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 for all hybrid journals.
    • Cambridge University Press - READ & PUBLISH AGREEMENT (January 2022-2024)
      
      • Publish an unlimited number of articles, without article processing charges, in all hybrid and gold journals.
      • Step by step guide for OA publishing for authors.
    • Canadian Science Publishing
      • Discount of 25% on article processing charges for all hybrid journals.
    • Company of Biologists - READ & PUBLISH AGREEMENT (December 2021)
      • Publish an unlimited number of open access articles without article processing charges in the following journals:  Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms, and Biology Open.
    • Elsevier Science Direct (January 1, 2021-December 31, 2023)
      
      • 20% discount on article processing charges for mosthybrid and gold open access journals
      • Author workflow
      • Excluded journal titles
      • Inform the editor you are affiated wtih a CRKN insitution.
      • You have a choice of CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND license.
      • CRKN licensing agency will be notified of your submission within 48 hours. Upond verification, the author will receive the invoice with the discount included.
    • Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) - READ AND PUBLIS AGREEMENT (2021-2024)
      • Publish an unlimited number of articles, without article processing charges, in most hybrid and gold journals.
      • Author guide.
    • 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"
    • Royal Society of Chemistry
      • Eligible for a 15% discount on article processing charges for all hybrid journals.
    • SAGE journals - READ & PUBLISH AGREEMENT (2021-2023)
      
      • Publish an unlimited number of articles, without article processing charges, in all hybrid journals. See exceptions.
      • 40% discount on APCs for GOLD OPEN ACCESS journals
      • Authors to inform editor of UVic Affiliation
      • SAGE author workflow process
    • Taylor & Francis 2020-2021
      • Authors receive a 25% discount on article processing chages in Open Select hybrid journals
      • Details on process.

• Grants

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