Melville, NY, February 23, 2026 — AIP Publishing (AIPP) today announced a new three-year AIP Fusion agreement with the Max Planck Society, strengthening a long-standing partnership and reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing open science through sustainable, collaborative publishing models.
The agreement, negotiated by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) on behalf of the Society, provides researchers affiliated with Max Planck Institutes with read access to AIP Publishing’s full portfolio of journals and the ability to publish open access in all AIP Publishing and publishing partner titles, including gold open access journals, without individual article processing charges. Through AIP Fusion, publishing and reading are integrated into a single, institution-level agreement designed to reduce administrative complexity while supporting equitable participation in open research.
“We value the collaborative approach AIP Publishing has taken in developing this model with institutions, and we see it as another strategic investment in open access that supports our researchers while advancing a more open scholarly communication landscape,” said Ádám Dér, Head of the Scientific Information Provision at the MPDL. “We are pleased to be an early adopter and to support AIP Fusion as it moves into broader implementation.”
AIP Fusion is AIP Publishing’s institution-centered open access model, developed in close consultation with libraries and consortia worldwide. By shifting away from per-article transactions, the model enables institutions to support open publishing at scale while maintaining predictable costs and preserving editorial independence.
“MPDL has been a valued partner to AIP Publishing for many years, and their input during the development of AIP Fusion helped ensure the model reflects real library priorities,” said Kevin Steiner, Global Head of Sales, AIP Publishing. “This agreement demonstrates how publishers and libraries can work together to expand access to high-quality research while supporting a sustainable and scalable path to open science.”
The agreement builds on the established relationship between AIP Publishing and MPDL and supports the latter’s broader mission to enable access to scientific information and advance systemic change in scholarly communication.
About the Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society (MPS) conducts basic research in the natural sciences, life science, and humanities. The Society’s 85 Max Planck Institutes focus on innovative research fields and address forward-looking scientific questions. The Max Planck Digital Library (a division of Max Planck Information & Technology) supports all Society researchers with expert digital services, providing easy access to scientific literature, data, commercial software licenses, scientific communication tools and services, and research-relevant software applications. The MPDL has a transformative impact on commercial product development and the scientific publishing market for the benefit of the MPS and science overall.
About AIP Publishing
AIP Publishing’s mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity by breaking barriers to open, fair research communication and empowering researchers to accelerate global progress. AIP Publishing is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and supports the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes of AIP through scholarly publishing activities on its behalf and on behalf of publishing partners.