Open Access logo resembling an open combination lock, orange in colorUSC Upstate faculty who want to publish in Springer Nature hybrid journals under the principles of Open Access to research literature do not have to pay fees to do so. These Open Access fees will be covered thanks to an agreement made between Springer Nature and the Carolina Consortium (CC).

The USC Upstate Library is a member of the Carolina Consortium (CC), which is primarily composed of academic libraries in North and South Carolina. The library’s membership qualifies USC Upstate faculty to participate in this agreement. USC Upstate faculty must be corresponding authors affiliated with the university and must use their USC Upstate email address to be eligible.

This agreement will continue through December 31, 2026.

Read more about the CC/Springer Nature agreement by following this link.

Questions? Please contact Springer Nature at this email address.

To learn more about the principles of Open Access to research literature, please follow this link to an article by Peter Suber, Senior Researcher at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

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