As a U of G author, there are a variety of benefits when you choose to publish open access (OA). “The library has negotiated discounts for OA publishing that are a fast, and usually free way, to meet funder dissemination requirements,” said Ian Gibson, associate university librarian, research. “Longer term, since anyone can access open research, there’s more potential to have a far-reaching impact – especially for people in communities that don’t have access to scholarly literature.”
What is open access?
OA means research outputs like academic articles, are free and available to everyone, with minimal copyright restrictions, while making sure authors receive appropriate attribution. At the U of G Library, we’re committed to open access and invest in open initiatives by allocating part of our acquisitions budget to support open content and infrastructure.
There are benefits to publishing OA:
- OA increases citations for researchers
- OA enables researchers to retain control of their intellectual property
- OA provides practitioners, policy makers, and the public with access to research
- OA improves access to research for people around the world
- OA increases the value of research
Learn more by watching this short Five Benefits of Open Access video.
Article processing charges and how we approach them
What are article processing charges?
Article processing charges (APCs) are fees charged to authors by some OA journals to make the articles immediately available to readers and to defray the costs of editing and publishing. APCs represent a significant and often unexpected cost for researchers who are committed to open access publishing. That said, the library has negotiated APC discounts – often full waivers – with publishers like Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Oxford University Press, and more, representing thousands of publications. Learn more about publishing discounts for U of G authors.
Search for journals included in one of our OA agreements by using this title level look-up tool.
What does this mean for U of G authors?
U of G authors can publish OA at no cost in a variety of titles, including:
- Hybrid titles from Elsevier (1,800+ journals)
- Hybrid titles from Wiley
- All hybrid and Gold OA titles from Cambridge University Press
- Hybrid titles from Oxford University Press
- Hybrid titles from Royal Society of Chemistry
- And more
And additional full waivers for many of the journal titles publishers by:
- Canadian Science Publishing
- Microbiology Society
- Institute of Physics
- And more
Ensuring your eligibility
Be sure to use your U of G email when submitting for publication to ensure publishers can identify you as an eligible author.
Learn more about open access publishing at U of G
At the library, we can help you with open access publishing, disseminating your work, and finding open access resources through the following open access initiatives:
Questions?
Contact us. We’re here to help.
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