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BMC / SpringerOpen
A membership discount (15% off) is available on the journals article-processing charges (APCs) in BioMed Central and SpringerOpen journals for the TMU current research staffs and students until December 31, 2025.
Eligible User
Current TMU research staffs and students
Publishing Discounts
15% discount on the journals article-processing charges (APCs)
To apply for the discount...
- The TMU user must be the corresponding author who submits the manuscript and other documentation to the journal and is the primary contact between the journal and the co-authors.
- Please make the author information list clear with the intact unit names.
(refer to Author’s Position Writing Principles from Office of Research and Development)
- During the Submit process
- Submit within TMU campus...
If you submit your manuscript within TMU campus, the membership discount will be automatically applied.
- Submit manuscript using an unregistered IP address...
- Please select the option “I believe that I am covered by an institutional membership arrangement” on the APC agreement page
- Select "Taipei Medical University" from the drop-down list. SpringerOpen/BioMed Central Support Team will then handle your discount request before sending instructions on how to complete your submission.
- In order to confirm whether you've been included in the membership account or not, please notify TMU Librarian as soon as possible if you submit off-campus.
Guidelines for submitting articles on old and new platforms
- Old Platform:
Membership is confirmed at the submission stage
- Journals on the old platform will be transferred to the new platform gradually, with an undecided schedule.
- Use your TMU email within the TMU campus when submitting your articles, select “I believe that I am covered by an institutional membership arrangement and wish to request institutional payment or discount (as applicable)” during the submission stage. This will automatically recognize you as an institutional member and entitle you to an 85% discount on APC.
- During the journal's transition to a new platform, your institution's name may not appear in the drop-down menu. If you can't find your institution's name, select "I accept responsibility for paying the £___/ US$___/€___ processing charge on this article".
- For guidance on the submission process on the old platform, please refer to the submission process video.
- New Platform:
Membership is confirmed after the article is accepted
- Once your article is accepted, the system will send an email to the corresponding author to confirm their eligibility for the BMC submission offer. The system will verify the author's identity through one of the following three methods:
- Selected institution: Click on the email link and select “Taipei Medical University” from the list of institutions.
- Email Domain: Use your TMU email when submitting your articles.
- IP Domain: Click on the email link within the TMU campus.
- For guidance on the submission process on the new platform, please refer to the submission process PowerPoint.
FAQ
Related Document: About submission to BMC/SpringerOpen 
Related Link: BioMed Central(BMC) Journal List, SpringerOpen Journal List
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ACS
Eligible User
Current TMU research staffs and students
Agreement Content
- The library joined the ACS publishing agreement in 2022.
- From 2024 to 2026, the corresponding authors of TMU can now choose Open Access in any ACS journal free of charge to you if your article is accepted (with total limited number of articles).
To apply for the discount...
- Current TMU research staffs and students are the corresponding authors of the manuscript.
- Please use the TMU email (OO@tmu.edu.tw) and ensure that the author’s information list is clear with the unit names intact.
- Upon the article is accepted, you can apply for institutional funding to publish the work in an Open Access.
Please note
- When completing your submission details, please ensure you select the correct options on certain pages. Refer to the submission platform's guidelines to avoid missing discounts.
- If the author has already paid the APC, it cannot be reimbursed through this program at a later time.
- The number of eligible articles is calculated on a total basis for the three years (2024-2026) and is shared across all participating institutions in Taiwan.
- The library is unable to track the remaining available quota.
Related Link: List of ACS Journals, Writing Principles of Submission Unit
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ScienceDirect
Eligible User
‣ Current TMU research staffs and students
Agreement Content
- Elsevier and the CONCERT Consortium have established an agreement to support authors in Taiwan who wish to publish open access.
- Eligible corresponding authors (10% off) is available on the journal article-processing charges (APCs) in ScienceDirect for the TMU current research staff and students until 31 December 2025.
To apply for the discount...
- Current TMU research staffs and students are the corresponding authors of the manuscript.
*The corresponding author is the author who submits the manuscript and other documentation to the journal and is the primary contact between the journal and the co-authors.
- Please use the TMU email and ensure that the author’s information list is clear with the unit names intact.
- Refer to “Writing Principles of Submission Unit" from Office of Research and Development.
Please note
- If you are not sure which journal is right for your work, then first match your abstract to relevant Elsevier journals using JournalFinder.
- Who is the corresponding author?
- The corresponding author is the author who submits the manuscript and other documentation to the journal and is the primary contact between the journal and the co-authors. Importantly, the corresponding author’s affiliation will be used to determine eligibility for the publishing agreement.
- There can only be one corresponding author.
- The affiliations of other co-authors are not relevant for agreement eligibility.
[Reference]
Related Link: List of the journals with discount, Guide for Author Journey , Journal APC of SDOL , Writing Principles of Submission Unit
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IOP
Eligible User
‣ Current TMU research staffs and students
Agreement Content
- The library has joined the IOP publishing agreement in 2025.
- From 2025 to 2027, eligible corresponding authors will benefit from a waiver of the Article Processing Charge (APC) for submissions.
To apply for the discount...
- Current TMU research staffs and students are the corresponding authors of the manuscript.
*The corresponding author is the author who submits the manuscript and other documentation to the journal and is the primary contact between the journal and the co-authors.
- Please use the TMU email and ensure that the author’s information list is clear with the unit names intact.
- An “Eligible Article” is an article which:
- is a manuscript of the type paper, special issue paper, review and/or letter (intended to cover all original research and review type content);
- for the journal 'Reports on Progress in Physics', only original research papers can qualify as eligible articles.
Please note
- Please make sure to use the IOPP Journal Finder to check if the journal you're interested in submitting to is eligible for the discount program.
- Where any charges are payable for publication of the Eligible Article in addition to the APC, including, but not limited to, page charges, these remain payable by the Corresponding Author;
Q & A
- Who is the corresponding author?
- The corresponding author is the author who submits the manuscript and isresponsible for communicating with the journal during the submission, peer review,and publication process.
- There can only be one corresponding author.
- What date do you use to decide eligibility?
Eligibility is assessed using the acceptance date of the article.
- Is there a grace period for authors who paid an APC just before the transformativeagreement was signed?
For an article to be included in the transformative agreement, the acceptance datemust be within the license term (2025/1/01-2027/12/31).
- Which journals are eligible for the submission discount program?
Please use the IOPP Journal Finder and select the institution "Taipei Medical University" to check which journals offer the discount.
Related Document: A Guide to Submitting
Related Link: IOPP Journal Finder , Writing Principles of Submission Unit
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