported.
  • Eligible authors are identified by the name of the institute, which can be chosen after the article has been accepted. Guide
  • More details are available on the publisher’s site

IEEE (updated for 2022)

The agreement with IEEE covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

Royal Society of Chemistry (updated for 2022)

The agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

  • Affiliation of the corresponding author is from BUTE
  • The date of acceptance of the article is between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2022
  • Only hybrid journals are covered
  • Research papers are eligible
  • Eligible authors are identified by their email domain (.bme.hu). Guide
  • More details are available on the publisher’s site

Springer Nature (updated for 2022)

The agreement with Springer Nature covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

Wiley publisher (updated for 2022)

The agreement with Wiley covers 100% of the open access publishing fee (APC) for BUTE researchers, according to the eligibility criteria below.

Consultation

We provide the opportunity of a personal consultation for researchers of the institution regarding the process of scientific publication and Open Access publishing.

Appointments can be booked in the following registration interface  by selecting Open Access publication within the Publication management service. You can participate in the consultations individually or in groups. In case of a group consultation, the registration of one person is sufficient. Please write the names of the other participants in the Comment field.

Registration

Location: BME OMIKK Library building, ground floor 5.
Date:

  • Monday 9:00 to 12:00
  • Wednesday 13:00 to 16:00