Open access agreements for Japan

Find out if your institution has an open access agreement with Springer Nature

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), Springer Nature partners with institutions globally to provide flexible agreements that help cover OA publication costs (known as article processing charges, or APCs). These agreements allow authors from eligible institutions to publish OA in Springer Nature’s journals across BMC, Springer, Discover, Palgrave Macmillan and the Nature portfolio with financial support from their institution.

Depending on the terms of the agreement, your institution may offer:

  • Full APC coverage - 100% of the APC is paid by the institution
  • A percentage discount - e.g. 10% off the list price APC
  • Fixed price coverage - e.g. up to €1,000 paid by the institution

Here is a full list of institutions with consortia or individual agreements covering OA publishing fees

✓ Agreement covers up to 100% of the APC

% Agreement covers a partial amount of the APC

– Agreement does not currently cover the APC

Click the links below, or contact your librarian, to find out more about the terms and conditions of available funding.

Institutions are listed alphabetically:  A-H   I-K   M-O   R-T   U-Y

Institutions A – H

A – H

Institution NameSpringerNature PortfolioPalgrave MacmillanBMCDiscover
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A
Akita University–✓–––✓––
Amami Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Aoyama Gakuin University–✓–––✓––
Asahikawa Medical University–✓–––✓––
C
Chiba Institute of Technology–✓–––✓––
Chiba University–✓–––✓––
D
Dokkyo Medical University–✓–––✓––
F
Forest Research and Management Organization–✓–––✓––
Fukushima University–✓–––✓––
G
Gifu University–✓–––✓––
Goto Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
H
Hachinohe Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Hatsukaichi Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Hiroshima University–✓–––✓––
Hitotsubashi University–✓–––✓––
Hyogo Medical University–✓–––✓––
Hyogo Medical University Hospital–✓–––✓––
Institutions I – K

I – K

Institution NameSpringerNature PortfolioPalgrave MacmillanBMCDiscover
Fully
OA		HybridFully
OA		HybridFully
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I
Institute of Science Tokyo–✓–––✓––
International University of Health and Welfare–✓–––✓––
Iwate University–✓–––✓––
J
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology–✓–––✓––
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)–✓–––✓––
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency–✓–––✓––
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency Headquarters and Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center–✓–––✓––
Japan Institute for Health Security–✓–––✓––
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)–✓–––✓––
K
Kagoshima University–✓–––✓––
Kamisu Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Kamiura Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Kanazawa University–✓–––✓––
Kindai University–✓–––✓––
Kobe University–✓–––✓––
Kochi University–✓–––✓––
Kochi University of Technology–✓–––✓––
Kogakuin University–✓–––✓––
Kumamoto University–✓–––✓––
Kushiro Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University–✓–––✓––
Kyoto University–✓–––✓––
Kyushu Institute of Technology–✓–––✓––
Institutions M – O

M – O

Institution NameSpringerNature PortfolioPalgrave MacmillanBMCDiscover
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OA		HybridFully
OA		HybridFully
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Meiji University–✓–––✓––
Mie University–✓–––✓––
Minamiizu Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Miyako Field Station, Fisheries Technology Institute–✓–––✓––
Miyazu Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Momoshima Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Muroran Institute of Technology–✓–––✓––
N
Nagaoka University of Technology–✓–––✓––
Nagasaki Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Nagoya Institute of Technology–✓–––✓––
Nagoya University–✓–––✓––
Nanseii Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology–✓–––✓––
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry–✓–––✓––
National Defense Medical College–✓–––✓––
National Institute for Environmental Studies–✓–––✓––
National Institute for Materials Science–✓–––✓––
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology–✓–––✓––
Niigata Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Nikko Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
O
Ochanomizu University–✓–––✓––
Oita University–✓–––✓––
Okayama University–✓–––✓––
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)–✓–––✓––
Institutions R – T

R – T

Institution NameSpringerNature PortfolioPalgrave MacmillanBMCDiscover
Fully
OA		HybridFully
OA		HybridFully
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OA
R
RIKEN–✓–––✓––
Rikkyo University–✓–––✓––
Ritsumeikan University–✓–––✓––
S
Saitama Medical University–✓–––✓––
Saitama University–✓–––✓––
Sanyo-Onoda City University–✓–––✓––
Sapporo Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Shibushi Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Shiga University of Medical Science–✓–––✓––
Shimane University–✓–––✓––
Shinshu University–✓–––✓––
Shiogama Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Shizuoka University–✓–––✓––
SHOWA Medical University–✓–––✓––
T
Tamaki Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
The University of Electro-Communications–✓–––✓––
The University of Osaka–✓–––✓––
The University of Tokyo–✓–––✓––
Toho University%–––––%%
Tohoku Gakuin University–✓–––✓––
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University–✓–––✓––
Tohoku University–✓–––✓––
Tokai National Higher Education and Research System–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Isehara Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Kumamoto Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Sapporo Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Shibuya Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Shinagawa Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Shizuoka Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokai University Shonan Campus–✓–––✓––
Tokyo City University–✓–––✓––
Tokyo Denki University–✓–––✓––
Tokyo Medical University–✓–––✓––
Tokyo Metropolitan University–✓–––✓––
Tokyo University of Agriculture–✓–––✓––
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology–✓–––✓––
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology–✓–––✓––
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences–✓–––✓––
Tokyo University of Science–✓–––✓––
Tokyo Women's Medical University%✓–––✓%%
Toyohashi University of Technology–✓–––✓––
Institutions U – Y

U – Y

Institution NameSpringerNature PortfolioPalgrave MacmillanBMCDiscover
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OA
U
University of Fukui–✓–––✓––
University of Miyazaki–✓–––✓––
University of Tsukuba–✓–––✓––
University of Yamanashi–✓–––✓––
Utsunomiya University–✓–––✓––
W
Waseda University–✓–––✓––
Y
Yaeyama Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Yamagata University–✓–––✓––
Yokohama Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute–✓–––✓––
Yokohama National University–✓–––✓––