Transformative agreements; migrating scholarly communication: Springer Nature

The Unisa Library signed an agreement with Springer Nature for open access publishing in Springer Nature journals in the period 2023 - 2025.

Journals included in the agreement 2025:

• Hybrid Springer titles on the SpringerLink platform 
• Palgrave journals
• Adis hybrid journals
• Academic Journals on Nature.com.

Journals excluded from this agreement 2025:

• Research journals on Nature.com are excluded from the agreement. 

Read more about the agreement on the SANLiC web page here: https://sanlic.ac.za/springer/

Extensive information, including title lists, is available on the dedicated Springer Nature web page for participating South African institutions: https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/oa-agreements/south-africa

An Author Guide with information on the submission process is available on the Springer Nature page: https://springernature.turtl.co/story/ta_authors/?pid=639ac17b8a4b1f185e404c95