MDPI and Bibsam Renew National Agreement for Sweden
We are pleased to announce the renewal of our national partnership agreement with Sweden's Bibsam Consortium. Notably, 22 institutions are receiving partner benefits under MDPI's Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), including substantial discounts on article processing charges (APCs) for affiliated authors.
Leading institutions including the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linnaeus University, Linköping University, and Stockholm University will continue to be part of the agreement. This commitment reflects their shared dedication to advancing research excellence and fostering international collaboration. Most importantly, through their ongoing participation, partners of MDPI’s membership program help to drive groundbreaking innovations that address both local and global challenges.
By centrally funding APCs, institutions can receive additional discounts, offering crucial support to their researchers while simplifying the publication process. This approach helps reduce administrative burdens on researchers while fostering a streamlined route to publication.
The renewed agreement between MDPI and the Bibsam Consortium enhances researchers' ability to share their work on a global scale, advancing Sweden’s role in the open-access movement and solidifying the country's leadership in pioneering, impactful research.
With robust backing from national open science guidelines, Sweden's open-access landscape is rapidly advancing," says Becky Castellon, institutional partnerships manager at MDPI. "In fact, fewer than 15% of all Swedish research outputs were locked behind paywalls in 2023. We are passionate about the positive impact our ongoing partnership with the Bibsam Consortium will have on Swedish research, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements and a more inclusive, open scientific community. Through flexible solutions and tailored policies, we enable institutions to prioritize research, foster innovation, and enhance accessibility, driving the shift to full open access."
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About Bibsam
The Bibsam Consortium, established in 1996 and currently comprising 95 institutions, is coordinated by the National Library of Sweden. It negotiates license agreements for electronic information resources and publishing agreements on behalf of Swedish universities, university colleges, public agencies, and research institutes, playing a key role in advancing open access and sustainable scholarly publishing.
About MDPI
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI is one of the world's leading open access publishers with a current portfolio of more than 460 journals in all scientific disciplines. MDPI‘s goal is to advance open science worldwide through greater transparency, efficiency and collaboration. To date, more than 3.9 million researchers have published their results in MDPI journals. The editorial process is overseen by a large network of dedicated reviewers and editors and supported by more than 6600 MDPI employees. MDPI currently works with over 900 academic institutions and 190 scientific societies worldwide, which benefit from a wide range of MDPI services and products.