Robert Koch Institute

OUP and the Robert Koch Institute have agreed a Read and Publish deal for 2023. Eligible authors can request use of this account to pay the Open Access charge when arranging payment in OUP’s online licensing and payment system.

How do I know if I am eligible?

To be eligible to publish Open Access and use funding from the Robert Koch Institute you must be:

• The corresponding author of the article

• Affiliated to the Robert Koch Institute. You must indicate this as your primary affiliation when submitting the article in order to be recognized as eligible

• Publishing a research, or review article

• Publishing in an hybrid or fully open access eligible hybrid or fully open access journal listed here

• If you are publishing your article in a Supplement, then you are not eligible to use Read and Publish funds to cover the open access charge.

• If you have any concerns about whether you are eligible for this Read and Publish agreement (e.g. if you have emeritus or visiting professor status), please contact your institution to confirm.

OUP will verify your eligibility before paying your Open Access charge.

I’m an eligible author, what do I need to do?

To request use of Open Access funds from the Robert Koch Institute please follow the steps outlined in this step-by-step guide.