Membership Plans
Scientific Literature membership and publishing-support options for researchers, institutions, research groups, and organizations.
Flexible Publishing Support for Researchers and Institutions
Membership plans can provide structured access to publishing support, journal engagement, institutional collaboration, and eligible publication benefits where offered by participating Scientific Literature journals.
About Membership
Scientific Literature membership is intended to support researchers, laboratories, institutions, and scholarly organizations that engage regularly with publishing activities. Benefits may vary by plan, journal, discipline, region, agreement, and current availability.
Membership Options
| Plan | Designed For | Typical Features |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | Individual researchers and regular authors | Publishing support, account-level benefits, and eligible discounts or services where offered. |
| Research Group | Laboratories, departments, and collaborative teams | Shared publishing support for eligible members and coordinated account assistance. |
| Institutional | Universities, hospitals, institutes, and research organizations | Organization-level publishing arrangements, account support, usage reporting, and eligible publication benefits. |
| Partner / Society | Scientific societies and scholarly organizations | Custom collaboration, journal or Special Issue support, and publishing arrangements subject to agreement. |
Possible Membership Benefits
Eligibility and Conditions
Membership terms should be confirmed in writing before purchase or activation. Plans may apply only to specified journals, authors, institutions, periods, or article types. Unused benefits, transferability, renewals, cancellations, taxes, and refund conditions should follow the applicable membership agreement.
Editorial Independence
Membership status must remain separate from editorial evaluation. Editors and reviewers should not be influenced by an author's membership status, institutional agreement, payment arrangement, or commercial relationship.
Request a Membership Proposal
Institutions or research groups interested in a customized arrangement should provide the organization name, estimated number of authors, primary research disciplines, expected publication activity, preferred journals, and a contact person.