List of Publishers | Qatar National Library

The Library has signed a number of agreements for open access publishing. These agreements allow the Library to directly pay article processing charges (APCs) for accepted open access articles by authors affiliated with Qatar-based, non-profit institutions. Agreements are divided into two pools of funding, each with its own criteria.

The Library may also cover APCs for journals not included in our publishing agreements. To apply for funding, please submit an application here.

Funding Pool A

Funding will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no limits on the number of articles per author, as these agreements are designed to cover all of Qatar’s research output.
The Library is considering a requirement that the first authors of papers also be affiliated with a Qatari institution. However, due to contractual limitations with publishers, we are unable to implement these changes at this time.
The Library will fund article types according to the details of the publishing agreements (e.g. original research article, review articles, etc); please refer to the ‘Instructions to Authors’ section of the table.
Authors may pre-book a funding request. Pre-booking is available for up to 20% of available tokens. Please note that pre-booked articles must be accepted by 31 October of that year.
Authors may only have one active pre-booking request for the agreements under this pool.
The corresponding author must have an account with Manara - Qatar Research Repository.

Publisher	Status of Agreement	Journals Included in Agreement	Instructions to Authors	How to apply for funding
Cambridge	Active	Information not available, please contact OA team.	Information not available, please contact OA team.	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher. Pre-booking is not available.
De Gruyter	Active	Click here to view the list of journals covered under this agreement.	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher. Pre-booking is not available.
Elsevier (Hybrid journals only)	Active	Click here to view the list of journals covered under this agreement.	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.
IEEE	Inactive	IEEE (IEEE Gold, Hybrid or IEEE Open Access)	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.
Springer Nature - Compact (Hybrid journals only)	Active	Click here to view the list of journals covered under this agreement.	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.
Wiley	Active	Click here for fully open access journals. Click here for subscription journals offering OnlineOpen an open access option .	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.

Funding Pool B

Each corresponding author is limited to one funded article per calendar year.
Both the first author and the corresponding author must be affiliated with a Qatari institution.
The Library will only fund original research articles.
Authors have the option to pre-book funding requests. Pre-booking is available for up to 80% of available tokens. Pre-booked articles must be accepted by 31 October, 2025.
The corresponding author must have an account with Manara - Qatar Research Repository.
The journal must be listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.
The Library will implement a cap on the expenditure for each publisher to ensure a fair distribution of funding opportunities.
Authors may only have one active pre-booking request for the agreements under this pool and application form requests.
The Library only supports CC BY 4.0 licenses for open access publications.

Funding requests through the application form will have the same funding criteria as Funding Pool B.

Publisher	Status of Agreement	Journals Included in Agreement	Instructions to Authors	How to apply for funding
Elsevier (Gold OA journals)	Inactive	Click here to view the list of journals covered under this agreement.	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.
Springer Nature - Open Access Agreement (Including Biomed Central)	Inactive	Click here to view the list of journals covered under this agreement.	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.
Springer Nature - Open Access Books	Active	Not Applicable	Click here	Follow instructions to authors to request funding when the article is accepted by the publisher or submit an application for a pre-booking request.