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ASU Libraries Memberships
While the majority of open access journals publish articles for free, many of the most well-known open access publishers do require that authors pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) to offset the cost of publication. The ASU Library supports ASU authors through our relationships with publishers as well as consulting with authors to identify appropriate publication options that will expand the reach and impact of their work.
We are able to provide waivers or discounts on APCs with certain publishers as a result of the following partnerships and subscriptions:
- Cambridge University Press JournalsFull waiver: ASU authors who are the corresponding author can publish articles open access for no cost in CUP gold and hybrid journals, due to a Read and Publish agreement with ASU Library.
- The Electrochemical Society (ECS Plus)Full waiver: ASU Library subscribes to ECS Plus, which provides ASU authors with unlimited Open Access Article Credits - allowing them to publish their articles with a CC-BY or CC-BY-NC-ND license for free.
- PeerJFull waiver: ASU Library has an Annual Institutional Membership, providing unlimited publishing with no additional fees for eligible authors. If you submit to any PeerJ journal using a recognized affiliated email, and are the Corresponding or Admin author of the submission, we will recognize you as eligible to publish using the Annual Institutional Membership.
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)Discount: ASU has a current site license agreement with PNAS, which grants corresponding authors from ASU a $500 discount ($4,975 compared to the regular $5,475). Note that all PNAS articles are freely available 6 months after publication.
- ACS Journals- American Chemical Society Open Access publishingDiscount: ASU Library subscribes to ACS’ All Publications package - therefore, corresponding authors from ASU can apply the Member at Subscribing Institution discount if available for that journal.
- MDPIDiscount: Our relationship with MDPI provides a 10% discount on article processing charges for ASU affiliated authors. Additionally, MDPI facilitates co-posting your article in our institutional repository.
ECS has provided these directions: How to publish open access with ECS
Some funding agencies will allow these charges to be paid from grant funds, but of course, not all authors are funded. Many publishers will grant a waiver of the APC upon request if the author is not able to pay, so it is always worth checking to see if that’s a possibility. In addition, there are other ways you can make your work openly available for free.