MDPI
Several Swedish research funders have come together to cover the costs of publishing with a range of fully open access publishers, including MDPI.
About the agreement
From January 1, 2026, MDPI is included among the publishers whose journals Swedish research funders have decided to cover for researchers. This allows unlimited open access publishing in MDPI journals and applies to all article types. All articles are published under a CC-BY license.
The corresponding author’s affiliation with Lund University must be indicated in the published article.
APC paid by research funding agencies
The Swedish research funding agencies Forte, Formas, Vinnova and The Swedish Research Council have jointly decided to finance the APC fee of publishers that hold only fully open access journals. MDPI is covered by this from Januari 1st 2026, which means that all researchers at Lund University can publish in MDPI journals without fees for author or organisation. Authors at Lund University do not need to do anything extra for the handling to work.
Find journals included in publishing agreements
Search and find journals included in current publishing agreements.
Workflow for authors
To make it easier for the publishers and research funding agencies to identify researchers from participating organisations, it is important to do the following:
- State your affiliation with Lund University in the article and, if possible, in the publisher’s manuscript submission system.
- Use your institutional e-mail address (ending with “lu.se” or “lth.se”) when submitting the manuscript.
Contact
For questions about the agreement or open access publishing, please contact:
publicera [at] lub [dot] lu [dot] se (publicera[at]lub[dot]lu[dot]se)