Although the Library does not have stand-alone funding to cover article processing charges (APCs), we do have agreements with certain publishers in place that allow UD authors to publish open access without any fees:<\/p>\n
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Open: APC fees will be waived, provided that the corresponding author is affiliated with UD, and uses their institutional email address for submission.
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See full instructions for authors.<\/a> Free deposit of Author Accepted Manuscript to PMC; no APC discount for Gold OA publishing Read-and-green agreement; satisfies NIH no-embargo requirement without OA fees. The author will retain copyright of the Version of Record. There is no fee for authors to participate in the program.\u00a0Additional information about ACS agreement<\/a>. 15% discount on APCs for BMC, Discover, or SpringerOpen journals APC waived in all participating CUP journals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Some article types excluded<\/a>. Renewed through 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n APCs covered for all hybrid RSC journals; 15% discount on gold OA<\/p>\n<\/div> Chemistry-focused; limited utility for biomedical authors APCs waived when they publish in any hybrid Springer, Palgrave, or Adis journal, as well as the Academic Journals on nature.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Excludes Nature portfolio<\/a> titles (Nature, Nature Medicine, etc.) In addition to our full agreements, UD authors may get a discount on publishing open access with the following publishers:<\/span><\/p>\n APCs waived; authors must still pay a per-page charge of $79 for ASM Subscribe2Open members (ASM S20), as well as a $180 flat fee.<\/p>\n 15% discount on APCs for BMC, Discover, or SpringerOpen journals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As part of the library’s membership in the NERL (Northeast Research Libraries) consortium, UD affiliated researchers can receive a 20% discount on APCs for articles published in Lithosphere<\/a>. \u00a0To receive the discount, the researcher must be the corresponding author on the accepted paper. The discount code can be entered during the checkout process when the manuscript is submitted, and must be entered prior to the manuscript final decision. 10% discount on APCs for all MDPI journals.<\/span><\/p>\n S2O is a scholarly publishing model where libraries maintain subscriptions to journals, but if enough libraries participate, the content is made Open Access for that year without charging authors APCs. It bridges the gap between traditional subscriptions and open access, ensuring sustainability while removing financial barriers for authors.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/div><\/div>\nAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/div><\/div>\nBioMed Central<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Cambridge University Press<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Royal Society of Chemistry<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/div><\/div>\nSpringer Nature<\/a><\/h3>\n
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ASM Journals<\/a><\/h3>\n
BioMedCentral<\/a><\/h3>\n
GeoScienceWorld<\/a> – Lithosphere<\/h3>\n
\nSubmission link<\/a>. Discount code: NERL-SAVE-TB7E<\/strong><\/p>\nMDPI<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n
Subscribe to Open (S2O)<\/strong><\/h2>\n