Open access agreement for authors at eligible Portuguese institutions
Your institution wants you to publish open access
Wiley and Biblioteca do Conhecimento Online (b-on) have an agreement which allows eligible authors to publish open access in hybrid journals without paying an article publication charge (APC). The cost of publishing is covered under the terms of the agreement. Corresponding authors affiliated with participating b-on institutions may publish open access in any hybrid journal, at no charge. By choosing to publish open access, the published article is immediately and freely available for all to read, download and share. Your institution wants you to make your article open access.
Publishing open access:
- Complies with institution or funder mandates
- Allows you to retain copyright through a CC BY license
- Enables automatic deposit in PMC (when appropriate)
Read more about the advantages of publishing open access here.
Check your eligibility:
- You must be the responsible corresponding authorThe responsible corresponding author is the author who manages the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process - from submission through publication. This author has the authority to act on behalf of all the co-authors and will also be the contact for inquiries after publication. affiliated with an eligible institution at the point of acceptance (if you are no longer affiliated with an eligible institution at the point of acceptance of your paper, you do not qualify)
- You must publish open access in a hybrid journal
- Your manuscript must have been accepted for publication on or after 11 August 2025
- Your article must be primary research or a review article. Other article types e.g. letters, editorials etc. are excluded
- This agreement cannot be used to cover additional charges (e.g. cover, color, and page charges), which individual journals administer separately
- Fully open access journals are not covered by the agreement
Follow our step-by-step guide and publish open access today
