Single APCOrder 0003384441 Position 000010Journal Name: Nature CommunicationsAuthor Name: Tyler M…

The University of Virginia awarded a contract to Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC on September 17, 2026, for a cumulative value of $7,350.00. The contract involves the provision of a single article processing charge (APC) order for the publication of a peer-reviewed scientific manuscript in Nature Communications, a scholarly journal. The manuscript, titled "Molecular basis of nick ligation in the nucleosome by DNA Ligase III," was authored by Tyler M. Weaver and assigned manuscript identification number NCOMMS-26-026891, with corresponding Digital Object Identifier 10.1038/S41467.

The deliverable consists of one unit representing the article processing service, with the unit price established at $7,350.00. The article is to be delivered to Tyler Mathew Weaver at the University of Virginia in Virginia. This contract represents a standard academic publishing transaction whereby the University of Virginia procures open-access publication services from Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC to facilitate the dissemination of research conducted at the institution.