Author Funding
- The Library supports the open access movement through publisher memberships and license agreements. These memberships and agreements benefit scholars at UVic 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.
Grants
- BCcampus open education resource grants
- UVic Book and Creative work subvention fund (Office of Research Services)
| Publisher | Discount | Instructions |
| American Chemical Society | USD $250 | Use an affiliated university email extension address and select its institution from the drop-down box. Confirm that the institutional affiliation stated in the body of the manuscript is the corresponding author’s affiliation. |
| Cambridge University Press (2022-24) READ & PUBLISH |
100% | 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 (2023-25) |
100% - 5 journals |
Unlimited OA publishing on 5 journals: Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Canadian Journal of Physics, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Genome, and Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. |
| Company of Biologists READ & PUBLISH (ongoing) |
100% |
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
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| Elsevier ScienceDirect | 20% | Discont on article processing charges for most hybrid and gold open access journals. Exclusions apply to Cell Press, Lancet, and some other society-owned journals. Additional info here. |
| Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP)(2022-2024) READ & PUBLISH |
100% | For selected hybrid and gold journals. Author Guide. Additional info here. |
| MDPI Institutional Open Access Program | 10% | Authors will be billed directly. Article Processing Charges for journals at MDPI. |
| NRC Research Press (Canadian Science Publishing) | 50% | 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 research funding - see alternate source for APC assistance in their "Publication Fee Assistance Program." | |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | 15% | Discount on article processing charges for all hybrid journals. |
| SAGE Journals (2021-23) READ & PUBLISH |
100% | Publish an unlimited number of articles, without article processing charges, in all hybrid journals. See exceptions.
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| Taylor & Francis 2020-21 |
25% |
Discount on article processing chages in Open Select hybrid journals. Details on process. NOTE: payment has to originate from the individual and not a third party. |
| Wiley 2023-24 READ & PUBLISH |
100% |
Publish an unlimited number of articles, without article process charges, in Wiley's hybrid journals. Eligible articles include: case study, commentary, data article, education, lecture, method and protocol, perspective, practice and policy, rapid publications, research article, review article, short communication, and technical note. |
Please contact your subject librarian or the Office of Scholarly Communication if you have any questions.