Dear Authors,

We kindly inform you that within the framework of the Springer Nature Open Access agreement, the quota that can be used in hybrid journals available in the EISZ consortium in the year 2024 has been depleted.

In the case of publications submitted into one of the eligible hybrid journals, after 6 December, 2024 and still accepted in 2024, only those published in the SJR Q1-classified journal will receive OA support. (Of course, papers submitted before 6 December 2024 that meet the usual conditions will remain supported).

In the case of publications accepted between the exhaustion of the quota and 31 December 2024, in contrast to the usual process, the corresponding author (or administrative author) receives a notification from the publisher regarding the exhaustion of the quota when the article is accepted, offering, that:
- they can publish the article in subscription model
- they can withdraw the publication and submit it to another journal
- they finance it from other sources.

In such a case, please contact our OA administrator (Ferenc Antalovits, ejournals@semmelweis.hu) to validate the central Open Access support.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.