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The UMP Library and Information Services (LIS) was established in 2014 from a one room library with only one staff member, to a state-of-the-art library that currently has a total staff complement of 14 members based at both the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Cam

Open Access Transformative Agreements


The University of Mpumalanga has signed a transformative agreement that enables researchers to publish in eligible journals without incurring article processing charges (APCs). To take advantage of this opportunity, please submit your manuscripts to the eligible journals in the ScienceDirect Freedom Collection (Elsevier) and the Taylor & Francis (Read & Publish)

Please note that these lists are frequently updated. Therefore, please check the Elsevier website before selecting a journal title for publication.

For more information on Transformative agreements, please visit SANLIC.

Or contact Ms. Shela Lesetja at (013) 002-0279 / shela.bopape@ump.ac.za.