Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies is a public university institute – with special autonomy – working in the field of applied sciences: Economics and Management, Law, Political Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Plant Biotechnology, Medicine, and Industrial and Information Engineering.

The School promotes the internationalization of didactics and research with innovative paths in the fields of university education, scientific research and advanced training.

The School’s mission is that of serving as a benchmark and quality public institution, attracting talents which are nurtured and educated, in order to take care of the world and to responsibly contribute to its cultural growth and sustainability. We are conscious that merit based on quality skills and commitment represents the true driver of development, the principal mechanism of social mobility, and the resource that we must implement in order to address the challenges of sustainability and justice that the world is currently facing.

Through the negotiation by the Italian CRUI consortium the Library has signed a Transformative Agreement with IEEE.

With these agreement, authors affiliated to the Sant’Anna School are eligible to publish Open Access in IEEE hybrid journals, at no additional cost. APCs (Article Processing Charges) are covered by the Sant’Anna Library subscription fees.

This contract applies to all research articles accepted for publication between August 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024. Overlength page charges or color fees are not covered by the agreement and will be charged to authors.