Open Access Contracts


The University of Pécs has several Read & Publish contracts with international publishers, both through the Hungarian Electronic Information Service National Programme (EISZ) consortium and through individual agreements. These contracts allow university citizens to access the publisher's subscription content, such as journals (read), while also ensuring that our researchers and faculty can publish in the publisher's open access journals for free (publish).

The APC costs of open access articles by PTE authors are covered by the contract, under the conditions set out below. The open access agreements do not cover costs other than the article processing charge (APC).

The conditions of the grant are:

The University Library and Knowledge Centre will support Open Access articles for publication provided that the following conditions are met:

  • - The corresponding author of the publication must be an employee or a student of the University of Pécs (hereinafter: UP). The employee status is verified by the employee database.
  • - Corresponding authors must provide UP institutional affiliation when submitting their manuscript.
  • - The author submitting the application must have a UP institutional assignment in the Hungarian Science Bibliography (hereinafter MTMT).

Eligibility of authors for institutional support is checked by publishers using the following (automated) methods:

  • - identification of the institutional e-mail address (.pte.hu)
  • - identification of institutional affiliation
  • - institutional IP domain identification
  • - Ringgold ID

Important information:

Authors are only exempt from paying APCs, and do not cover other publication fees such as page charges, colour printing charges, submission fees, or other publication or editorial charges.

If an author chooses an article type or a journal from a contracted publisher that is not included in the contract, then as long as the article meets the UQA-UP Open Access Fund criteria, it is eligible for funding from the Fund.

If the quota set by a given publishing contract is exhausted, the articles for which the chosen journal and the article in question match the conditions of the UQA-UP Open Access Fund, are eligible for support from the Fund.

List of publishers under contract with PTE




Period covered

January 2024 - December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

         •         Affiliation - by name of institution

         •         Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending

Types of journals covered

hybrid and open access

Accepted article types

        •      Original research papers

        •      Review article

        •      Book review

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Authors Instructions and Manuscript Submission guides.

The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher does not accept artificial intelligence as an author; the use of AI requires human supervision in all cases, and in the case of works with multiple authors, all authors must be aware of the use of the technology.

The publisher stipulates that the use of generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies is not permitted for content creation, except for content formatting (e.g., correcting grammatical errors, checking linguistic correctness, eliminating word repetitions).

Further information can be found in the publisher's documentation (in Hungarian).



Dear Enquirers!

An agreement between the American Chemical Society and the EISZ consortium is currently being finalized. If you would like to publish Open Access in ACS journals, please notify our colleagues at oapublishing@lib.pte.hu.

Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

List of journals is available on the publisher's website.

Identification of authors 

         •         Affiliation - by name of institution

         •         Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

         •         RingGold ID - paired with the affiliation you specify

Types of journals covered

hybrid and open access

Accepted article types

Original research papers

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information available on the publisher's website.

Guides

For a description of how to apply, see the EISZ consortium  page.
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher permits the use of AI tools, but expects authors to describe their use in detail in the manuscript, such as in the Acknowledgements or Methods section.

AI cannot be considered a co-author, as it cannot take responsibility for the finished work. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of AI-generated content.

Furthermore, when using AI-generated images, authors must ensure that the tools used are licensed for commercial use and that the content created does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties.

For more information, please visit the publisher's website.



Dear Enquirers!

An agreement between British Medical Journals and the EISZ consortium is currently being finalized. If you would like to publish Open Access in BMJ journals, please notify our colleagues at oapublishing@lib.pte.hu.

Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

         •         Affiliation - by name of institution

         •         Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending

         •         RingGold ID - paired with the affiliation you specify

Types of journals covered

Hybrid and Gold Open Access

Accepted article types

Download the list of accepted article types.

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC

Publisher information

Information available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Author's guide to publishing on the publisher's website. Author's guide to article submission on the publisher's website.
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher allows the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as large language models (LLMs), in the preparation of manuscripts, but their use must be fully and transparently documented. The use of AI must be indicated in the "contributors" section of the manuscript, and if it was used in the research, it must also be described in detail in the methodology section, including the name of the technology used, the purpose and method of use.

The publisher does not consider AI to be an author; human authors are solely responsible for all content, including parts generated or influenced by AI.

The publisher reserves the right to use screening tools to identify AI-generated content for pre- or post-publication review.

For further details and the latest guidelines, please visitthe BMJ's official page on AI usage guidelines.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

·         Affiliation - by name of institution

·         Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending

·         RingGold ID - paired with the affiliation you specify

Types of journals covered

Hybrid and Gold Open Access

Accepted article types

·         Research Article

·         Review

·         Case Report

·         Brief Report

·         Rapid Communications

·         Description of the different types of articles on the publisher's  website.

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-SA and CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information available on the publisher's website.

Guides

For a description of how to apply, visit the publisher's website  (in English).
The publisher's AI guidelines

Cambridge University Press allows the use of AI in the writing of academic articles, but this must be clearly indicated and described in detail in the manuscript.

AI cannot be an author, as it cannot take responsibility for the content. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy and originality of their work, as well as for any errors resulting from the use of AI.

The use of AI must not violate plagiarism rules: all ideas, data, or text taken from other sources must be properly cited.

For more information, visit the publisher's website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

·         Affiliation - by name of institution

·         Unique identification - based on the author's email address ending

Types of journals covered

hybrid

Accepted article types

·         Original Article, Original Research, Original Paper

·         Review Paper

·         Brief Communication

·         Continuing Education

·         Case Reports

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Application guide on the EISZ consortium page.
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher does not accept articles generated by artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning tools, as these tools cannot take responsibility for the submitted work and therefore cannot be considered authors.

If an author uses such tools or technologies as part of the research design or methodology, their use must be clearly described in the "Acknowledgments" section.

For more information, please visit the publisher's website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

·        Affiliation - by name of institution

·        Affiliation - to be selected from a list when submitting an article

Types of journals covered

Hybrid and Gold OA

Accepted article types

·        Case reports

·        Data in Briefs

·        Full-length articles

·        Micro-articles

·        Original software publication

·        Practice guidelines

·        Protocols

·        Review articles

·        Replication studies

·        Short communications

·        Short surveys

·        Video articles

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Elsevier Journal Finder - journal selection help

Guides

Application guide on the EISZ consortium website (in English).

Application guide on the publisher's website (in English).
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher's position is that the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based tools is permitted in scientific writing, but only for the purpose of improving the language and style of the text.

AI cannot replace the authors' scientific thinking, conclusions, or professional findings. Authors must always supervise AI-generated content and review it thoroughly, as AI can produce incorrect or biased information.

The use of AI must be publicly disclosed in the manuscript, and AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author.

For more information, please visit the publisher's website.





Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

·        RingGold ID

·        Affiliation - by name of institution

·        Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

Types of journals covered

hybrid and gold open access

Accepted article types

Original research papers

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Download the application form (in English).
The publisher's AI guidelines

According to the publisher's guidelines, authors may not use generative artificial intelligence (e.g., ChatGPT) to create the content of their manuscripts, including abstracts, literature reviews, generation of results, or in-text reporting of statistics. Such tools cannot be considered co-authors, as they cannot take responsibility for the integrity and validity of the research.

The use of generative AI is permitted for linguistic and stylistic corrections, similar to spell checkers, provided that the authors take full responsibility for the final text. If AI is used in the preparation or modification of any part of the manuscript, this must be clearly indicated in the "Methods" or "Acknowledgments" section, naming the tool and its version, and referencing the sources used by the AI.

Submitting and publishing images generated by AI is not permitted. Furthermore, sharing or evaluating manuscripts or reviews using generative AI tools violates confidentiality and is not permitted.

For more information, please visit the publisher's website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

Individual agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

·  RingGold ID

·  Affiliation - by name of institution

·   Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

Types of journals covered

hybrid and gold open access

Accepted article types

Original research papers

Optional licences

CC-BY-NC

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

The application procedure is described on the publisher's  website.
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher permits the use of AI tools, but authors must indicate their use in the "Methods" or "Acknowledgments" section of the manuscript.

AI cannot be considered a co-author, as it cannot take responsibility for the published content. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of content generated by AI. The manuscript should detail how the accuracy of AI-generated content was verified, and it is recommended that the original input instructions and outputs be included as an appendix.

The publisher does not permit the sharing or upload of manuscript content to public AI models during the review process.

For more information, please visit the publisher's website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

 · RingGold ID

 · Affiliation - by name of institution

 · Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

Types of journals covered

hybrid and gold open access

Accepted article types

Original research papers

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Description of the application procedure on the EISZ consortium website
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher does not have publisher-level guidelines; recommendations for individual journals can be checked on a case-by-case basis.

List of journals: https://lww.com/pages/journals.aspx 




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of optional journals.

Identification of authors

Unique identifier – based on the ending of the author's email address

Types of journals covered

hybrid

Accepted article types

·        Research Article

·        Review Article

·        Case Report

·        Brief Report

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Description of the application process
The publisher's AI guidelines

According to the publisher's guidelines, AI cannot be considered an author. The authors of the manuscript are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, including the parts generated by AI. Any use of AI tools—whether for writing, data collection, analysis, or creating graphic elements—must be approved in advance by OUP and properly acknowledged in the manuscript, for example in footnotes or comments.

The publisher expects authors not to upload manuscripts or parts thereof into generative AI applications, as these tools may retain and use the information entered, which could lead to copyright infringement.

For more details and the latest guidelines, please visit theofficial OUP website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of optional journals.

Identification of authors

·         Affiliation - by name of institution

·         Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

·         Ringgold ID

Types of journals covered

hybrid

Accepted article types

·         Original Research Papers

·         Review Papers

·         Brief Communications

·         Short Reports

·         Case Reports

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Watch a video on how to apply.
The publisher's AI guidelines

The publisher recognizes the value of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in supporting research and writing. Assistive AI tools that improve language, grammar, or structure do not require separate notification. However, the use of generative AI tools that create content, references, or images must be indicated when submitting a manuscript.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy, validity, and appropriateness of AI-generated content and should check for any errors, biases, or plagiarism. AI tools cannot be listed as co-authors, as they are not capable of conducting independent research or taking responsibility for the published work.

For more information and detailed guidance, visit Sage'sofficial AI policy page.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of optional hybrid journals.

Download a list of optional open access journals.

Identification of authors

  ·  Affiliation - by name of institution

  ·  Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

  ·  IP address

Types of journals covered

hybrid and open access

Accepted article types

  · Original Article, Original Research, Original Paper and Research Paper

  · Review Article

  · Brief Communication

  · Continuing Education

Optional licences

CC-BY or CC-BY-NC

Publisher information

Information available on the publisher's website.

Guides

A description of the process for publishing in hybrid journals is available on the EISZ consortium’s website.  

A description of the process of publishing in open access journals is available on the EISZ consortium website.
The publisher's AI guidelines

According to the publisher's guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI tools such as ChatGPT cannot be considered authors, as they cannot take responsibility for the published content. If such tools are used by authors in the preparation of a manuscript, this must be properly documented in the methodology section or in another appropriate place.

The publisher does not allow the publication of images created by generative AI, except in a few well-defined cases, such as when they are derived from a reliable source or when they appear in articles about AI science. These cases will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all AI-generated images must be clearly labeled.

For more information, visit the publisher's website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of journals.

Identification of authors

  ·  Affiliation - by name of institution

  · Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address

  ·  Ringgold ID

Types of journals covered

hybrid

Accepted article types

 · Original Papers

 · Review Papers

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC BY-NC or CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

Download the publication guide.
The publisher's AI guidelines

Taylor & Francis permits the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of scientific publications, for example for idea generation, linguistic refinement, or coding assistance.

However, AI cannot be considered an author, and human authors are solely responsible for all content.

The use of AI must be clearly indicated in the manuscript (e.g., in the Methods or Acknowledgments section), specifying the tool, its version, how it was used, and its purpose.

The use of AI to create or manipulate new research data, images, or figures, or to replace author responsibility, is prohibited.

For more information,please visit the publisher's website.




Period covered

January 2026 – December 2026

Type of agreement

EISZ consortium agreement

List of journals covered

Download the list of hybrid journals.

Download a list of open access journals.

Identification of authors

 · Affiliation - by name of institution

 ·  Unique identification - based on the ending of the author's email address.

 · IP address

Types of journals covered

hybrid and open access

Accepted article types

 · Case Study

 · Commentary

 · Data Article

 · Education

 · Lecture

 · Method and Protocol

 · Perspective

 · Practice and Policy

 · Rapid Publication

 · Research Article

 · Review Article

 · Short Communication

 · Technical note

Optional licences

CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND or CC-BY-NC-ND

Publisher information

Information is available on the publisher's website.

Guides

A guide to publishing in hybrid journals is available on the publisher's leaflet.

A guide to publishing in fully open access journals is available on the publisher's leaflet.
The publisher's AI guidelines

According to the publisher's guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the use of AI tools is permitted during the preparation of manuscripts, but human supervision and responsibility are essential. Authors must fully verify the accuracy of AI-generated content, ensure its originality and consistency with their own professional knowledge, and provide a detailed statement on the use of AI tools when submitting their manuscripts.

AI tools cannot be considered authors, as they are not capable of conducting independent research or taking responsibility for published work.

For more information and detailed guidance, visit Wiley'sofficial AI policy page.