| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Agreement ID | mdpi2026jisc |
| Agreement labeling | MDPI Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) 2026-2027 |
| Is the agreement document publicly available? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/10441/1/ mdpi-institutional-open-access-program-2026-2027.docx |
| Agreement period | 1/1/2026 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| COST | |
| How do the costs of the agreement relate to the previous agreement with the publisher? | Agreement costs within the range of the previous spending level |
| Describe how the cost model has changed from the previous agreement (e.g., move from subscription to R&P / from capped to uncapped / from single APC payments to flat fee, etc.) | N/A |
| PUBLISHING-RELATED TERMS | |
| Publication output
What is the approximate number of annual corresponding author publications from your institution/consortium with the publisher (in closed, hybrid and fully OA journals)? |
6000 |
| Is the agreement’s provision for OA publishing capped (e.g., limited to a specific number of articles per year) or uncapped? | Uncapped |
| Coverage
Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (i.e., journals in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement? |
Yes |
| Are APC-based full open access journals covered by the agreement? | Yes, the agreement only covers APC-based fully OA titles (publishing-only agreement) |
| Article types
Eligible article types |
Original research articles, Review articles, Case reports |
| Risk sharing
What risk-sharing mechanisms exist in cases of exceeding or not reaching the anticipated number of OA publications under the agreement? |
Not applicable as agreement does not require upfront payment |
| OA WORKFLOW | |
| Author workflow and verification
The date for articles’ eligibility is based on: |
Submission date |
| Describe the mechanisms used by the publisher for matching authors with an eligible institution: | Email domain verification, Author selection |
| How do consortia or institutions verify author eligibility and approve OA funding? | Via publisher’s dashboard or third-party platform (pre-publication) |
| Does the agreement include mechanisms to correct mistakenly approved, missed, or not approved publications (e.g., retrospective OA conversion of closed articles or refunding paid APCs)? | No |
| Does the publisher’s reporting on publications satisfy the needs of your institution (frequency, metadata fields, data quality, etc.)? | Yes |
| Comments on publisher reporting | Reports are available from dashboard, in addition publisher provides quarterly reports to Jisc in our preferred template |
| May authors be charged additional publication fees (such as page charges, article development charges, etc.)? | Not part of the negotiations/not discussed |
| Comments on additional publication fees | Not applicable |
| How would you assess the practical implementation of the agreement? | Ok |
| PUBLISHING LICENSES | |
| Author’s licenses
Open access license types included |
CC BY mandatory |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | |
| Please share your overall assessment of this agreement with the community. Were negotiation goals (such as open access, cost development, etc.) reached? Which elements would have to be adjusted in future agreements? | Discounted payment options offered through the agreement continue to provide value to Jisc members |
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