What is Springer Nature? Springer Nature is scholarly publisher.

What does Springer Nature publish? Springer Nature publishes journals across the fields of the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts.

How does the UA-Springer Nature benefit authors? The article processing charge (APC) is covered 100% for a select list of journals, found on the Open Access for Lyrasis page. (Note that this agreement was negotiated through the library consortium Lyrasis.)

Which journals are covered? The list of eligible journals is found on the Open Access for Lyrasis page. Eligible publication types include: original paper; review paper; brief communications; continuing education.

Who is eligible? The primary corresponding author for the article must be affiliated with the University of Arkansas Fayetteville; they may be a faculty member, staff member, student, or postdoc. They should use their uark.edu email address.

Are there any requirements or restrictions? The authors must assign the article a Creative Commons license. The only acceptable license is CC-BY. For more information about Creative Commons licenses, visit the Creative Commons Licenses Library Guide.

How can an author apply? The author should follow the instructions provided on the Open Access for Lyrasis page.

Additional tips: The primary corresponding author should be the person who submits the article through Springer Nature system; they should use their uark.edu email address.

For additional information, please visit the Open Access for Lyrasis page.