The Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal herriko Unibertsitatea, a public institution, committed to excellence.

Founded in 1980, is a public research university, which sets out to create knowledge and convey it to society amid an intense process of globalization, which is compatible with close links to Basque culture.

The University of the Basque Country also constitutes a space in which to produce new ideas, debate and contrasting opinions, based on a solid ethical and social commitment, through the defense of human rights, gender equality, multiculturalism and the co-existence of different peoples, to the benefit of society and future Generations. The University of the Basque Country has been a decisive factor in boosting the role of Basque as a language of thought and a vehicle for scientific production.

The Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal herriko Unibertsitatea, through the national contract between CRUE and IEEE, has an open access agreement with IEEE. The agreement enables researchers to publish articles as open access with a 20% discount on eligible APCs for publishing in IEEE Gold journals and a predetermined number of covered open access fees in all IEEE hybrid open access journals. To see eligible titles, please refer to the IEEE open access title list. The agreement applies to all original research articles accepted for publication between now and December 31, 2025. To benefit from this agreement, the corresponding author has to be affiliated with Universidad del País Vasco and use the correct institution name and institutional email address during submission. It is recommended for authors to select the CC BY 4.0 license. The open access funding request will be approved by an administrator in the library. Overlength page charges or color fees are not covered by the agreement and will be charged to authors.