MDPI Signs Flat-Fee Publishing Agreement with Universidad Católica San Vicente Mártir de Valencia (UCV)
MDPI, the world’s leading scholarly open access publisher, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Universidad Católica San Vicente Mártir de Valencia (UCV) in Spain. Effective since 1 August 2024, this agreement introduces a flat fee that covers all publishing costs for UCV authors across MDPI journals for one year.
As part of this collaboration, UCV-affiliated corresponding authors will be able to publish their research in any MDPI journal at no cost to them. The editorial process will remain unchanged, consistent with that of all other submissions to MDPI journals. Authors can submit manuscripts as usual using their institutional email, and upon acceptance, the publishing costs will be handled through the Flat Fee workflow.
MDPI is proud to collaborate with UCV in furthering the university’s commitment to open access publishing. The new arrangement eliminates financial barriers for authors and supports meeting the requirements of open access mandates, including Plan S.
Milica Milutinovic, MDPI’s Institutional Partnerships Manager for Southern Europe, commented: "This new flat fee arrangement enables us to offer UCV’s researchers high-quality publishing services while providing predictable and reliable budget planning for the institution. We look forward to working closely with UCV to enhance the global visibility and impact of their research.
For more information about MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) or to explore how your institution can benefit from similar agreements, please contact our IOAP team at ioap@mdpi.com.
About UCV
The Universidad Católica San Vicente Mártir de Valencia (UCV) is a private, non-profit Catholic university located in Valencia, Spain's third-largest city. Established in 2003, UCV began its journey by offering vocational degrees such as Primary Education and Nursing. Guided by a strong commitment to service, the university fosters intellectual and personal growth, encouraging students to pursue curiosity, discover their potential, and lead meaningful lives.
About MDPI
A pioneer in scholarly, open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. MDPI is leading the transition to open science by making more research free and accessible to everyone. Over 3.7 million researchers have entrusted MDPI with publishing their scientific discoveries. MDPI’s editorial process is bolstered by a network of dedicated reviewers, a team of over 6000 diligent, well-trained staff members, and an in-house article submission platform that was designed to ensure efficient processes within its 440 fully open access titles.
About IOAP
Our Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) provides transparency to the MDPI submission process, access to a unique institutional dashboard environment, simplified workflows and invoicing for affiliated researchers and libraries. We aim to support academic institutions to abide by national and transnational OA mandates, whilst making it easy for authors to publish in fully compliant (CC-BY) Open Access journals.