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Support for open access publishing (SOAP)

UVic Libraries works with publishers to arrange waivers and discounts on article processing charges (APCs). Through these agreements, members of the UVic community can publish open access articles in select journals.

Have questions about APCs and open access publishing? Check out our Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Guide

Find a waiver

We have waivers/discounts for over 9,000 journals. This page provides two ways to explore them.

Use your UVic email address during the submission process to receive your waiver or discount.

Please contact your subject librarian if you have any questions.

Journal search tool

Use this tool to find journals with waivers or discount options. Search by journal name, subject area, publisher or ISSN.

 

Publisher agreements

We have negotiated APC discounts or waivers with the following publishers.

Discount: USD $250

Once your article is accepted, complete your ACS Journal Publishing Agreement. You will be able to publish open access and retain copyright.

Agreement period: 2025–2027

Browse all ACS journals.

Waiver: 100%

Publish an unlimited number of articles, without APCs, in all hybrid and gold journals. Follow the Cambridge guide to publishing OA.

Agreement periods: 2022–2024; 2025–2026

Browse all Cambridge journals.

Waiver: 100% in the following journals:

  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Canadian Journal of Physics
  • Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
  • Genome
  • Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering

Discount: 25% in 14 additional hybrid journals

Agreement period: 2023–2025

The following gold OA journals are not eligible for the discount: Arctic Science, Drone Systems and Applications, and FACETS.

Browse all Canadian Science Publishing journals.

Waiver: 100% in the following journals:

  • Development
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Disease Models & Mechanisms
  • Biology Open

Publish an unlimited number of open access articles without article processing charges. Consult the Company of Biologists’ Guide for Authors for instructions.

Agreement periods: 2022–2024; 2025–2027

Browse all Company of Biologists journals.

Waiver: 100% for hybrid journals

Discount: 15% (10% in 2027) for most gold OA journals

Publish an unlimited number of articles in Elsevier's hybrid journals. Consult Elsevier’s author workflow.

Agreement period: 2024–2026

Several Elsevier journals are excluded from the APC waiver, including Cell Press, Lancet and some other society-owned journals.

Browse all Elsevier ScienceDirect journals.

Waiver: 100% for select IOPP titles

Consult IOPP’s Author Guide for submission instructions.

Agreement period: 2022–2027

Browse all IOPP journals.

Discount: 10%

Learn more about MDPI's APC billing process.

Browse all MDPI journals.

Waiver: 100% for hybrid journals

Discount: 10% for gold journals

Agreement period: 2024–2026

Consult OUP’s step-by-step author guide.

Browse all OUP journals.

Waiver: 100%

Publish an unlimited number of articles in hybrid and gold journals with no APCs. Review RSC’s step-by-step guide for authors.

Agreement period: 2025–2027

Browse all Royal Society of Chemistry journals.

Waiver: 100% for hybrid journals

Discount: 40% for gold journals

Agreement period: 2024–2026

Consult SAGE’s user guide for the author's workflow and article acceptance process.

Browse all SAGE journals.

Waiver: 100% for articles on high-energy physics

Agreement period: 2025–2027

Browse all SCOAP3 journals.

Discount: 25% in Open Select hybrid journals

Agreement periods: 2022–2024; 2025–2026

Read Taylor & Francis’s information for authors. NOTE: payment has to originate from the individual and not a third party.

Browse all Taylor & Francis journals.

Waiver: 100% in hybrid journals

Discount: 10% in gold journals

Agreement periods: 2023–2024; 2025–2026

Consult Wiley’s step-by-step guide to publishing open access.

Browse all Wiley journals.