Transformative Agreement: Springer Nature

More than 20 institutions are participating in the transformative agreement between Springer Nature and Konsortium Sumber Elektronik Pendidikan Tinggi (KONSEPt), meaning that corresponding authors* affiliated with participating institutions are eligible to publish their articles OA with fees covered, in Springer Nature's portfolio of hybrid journals. In addition, UniMAP community can optimize access to full-text articles from 2,000 journals published by Springer, Adis, Palgrave and Academic Publishing, covering the years 1997 to present. 

_{*Acting as main contact for Springer Nature correspondence after editorial acceptance.}

• Original Paper: Standard article, usually presenting new results; articles published under this article type may also be referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper or Research Paper.
• Review Paper: Standard article, interpreting previously published results.

• Be submitted by a Corresponding Author who is a current staff member, faculty member (permanent, temporary and visiting), researcher (permanent, temporary and visiting), or student of The University Malaysia Perlis.
• Be accepted and approved for publication ending 31st December 2025.
• Using Universiti Malaysia Perlis official email address upon submission.
• Clearly stated the Universiti Malaysia Perlis affiliation.
• UniMAP researchers can publish 20 open-access articles without any Article Processing Charges (APC) in 2025.