Open access agreements for The Netherlands 2024: information for authors

Welcome

Under the terms of BMJ’s open access agreement with the Amsterdam UMC and Erasmus Rotterdam University, corresponding authors* affiliated to these institutions are eligible to publish their research open access (with fees covered by the agreement) within a defined list of BMJ journals.

You will also find information here if your institution has additional open access agreement options with BMJ.

*Acting as the main contact with us after editorial acceptance.

What authors need to know

  • Articles eligible for funded publication: original research articles only (original articles reporting on primary research) in our Gold Open Access journals, including The BMJ; and medical case reports in BMJ Case Reports. In addition, Amsterdam UMC authors are entitled to publish original research articles in our hybrid journals.
  • You must be the corresponding author* of the article.
  • You must be affiliated with an eligible institution, at the time at which your article is accepted for publication.
  • Your institution’s OA Agreement with BMJ must be active, with sufficient funds, on submission of your paper.
  • You must clearly state your primary affiliation in the published manuscript.
  • You will need to verify your eligibility at submission using both your institution’s Ringgold ID and email domain. Find out more about Ringgold IDs and why they are important.
  • All open access articles will be published allowing reuse under a CC-BY licence.

*Acting as the main contact with us after editorial acceptance.

To find out if you are entitled to institutional funding, where your fees will be covered by the Agreement, please follow our simple steps below. If you’re ready to submit your paper you can do so straightaway by clicking on the relevant journal from the drop down menu in step 2.

Ready to publish? Next steps

1. Select your institution

2. How you can publish with fees covered by your institution


3. Ready to submit?

Authors

Ready to go? Then head straight to the journal’s drop down opposite. Any journal you select will have a clear “Submit” button on its home page.

Need a bit more help? You may find this guide useful when submitting your article:

Download OA at BMJ author guide

In addition, this video gives you an overview of publishing your article OA with us:

You may also find the accompanying infographic useful:

Download “How to publish your article open access with BMJ” infographic

Librarians
Learn how to access and use the RightsLink® institutional portal to manage your open access business.

Institutional Manual Approval CCC Guide

3. Ready to submit?

Authors

Ready to go? Then head straight to the journal’s drop down opposite. Any journal you select will have a clear “Submit” button on its home page.

Need a bit more help? You may find this guide useful when submitting your article:

Download OA at BMJ author guide

In addition, this video gives you an overview of publishing your article OA with us:

You may also find the accompanying infographic useful:

Download “How to publish your article open access with BMJ” infographic

Librarians
Learn how to access and use the RightsLink® institutional portal to manage your open access business.

Institutional Manual Approval CCC Guide