Author Funding

• The Library supports the open access movement through publisher memberships and license agreements. This initiative entitles authors to publish in a number of peer-reviewed journals by paying a discounted fee for author/article processing charges (APCs). Publishers who support open access will then provide immediate, online barrier free access to scholarly research. Authors are required to self-identify themselves as affiliated with CRKN institutions to benefit from these agreements.

• • • American Chemical Society publications
      • Flat discount of $250 USD on Article Processing Charges.
    • Cambridge University Press
      • 20% discount on Articles Processing Charges.
      • All Gold or Hybrid OA Cambrdige journals are eligible.
      • Discount will be automatically applied when author selects the insitutional affiliation as part of the submission process.
    • Elsevier - NEW TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENT
      • 20% discount on APCs for both hybrid and gold open access journals
      • Exceptions: Lancet, Cell Press, and some society-owned journals
    • MDPI Institutional Open Access Program
      • UVic affiliated authors get a 10% discount on their APCs. Authors will be billed directly.
      • Article Processing Charges for journals at MDPI.
    • NRC Research Press (Canadian Science Publishing)
      • 2014-2017 agreement entitles authors to a reduced fee of $1500 per article (regular fee $3000).
      • The discount does not apply to FACETS' Article Processing Charges of $1,350.
    • PLoS
      • Authors with no institutional funding - see alternate source for APC assistance in their "Publication Fee Assistance Program"
    • SAGE journals - NEW TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENT
      
      • NO ARTICLE PROCESSING FEE for 900 SAGE CHOICE journals. See exceptions.
      • 40% discount on APCs for GOLD OPEN ACCESS journals
      • Authors to inform editor of UVic Affiliation
      • A visual guide to the SAGE author workflow process
    • Taylor & Francis 2020-2021
      • 25% discount on APCs
      • Authors to inform editor of UVic Affiliation

• Grants

  • BCcampus open education resource grants
  • UVic Book and Creative work subvention fund (Office of Research Services)