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OPENACCESSFUNDSINACTION
Sponsor Value DateEstablished
DateLimit,IfAny
WhoisEligible? WhatisEligible? ReimbursementLevels
Progress/SuccessToDate
BostonCollegeUniversityLibraries
$25,000,providedbytheProvost
February,2014
Tobedetermined
AllBostonCollegefaculty,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledstudentsareeligibletoapplyforfunding.
Peer-reviewedarticlespublishedinfullyopenaccessjournalsandaccessibleimmediatelyonpublicationareeligible.TheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsandtheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationwillbeusedtovetthejournals’qualityandopenaccesscredentials.Thewatchlistofpublisherswithsuspiciouspracticeswillbeconsulted."Hybrid"openaccessjournals,arenoteligible.
--Authorswhohaveexternalfundingwhichcanbeusedforpublishingfeesarenoteligible.--Theannualfundinglimitforeachauthorwillbe$3000.--AuthorswhoreceiveOAfundingmustalsodepositthearticleineScholarship@BC.
#ArticlesApproved:13#ArticlesReimbursed:13#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:9#UniqueDepartments:5#UniqueJournals:6#UniquePublishers:6NOTES:ThroughJune30,2014
BrandeisUniversityLibrary&TechnologyServices
$25,000 October,2013
LTSfundingisavailabletofaculty,staffandstudents.Onlyoneauthorperarticlemayapply.
Fundingisavailableforopenaccessjournalsthatdonotchargeafeeforinstitutions,librariesorreadersforaccesstothecontent,anddonothaveanembargoperiodforaccess.Thisincludes:-MembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishingAssociation(OASPA)-AllJournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthortoretaindistributionrights.-Hybridjournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistribution
InordertoincludeasmanyauthorsaspossiblewhilecoveringtypicalcostsLTSwillsupport100%ofthesupportedchargeswithalimitof$3000.00Onlythosefeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishingareeligibleforsupport.Costsforreprints,colorillustration
#ArticlesApproved:18#ArticlesReimbursed:16#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:13#UniqueDepartments:9#UniqueJournals:14#UniquePublishers:8NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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rights. fees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotsupported.Articleswhoseunderlyingresearchwasfundedbygrantsthatallowfundstobeusedforopenaccessfeesarenoteligibleforfunding.
BrockUniversityLibrary
$10,000 October,2011
One-timefundestablishedaspartofOAWeek2011;renewedforanadditionalyearin2012
BrockUniversityfacultymembers(full-timeandpart-time),currentlyregisteredgraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralfellows.
Thegrantcoversonlythefeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishing[costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.]Articleseligibleforthisgrantare:peer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedforpublicationineitherafullyOAjournal.
Upto$2,500perarticle.AuthorsmustaffirmthattheyhavenotreceivedfundingorhavereceivedinsufficientfundingtocoverOAdisseminationcosts.Eacheligibleapplicantisentitledtoonegrant.
#ArticlesApproved:16#ArticlesReimbursed:16#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:15#UniqueDepartments:9#UniqueJournals:12#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:ThroughJune30,2014
CarletonLibrary/OfficeoftheVicePresident(Research&International)
$50,000incombinedcontributionsfromtheLibraryandtheOfficeofVPResearch;theLibraryhas
May1,20012
ThepilotprojectwillbeevaluatedinrelationtoitscontributiontoCarleton'sstrategic,academicandresearchplans.
AllCarletonUniversityfaculty,post-doctoralfellows,graduatestudentsandfull-timeprofessionalstaffwhoarenamedasanauthorofaresearcharticleandwhohave
ArticlesacceptedforpublicationafterMarch1,2012areeligibleforthisprogram.Thesemustbepeer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedforpublicationinjournalswhicharefully"OpenAccess".Thatis,allofthecontentofthe
$2500perarticleforfullyOpenAccessjournalsandacaponanyoneauthorof$5000peryear.
#ArticlesApproved:47#ArticlesReimbursed:47#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:29#UniqueDepartments:12#UniqueJournals:26#UniquePublishers:26NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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Sponsor Value DateEstablished
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committedanadditional$25,000asofsummer,2015
Continuationofthisinitiativedependsontheoutcomeofthepilotandtheavailabilityofsustainablebasefunding.
theleadresponsibilityforsubmittingthisarticletoapeer-reviewedOpenAccessjournalorconferenceproceedingsareeligibletoapplyforfunding.Fundingwillnotbemadeavailableifanyoftheauthorsofthearticleareeligibleforcompletereimbursementofthearticleprocessingfeesforthisarticlethroughgrantsfromafoundation,grantingagency,orotherinstitutionsincludingCarleton.
entirejournalisfreelyandgloballyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthearticleprocessingfee,withminimalorlimitedcopyrightrestrictions.OpenAccessarticlesarefreelyavailableforredistributionandreusewhichmeansthatanyonewhohasaccesstotheinternetmayread,download,copyanddistributethatarticle.Inaddition,tobeeligible,authorsmustbepublishinginajournalwhich:--islistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals--isamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct--hasapubliclyavailablestandardfeeschedule--hasapolicytosubstantiallywaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship
CarnegieMellonUniversityLibraries
Open-ended,with$45,131disbursedthroughJune,2015
May,2013 CarnegieMellonfaculty,researchscientists,post-docs,andgraduatestudentsareeligibleif(a)theyarethecorrespondingauthoronthearticleand(b)theyhavenomoney
--ThepublisherofthejournalisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)oradherestotheOASPACodeofConduct.ThepublisherdoesnotappearonBeall’sListofPredatoryOpenAccessPublishers.
Maximumfundingperarticleis$1500.Maximumfundingperauthorperfiscalyearis$3000.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertothenextyear.
#ArticlesApproved:30#ArticlesReimbursed:30#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:25#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:20#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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Sponsor Value DateEstablished
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fromfundersthatallowgrantfundstobeusedforArticleProcessingCharges(APCs).
OR--Thejournalisahybridjournalwithapubliclyavailablepolicythatclearlydescribesthetransitionstrategyforchangingthebusinessmodelfromsubscriptiontoopenaccess.Todate,onlyhybridjournalspublishedbytheAssociationforComputingMachinery(ACM)qualifyforAPCfunding.
ColoradoStateUniversityLibraries
$45,000annually
December,2012
CSUtenured/tenuretrackfaculty
JournalsshouldbelistedintheDOAJ:DirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(www.doaj.org)andmustNOTbelistedonBeall’sListofPredatoryOpenAccessPublishers(scholarlyoa.com/publishers).Incaseswhereajournaldoesnotmeetthesecriteria,authorswillbeaskedtobrieflyexplainwhythejournalisanappropriatevenue,givenone’sdiscipline.Withinsixmonthsofpublication,theauthormustdepositthearticleintoCSU’sdigitalrepository
Authorswillbeeligibleforupto$2,000ofsupportperyearforonearticle.Authorspublishinginajournalthatprovidesauthorswithanopenaccessarticleoption(“hybrid”)willbeeligibleforupto$1,250peryearforonearticle.
#ArticlesApproved:141#ArticlesReimbursed:79#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:89#UniqueDepartments:31#UniqueJournals:73#UniquePublishers:32NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
ColumbiaUniversityLibraries/InformationServices
Upto$25,000forfiscalyear2010;upto$50,000
January2010
Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffunding
AnyColumbiafacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orstudent
ColumbiaOpen-AccessPublication(COAP)fundsapplytoarticle-processingfeesforscholarlypeer-reviewedarticles.Only
COAPfundsareintendedtobeafundingsourceoflastresortandtosupportopenaccess
#ArticlesApproved:140#ArticlesReimbursed:70#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:193#UniqueDepartments:41#UniqueJournals:41
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Sponsor Value DateEstablished
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Progress/SuccessToDate
forfiscalyear2011
committedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.
author.NotcurrentlyavailabletoColumbiaaffiliatesincludingBarnardCollege,TeachersCollege,orUnionTheologicalSeminary.
articlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournalsareeligible.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.ArticlessubmittedforpublicationafterJanuary1,2010areeligibleforthisprogram.
toarticleswhoseresearchwasnotgrantfunded.ArticlesforwhichotherpublicationfundingisavailablearenoteligibleforCOAPfunds.Thisincludes:--Articlesreportingongrant-fundedresearchwherethegrantedfundscanbeusedforpublicationfees(whetherornottheparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfeesandwhetherornotsufficientgrantfundsremain);--Articlesfundedbyaninstitutionthatitselfpayspublicationfeesonbehalfoftheauthor(suchasWellcomeTrust).Authorsmayreceivefundingforupto$3,000peryearforallarticle-processingcharges.Unused
#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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Sponsor Value DateEstablished
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Progress/SuccessToDate
amountsdonotrollovertofutureyears.Themostanauthorcanrequestforasinglearticleisalso$3,000.Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eacheligibleauthorcanapplyforreimbursementforaproratedportionofthepublicationfee.Anexample:Anarticlewiththreeauthors,twoofwhomarefromColumbia,istoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee.EachColumbiaauthormayapplyforreimbursementfor$1,000.Inthehypotheticalcaseofaneligiblejournalwitha$6,000publicationfee,eachColumbiaauthorcouldapplyforreimbursementforaproratedportionofthe
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$3,000fundingcapperarticle,or$1,000.
ConcordiaUniversityLibraries/OfficeofResearch
$50,000,includingstrategicfundingfromtheOfficeofthePresident
June,2011
TheFundisopentoallfull-timeandpart-timefacultymembers,staff,currentlyregisteredgraduatestudents,andpostdoctoralfellowsaffiliatedwithConcordia.Therequestforreimbursementmustbemadebythecorrespondingauthorofthearticle.
ThearticlemustbepublishedinafullyOpenAccessjournal.Atthistime,traditionalsubscription-basedor'hybrid'journalsthatofferanopenaccessoptionforafeearenoteligible.EligibleOpenAccessjournalswillbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals;beamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct;provideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticles;havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule;andhaveapolicytowaivefeesinthecaseofeconomichardship.TheFundcoversonlythecostsandfeesassociatedwithOpenAccesspublishing.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagechargesandotherfeesarenoteligibleforreimbursement.
Themaximumamountthatwillbereimbursedtoanauthoris$3000perfiscalyearfromtheFund.ResearcherswhoreceiveresearchfundsthatexplicitlyincludepublicationorsubmissionsupportwillberequiredtousethosefundsbeforeapplyingtotheOpenAccessAuthorFund.FundrecipientsmustenablethedepositoftheirarticleinSpectrum:ConcordiaUniversityResearchRepository.
#ArticlesApproved:18#ArticlesReimbursed:18#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:13#UniqueDepartments:9#UniqueJournals:110#UniquePublishers:9NOTES:DatathroughDecember31,2012
CornellUniversityLibrary
$50,000,withsupport
September,2009
Allaspectsofthisprogram,
AvailabletoanyCornellfaculty,post-
Publicationandprocessingfeesforscholarlypeer-
-Articlesforwhichalternate
#ArticlesApproved:90#ArticlesReimbursed:85
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fromtheProvost’sOffice
includingtheamountoffundingcommittedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.Ifthepilotprojectprovestobevaluabletoscholarlycommunication,COAPmayreceivecontinuedfunding.$50,000wasaddedtothefundinJuly,2014
doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orstudentauthor.
reviewedarticlesinopen-accessjournalsmeetingtheserequirements:*ListedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*MemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradherenttoitsCodeofConduct*Provideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticles(journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible)*Publiclyavailablestandardarticlefeeschedule.*Policytowaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship.
publicationfundingisavailablearenoteligibleforCOAPfunds.Thisincludesarticleswhoseresearchwasfundedbygrantsorgiftsthatallowgrantfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfees(regardlessofwhetherthatparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfees).-Reimbursementcapforasinglearticleis$3,000.-Authorsmayreceivereimbursementforupto$3,000peryearforallsubmissionandpublicationcharges.-MultipleAuthorship:Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.
#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:65#UniqueDepartments:34#UniqueJournals:38#UniquePublishers:20NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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Sponsor Value DateEstablished
DateLimit,IfAny
WhoisEligible? WhatisEligible? ReimbursementLevels
Progress/SuccessToDate
Forexample,foranarticlewiththreeauthorsthatistoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee,eachauthorisresponsiblefor$1,000ofthatfee.IftwooftheauthorsareCornellians,eachmayenteranapplicationfor$1,000.Ifbothapply,$2,000willbesenttothejournal.Ifthejournalhasa$6,000publicationfee,the$3,000perarticlecapwillapplyandeachCornellauthormayonlyapplyfor$1,000.
DartmouthCollegeLibrary
N/A Fall,2009 Dartmouthfacultyandgraduatestudents.
Established,scholarlyopenaccessjournals.Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeafee,sometimescalledan“author’schoice”or“openchoice”fee,tomakesinglearticlesavailablebyopenaccessarenoteligible.Inaddition,eligiblejournalsmust:-BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals
Thelimitforasinglepaymentissetat$3,000.Individualsmaybesupportedupto$3,000peryearinjournalpayments,inordertomakefundingavailabletothegreatestnumberofauthors.Inthecaseofmultipleauthors,anindividual
#ArticlesApproved:45#ArticlesReimbursed:45#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:35#UniqueDepartments:11#UniqueJournals:29#UniquePublishers:14NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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(www.doaj.org)-BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct-Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible-Bypolicy,waivetheirfeesincasesoffinancialhardship
author’ssupportwillbesetataproratedportionofthepublicationfee,whichwillbesetbydividingthefeebythenumberofauthors.
DukeUniversityLibraries,DukeUniversitySchoolofMedicine,andtheOfficeoftheProvost
$35,000 September,2010
Subjecttoperiodicevaluation
Dukefacultymembers,post-docresearchers,andgraduateorprofessionalstudents
Articlesacceptedforpublicationinapeer-reviewed,openaccesspublication,asdeterminedby:*ListingintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*MembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation*HavepoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConductOnlyjournalsthatarefullyopenaccessbasedonapublishedscheduleofarticleprocessingfeesareeligible.Thefundcannotbeusedtosupport“hybrid”openaccess
Individualauthorsmayreceiveamaximumof$3,000reimbursementofarticleprocessingfeesinanacademicyear,withamaximumper-articlereimbursementof$2,000.Unusedfundsdonotrollovertofutureyears.WhentherearemultipleeligibleDukeauthorsforanarticle,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofarticleprocessingfeesandcanbereimbursedforthat
#ArticlesApproved:137#ArticlesReimbursed:114#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:123#UniqueDepartments:33#UniqueJournals:81#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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publishing,whereindividualarticlesfromjournalsthataregenerallysubscriptionaccessonlyaremadeopenlyavailablewhenauthorfeesarepaid.Onlyjournalsthatdonotchargereadersorinstitutionsforaccesstopeer-reviewedcontentareeligible.
amount,uptotheannualcap.Articlesthataresupportedbyagiftorgrantfromafoundation,institutionoragencythatallowsgrantedfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfeesarenoteligibleforreimbursementfromCOAPEfunds.
EmoryUniversityLibraries
$25,000 September1,2012
EmoryUniversityfaculty,post-docs,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledgraduateandundergraduatestudentsareeligibletoapplyforfundsforopenaccessfeesforarticlesandbooksconnectedwiththeirresearchactivitiesatEmory.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.Inthecaseofanarticleorbookwithmultipleauthors,eachauthoris
Thearticleorbookmustbepublishedwithanopenaccesspublisherthatdoesnotchargereadersorinstitutionsforaccesstothepublication.Tobeeligible,journalpublishersmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(DOAJ)andbookpublishersmaybelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB).Also,apublishermustbeamemberofOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation(OASPA)ormeetitsCodeofConduct.Journalsorbookswithahybridmodel(somecontentbyfeeandsomecontent
Openaccesspublishingfundsareawardedonafirstcome,firstservebasistoamaximumreimbursementof$1,500.00perarticleorbook.Fundsmaybeusedforopenaccesspublishingandprocessingfees,includingopenaccesspagecharges.Fundsmaynotbeusedforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,permissionsfees,webhostingforself-archiving,orotherexpensesnot
#ArticlesApproved:54#ArticlesReimbursed37#UniqueSubmittingAuthors48#UniqueDepartments22#UniqueJournals30#UniquePublishers14NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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responsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Duetolimitedfunds,anygivenauthorislimitedtoonefundreimbursementperfiscalyear.
openaccess)ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.Articlesandbooksmustbefullyavailableopenaccessatthetimeofpublication.
directlyrelatedtoopenaccessfees.Articlesorbooksforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursementfromthisfund.
FloridaStateUniversityLibraries
$25,000 December,2013
FloridaStateUniversityfaculty,post-docs,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledgraduateandundergraduatestudentsareeligible.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.
Tobeeligible,journalpublishersmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(DOAJ)andbookpublishersmaybelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB).Also,apublishermustbeamemberofOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation(OASPA)ormeetitsCodeofConduct.Journalsorbookswitha"hybridmodel"ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.
Maximumreimbursementis$1,500.00perarticleorbook.Duetolimitedfunds,anygivenauthorislimitedtoonefundreimbursementperfiscalyear.AnyopenaccessitempublishedwithsupportfromthisfundmustalsobesubmittedtoDigiNoleCommons.
#ArticlesApproved:25#ArticlesReimbursed:24#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:31#UniqueDepartments:17#UniqueJournals:19#UniquePublishers:15NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
GeorgeMasonUniversityLibraries
$25,000annually
October2012
AllMasonfacultymembers,registeredgraduatestudents,andpost-doctoralfellowsareeligible.
Thejournalmust:--BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals--HoldmembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationordemonstrateitsadherencetotheOASPACodeofConduct--Publishitsstandardfeeschedules,and
IndividualseligibletoapplyforpublisherpaymentofanAPFmayreceiveupto$3,000perfiscalyear,witha$3,000capperarticle.Feesarepro-ratedformulti-authoredarticles.Thatis,if
#ArticlesApproved:37#ArticlesReimbursed:33#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:36#UniqueDepartments:14#UniqueJournals:26#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:ThroughJune30,2014
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Sponsor Value DateEstablished
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--Waiveitsarticleprocessingfeeincasesoffinancialhardship,asevidencedbyitspublicpolicy.Supportforahybridjournalopenaccessfeewillbeconsideredif:--thepublisherisanon-profitsocietyorinstitution,--accesstothejournal’sproprietarycontentisavailableonlythroughsubscriptionwiththesocietyorinstitutionandnotthroughafor-profitaggregatorlikeProquest,Ebsco,orElsevier,--thefeeanditsuseareclearlyindicatedonthejournalorpublisherwebsite,and--thefeeiswaivedforauthorsfromdevelopingnationsorthosewithdemonstratedfinancialhardship.
morethanoneauthorfromMasonappliesforfundingsupportforthesamearticle,thearticleprocessingfeewillbedividedequally,uptothe$3,000/articlecap.
GrandValleyStateUniversityLibraries
$35,000/yr Fall2011 TheFundwillbereviewedannuallyadjustmentsmadeasnecessary.
-ApplicantmustbeacurrentGVSUtenure-track,visiting,affiliateandadjunctfaculty,staff,orcurrentlyregisteredgraduatestudent.-Applicantmustbe
-Fundingisavailablefornewlypublished(withinthepastsixmonths),peerreviewedarticlesinopenaccessorhybridjournalsthatchargeapublicationfeeassociatedwiththecostmakinganarticlefreelyavailable.
-Thereisnolimittotheperarticleamountthatcanbefunded,butanauthormaynotreceivemorethan$3,000inoneyear.-Authorswithgrant
#ArticlesApproved:50#ArticlesReimbursed:50#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:86#UniqueDepartments:28#UniqueJournals:45#UniquePublishers:25NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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listedasoneoftheauthors,andarticlemustindicateGVSUaffiliation.
-Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableonthewebatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiod.-EligiblejournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessandHybridJournalsormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.TheLibrarieshasaselectivelistofopenaccessandhybridpublisherfeesforquickreference.-Eligiblejournalsmustmaketheirfeeschedulepubliclyavailableonline.
supportorexternalfundingtocoverpublishingfeesareineligible.-Forarticleswithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Forexample,foranarticlewiththreeauthorsthatistoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee,eachauthorisresponsiblefor$1,000ofthatfee.IftwooftheauthorsarefromGVSU,eachmayseparatelyapplyfor$1,000.Ifbothapply,upto$2,000ofthefeeswillbereimbursed,with$1,000beingappliedtoeachperson’s$3,000annualawardlimit.
HarvardUniversityLibrary/OfficeofScholarlyCommunication
$50,000 Fall,2009 None FundsareavailableforresearchersatHarvardschoolsthathaveinstitutedanopen-accesspolicy.Currently,theseare:
-Reimbursablearticle-processingfeesmayincludepublicationfees(chargesleviedonarticlesacceptedforpublication,includingpagecharges),and
-$3,000perarticle-Thereisnolimitonthenumberofarticlesreimbursed,exceptthatauthors
#ArticlesApproved:68#ArticlesReimbursed:57#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:59#UniqueDepartments:23#UniqueJournals:31#UniquePublishers:17
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FAS(includingSEAS),HLS,HKS,HGSE.Faculty,researchers,staff,andstudentsmayrequestreimbursementforarticlesconnectedwiththeirresearchactivitiesattheseschools.-Allauthorsagreetopostacopyoftheirarticleintheinstitutionalrepository.
submissionfees(chargesleviedonarticlessubmittedforpublication).Eligiblefeesmustbebasedonapublication'sstandardfeeschedulethatisindependentoftheauthor'sinstitution.-Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursement.-Thevenueofpublicationmustbeanestablishedopen-accessjournal,thatis,ajournalthatdoesnotchargereadersortheirinstitutionsforunfetteredaccesstothepeer-reviewedarticlesthatitpublishes.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeettheseadditionalrequirements:*BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,*BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,*Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule,
mayreceivereimbursementforuptoatotalof$3,000peracademicyearforallarticleprocessingfees.Reimbursementcancover100%offeesuptothecap.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertofutureyears.Exceptionstothe$3,000capmaybemadebasedonavailabilityoffunds.-Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.
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and*Haveapolicytosubstantiallywaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship.
IndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversityIndianapolis(IUPUI)Library
$47,000initially,withsupportfromtheIUPUIUniversityLibrary,theOfficeoftheViceChancellorforResearch,IUSchoolofDentistryandtheRobertH.McKinneySchoolofLaw;asecond2-yearfundingcycleof$50,000beganinmid-2015
July,2013 Thepilotwillbeevaluatedaftertwoyears
FundsareavailableforIUPUIfaculty.
Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeettheseadditionalrequirements:•BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(unlessthejournalistoonewforDOAJeligibility),•BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,•Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.
Nocaponper-articlefunding.Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforuseofthefund.Aonetimeexceptiontothisrulewillbemadeforauthorswhodidnotincludedisseminationfeesinthebudgetofthegrantorcontract.Articleswithco-authorsfromotherinstitutionswillbesupportedataproratedportionofthearticleprocessingfees.AuthorsfromallIUPUIdepartmentsandschoolsareencouragedtoapply.Althougharticleprocessingfeesforeligiblepublicationswillbedistributedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis,
#ArticlesApproved:45#ArticlesReimbursed:27#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:36#UniqueDepartments:29#UniqueJournals:33#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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disbursementwillbemonitoredtoensurediverseparticipationacrosstheschools.Asanaddedservice,theIUPUIUniversityLibrarywilldepositacopyoffundedarticlesintheIUPUIScholarWorks
JohnsHopkinsUniversityLibraries
$72,000 FY2012 January,2015 Becausetherequestforsupportexceedsthefundsavailable,thisyeartheOAPFislimitinggrantstoHopkinsstudents,postDocsandearly-careerfaculty.Theapplicantmustbeanauthoronthepaperinquestion.
--Mustbepublishedinapeer-reviewedfullyOpenAccessjournal(definedasanyjournalthatappearsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals).--Cannotbeusedtopayforpublishingin'hybrid'OpenAccessjournals.--Mustbeimmediately,openlyaccessibleatpublication;nodelayedpublishingorembargoperiodsareaccepted.
--Upto$1,500perarticle.--Upto$1,500peryearperauthor.--AcopyofallfundedarticleswillbemadepubliclyintheJohnsHopkinsUniversityinstitutionalrepository,nolaterthanthree(3)monthsafterreceivingthisawardorthree(3)monthspost-publication.AuthorswillbecontactedbyJScholarshipstafftocompletethistask.
#ArticlesApproved:44#ArticlesReimbursed:44#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:45#UniqueDepartments:24#UniqueJournals:24#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:TheFundclosedinJanuary,2015
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MITLibraries PilotfundingforFY2011
Thisisapilotprojectsubjecttoperiodicevaluation
CurrentMITfaculty
Open-accessjournalsthat:*Arepeerreviewed*ArelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*HavepoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct*Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible*WaivetheirfeesincasesoffinancialhardshipArticlesinjournalsthatchargeanannualsubscriptionfee,includingjournalsthatuseadelayedopen-accessmodel,orofferan“openchoice”optiontomakeaparticulararticleopenaccessarenoteligible.Articlesreportingonresearchthatwassupportedbyfundersthatallowresearchfundstobeusedforpublicationfees(e.g.NIH)arenoteligibleforthisfunding,whetherornotpublicationcostswerespecificallyincludedinthegrant.Thisfundisintendedtobealastresortforusewhennoalternativesource
Thesubsidyislimitedto$1,000perarticle,regardlessofthenumberofauthors.
#ArticlesApproved:31#ArticlesReimbursed:30#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:23#UniqueDepartments:17#UniqueJournals:21#UniquePublishers:9NOTES:DatathroughJuly20,2015
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offundingisavailable.
MemorialUniversityLibraries
$125,000in2015/16.ValuesareinCanadiandollars.ThisfundingcoversbothOAmembershipsandAPCs.
Summer,2011
None AllMemorial,faculty,graduatestudents,staff,post-docs,emeriti,andhonoraryresearchprofswhohavehadapeer-reviewedarticleacceptedtoanOpenAccessjournalthatmeetsthefundingcriteria.Whereanarticlehasmultipleauthors,atleastoneoftheseauthorsmustbeaMemorialaffiliatedresearcher.
ThefundwillcoverAuthorProcessingCharges(alsocalledauthor’sfeesorpagefees)forarticlesthathavebeenacceptedto“gold”openaccessjournalsthatmeetthefollowingcriteria:a)Journalcontentispeer-reviewed.b)Journaldoesnotchargesubscriptionfeesforanyofitscontent.Allarticlesareimmediatelyavailableonlineatnocosttothereader.c)Authorretainscopyrightoverhisorherwork.(e.g.ThejournalusesCreativeCommonslicensingorsimilar.)AcopyofthefundedpaperwillalsobemadeavailablethroughtheMemorialUniversityResearchRepositorywithinayearofinitialpublication.
MemorialLibrarieswillfundamaximumof$3000peryearforeachresearcher.ResearcherswithnootherfundingsourcetocoverAPCswillbegivenpriorityoverthosewithresearchfundingavailableforthispurpose.
#ArticlesApproved:234#ArticlesReimbursed:210#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:166#UniqueDepartments:34#UniqueJournals:133#UniquePublishers:37NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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Thefundwillnotcoveropenaccessauthor'sfeesingatedorhybridjournals.
NorthwesternUniversityLibrary
$20,000 October,2013
Facultymembers,post-docresearchers,graduateorprofessionalstudentsandanystaffwhoareauthorsofarticlesacceptedforpublicationinapeer-reviewed,openaccesspublication.
Articlesacceptedforpublicationinpeer-reviewedjournals.Publicationwillbesupportedinanypeer-reviewedjournalthatislistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orwhosepublisherisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationandispublishedinafullyopenaccessformatbasedonapublishedscheduleofarticleprocessingfees.Hybridpublicationmodelisnotsupported.Thefundsupportsarticleprocessingfeesorpublishingfees.Thefunddoesnotcoversubmissionfeesorpersonalorinstitutionalsubscriptionsorsponsorships.
Thefundwillprovide$3,000perNorthwesternresearcherperyear.Asfundsallow,exceptionswillbeconsideredforrequestsabovethisannualcap.Forintramuralcollaborations,eachauthorwillberesponsibleforaproratedportionuptoatotalper-articlecapof$3,000.
#ArticlesApproved:11#ArticlesReimbursed:11#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:10#UniqueDepartments:11#UniqueJournals:11#UniquePublishers:8NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
SimonFraserUniversityLibrary
$50,000annually
January,2010
None SFUauthorswhoarefaculty,stafforgraduatestudentsareeligibletousetheCentralfund.Undergraduatestudentsworkingunderthesupervisionofafacultymemberarealsoeligible.
EligiblejournalswillbethoseintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orthosewhoseeditorialpoliciesmeetthecriteriaforinclusioninDOAJ.Thefundwillalsocoverarticleprocessingchargesforbookchapters,providedtheentirepublicationisopenaccess.Thefunddoesnotcover
ItisanticipatedthatSFUauthorswillincludeOApublishingchargesingrantapplicationswheretheyareeligible,andwillfirstusesuchfundsbeforeapplyingforreimbursementfromthecentralOA
#ArticlesApproved:303#ArticlesReimbursed:303#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:197#UniqueDepartments:25#UniqueJournals:112#UniquePublishers:35NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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optionalarticleprocessingchargesfromhybridjournals.Thefunddoesnotcoveradditionalchargessuchasforincludingcolorplates,longarticles,submissionfees,orexcesspagecharges.
fund.TheLibrarywillworkwiththeOfficeofResearchServicestoraiseawarenessofgranteligibilityforOAfeesandfundermandates.TheamounteachSFUauthormayclaimduringonefiscalyearislimitedto$10,000.
SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondaleMorrisLibrary
$26,000for2014-15
Fall2011 TheFundisapilotprojectwhichwillbereviewedannually
Grantsareavailabletofaculty,includingnontenuretrackfaculty,andgraduatestudents.
-Fundingisavailableforopenaccessjournalsthatdonotchargeafeeforinstitutions,librariesorreadersforaccesstothecontent,Thisincludes:· MembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)
· AlljournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights
· Hybridjournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights.
-Forfullyopenaccessjournals:$2000perarticleandperyearperauthor-Forhybridjournals:$1500perarticleandperyearor50%oftheOpenAccessfee,whicheverisless.-Articleswhoseunderlyingresearchwasfundedbygrantsthatallowfundstobeusedforarticle-processingfees(regardlessofwhetherthatparticulargrantbudgetedforsuch
#ArticlesApproved:79#ArticlesReimbursed:42#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:46#UniqueDepartments:23#UniqueJournals:58#UniquePublishers:30NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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-Journalsmustnothaveanembargoperiodforaccess.-Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.
fees)arenoteligibleforfunding.
TexasWoman’sUniversity
$30,000annuallyfromtheProvost
Fall2015 Currentfull-timeTWUfaculty(clinicalortenuretrack).
Tobeeligibleforsupport,aworkmustbe:-Apeer-reviewedjournalarticle,scholarlymonograph,conferenceproceeding,ordataset.-Publishedinajournalorplatformthatisopenlyavailableimmediatelyuponpublicationafterchargesarepaid.-Publishedinatraditionalsubscriptionbasedor'hybrid'journalthatoffersanopenaccessoption.-Acceptedforpublicationatthetimeofapplicationforfundingsupport.-Noteligibleforfundingbyagrantthatwouldcover
Fundprovidesawardsofupto$3000/articleperauthor/contact,person/leadorauthorgroupinanopenaccessjournal.Fundswillbedistributedbysemester:Fall(August-December),Spring(January-April),Summer(May-July).
#ArticlesApproved:10#ArticlesReimbursed:9#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:10#UniqueDepartments:6#UniqueJournals:9#UniquePublishers:7NOTES:ThroughDecember31,2015
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publicationcharges.-Thepublicationmusthaveastandardarticlefeeschedulepubliclyposted.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotsupported.Thearticlemustbeavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.
LibrariesandCulturalResources,UniversityofCalgary
$100,000/yr(CAN)
June2008 None.TheFundisinitssecondyearandisexpectedtocontinue.
UniversityofCalgaryfaculty,staff,graduatestudents,andpostdocs.ThefirstauthoronarticlesshouldbefromtheUniversityofCalgary.
-Publicationfeesforpeer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedinjournalswhicharefullyopenaccess,whereallofthecontent(articles,editorials,letters,appendices,data,etc),inallformats(HTML,pdf,etc),inallissues(currentandolder),isopenlyaccessible.-Chargesforjournalswhicharenotfullyopenaccessbutallowindividualarticlestobemadefreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthesubmissionfee(“hybrid’)arenoteligibleasofJune,2014.-Journals/publishersthathavedifferentialchargesforCreativeCommonslicenses(e.g.APCsforCC-BYlicenses
-Ifeligible,theentirefeeiscovered.-Authorsmustexhaustotherfundingavenues(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.
#ArticlesApproved:784#ArticlesReimbursed:713#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:571*#UniqueDepartments:89*#UniqueJournals:365*#UniquePublishers:62*NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015*indicatesthatthisfigureencompassesbothapplicationsforthefundthathavebeenaccepted,aswellasthosethathavebeenrejectedbyfundadministratorsasoutofscope
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arehigherthanthoseforCC-BY-NClicenses)willnotbeeligibleforcoverage.-DepositionoffundedarticlesintheUniversityofCalgaryinstitutionalrepositoryismandatory.
UCBerkeleyResearchImpactInitiative(co-sponsoredbyUCBerkeley'sViceChancellorforResearchandtheUniversityLibrarian)
$54,000;anadditional$44,000infundingwasaddedinSeptember,2014
January21,2008
None UCBerkeleyfacultymembers,post-docs,andgraduatestudents
-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.-Articlemaybepublishedinanyopenaccesspublication,-HybridjournalsofferingapaidaccessoptionarenoteligibleasofSeptember,2014.
-Maximumreimbursementof$3000perarticleforfullyopenaccesspublication.-Maximumreimbursementof$1500perarticleforhybridjournalsthatprovideauthorswithanopenaccessoption.-Authorsmuststipulatethattheyhavenootheravailablefunding(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.-Authorsarelimitedto$6,000inBRIfundseachyear.
#ArticlesApproved:451#ArticlesReimbursed:256#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:422#UniqueDepartments:72#UniqueJournals:231#UniquePublishers:44NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
UCDavis October2012
TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.
UCDavisAcademicSenate,AcademicFederationmembers,faculty,post-docs,residents,fellows,andgraduate
-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.-Articlemaybepublishedin
Upto$1,000perarticle.
#ArticlesApproved:36#ArticlesReimbursed:36#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:39#UniqueDepartments:21#UniqueJournals:22#UniquePublishers:13
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students anyfullyopenaccesspublication(nohybridjournalsareeligible).
NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
UCIrvineLibraries $15,000 Fall,2012 TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.
UCIrvinefacultymembers,post-doctoralscholars,researchers,andstaff
Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccess/processingfeesfor:-Fullyopenaccessjournals:feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess-Hybridopenaccessjournals:feestopublishinjournalsinwhichthedefaultisforarticlestoonlybeavailabletosubscribers,butauthorsmaypaytomakeindividualarticlesopenaccess-Openaccessmonographs:feesforpublishingopenaccessebookswithreputablepublishers-Opendataarchiving:feeschargedbyadatarepositoryforarchivingopenaccessdataArticlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.
$3000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.UCILibrariesOpenAccessPublishingFundwillcoveramaximumof$3000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.SomeexamplesincludePLOSjournalsinthesciences(particularlybiologyandmedicine)andSAGEOpeninsocialsciencesandhumanities.Tosearchforopenaccessjournals,usetheboxtotheright.
#ArticlesApproved:30#ArticlesReimbursed:30#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:39#UniqueDepartments:17#UniqueJournals:32#UniquePublishers:21NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
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ThepilotFundwillcoveramaximumof$1500foranyonearticleinahybridopenaccessjournal.
UCMerced $15,000 January,2013
TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.
-UCMercedfaculty-UCMercedlecturersandotherswithacademicappointments-CurrentlyenrolledUCMercedgraduatestudentsPrioritywillbegiventoarticleswithmultipleauthorsfromUCMerced,andthosethatrepresentcollaborativeorinterdisciplinaryresearch.Authorswithgrantfundsthatcanbeusedforopenaccesschargesarenoteligible.
Onlyfullyopenaccessjournals(immediatelyavailablewithnoembargoperiod)listedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalswillbefunded.
ArticlePublicationCharges(APCs)andOpenAccessFees(OAFees)upto$3,000/article.
#ArticlesApproved:12#ArticlesReimbursed:11#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:21#UniqueDepartments:10#UniqueJournals:12#UniquePublishers:12NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
UCRiverside March,2013
TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.
UCRiversidefaculty,post-doctoralscholars,researchersandgraduatestudents
Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccessfeesandarticlepublicationchargesforfullyopenaccessjournals:•Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess
UR-OAFprovidesUCRiversideauthorsreimbursementupto$1000perarticleforthosepublishinginfullyopenaccessjournals(inwhichallarticlesare
#ArticlesApproved:5#ArticlesReimbursed:4#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:7#UniqueDepartments:5#UniqueJournals:7#UniquePublishers:7NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,
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•Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiods.Articlespublishedin“hybridopenaccessjournals”inwhichonlysomearticlesareopenaccessandapublicationfeeisusuallypaidtothepublisherdonotqualifyforthesefunds.
publishedasopenaccess).Thereisacapofonearticleperauthorperyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.
2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
UCSanDiego $20,000 October,2012
TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.
UCSanDiegofaculty,post-docs,residents,fellows,andgraduatestudentsandotheraffiliatesareeligibletoapplyforfunds.
Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccessfeesandarticlepublicationchargesforfullyopenaccessjournals:-Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiods.(Fundsfromthepilotarenotavailabletocovercolorcharges,pagecharges,illustrationcharges,orsubmissioncharges.)
UCSanDiegoOpenAccessFundPilotfundswillcoveramaximumof$1000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.$1000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.
#ArticlesApproved:41#ArticlesReimbursed:36#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:60#UniqueDepartments:23#UniqueJournals:35#UniquePublishers:20NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
UCSanFrancisco $20,000 December2012
TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof
AnycurrentUCSFfaculty(salaried),post-doc,fellow,resident,graduate
Publicationsmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Embargoperiodsforopenaccesswill
Openaccessjournalarticlesprocessingcharges(APCs):
#ArticlesApproved:26#ArticlesReimbursed:22#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:39#UniqueDepartments:20
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2014/15academicyear.
student,orprofessionalstudent(SOD,SOM,SON,SOP)mayapplyforfunds.Facultywithoutsalaryarenoteligible.Becausewehavealimitedamountoffundsforthispilot,weaskthatyouonlyapplyforfundsifyouhavenoalternativefundingsourcesuchasgrantordepartmentalfundstocovertheopenaccess(OA)publishingfee.
notbecovered.OAarticlesmaybeeitherinFullyOAjournalsorin"hybrid"OAjournals-subscriptionjournalswherebyauthorspayafeetomaketheirarticleOA(oftenreferredtoas"openchoice").
-Journalarticlesmustbepublishedinapeer-reviewed,scholarlyjournal.-OAjournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.-ThejournalmustapplypoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOAPSA'sCodeofConduct.-Booksmustbepeer-reviewed.
-ThesesanddissertationsmustbeassociatedwiththeUCSFGraduateDivision.
-Upto$2,000perarticleinafullyOAjournal.-Upto$1,000perarticleinahybridOAjournal.Openaccessbooks:-ContacttheLibraryformoreinformationaboutfees.OpenaccesstoyourindividualelectronicthesisordissertationinProquest'sdatabase-$95(feeforoneETD).Amaximumof$2,000perindividualand$4,000perlabwillbereimbursedforthedurationofthepilot.
#UniqueJournals:28#UniquePublishers:15NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
UCSantaBarbara $30,000 Fall,2012 TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15
UCSBfacultymembers,post-doctoralscholars,graduatestudents,researchers,
-Fullyopenaccessjournals-Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopen
Thefundwillpayupto$3,000perpublicationandhasacapofonepublicationper
#ArticlesApproved:19#ArticlesReimbursed:11#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:26#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:14
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academicyear. lecturers,scientists,librarians,andothernon-Senateacademicappointeesareeligibletoparticipateinthepilot.Werequestthatauthorswithfundingfromexternalgrantsorcontractsnotutilizepilotprojectfundsinordertoallowotherstoshareinthebenefitofopenpublications.
access.-Hybridjournals(subscriptionjournalswithanopenaccessoption)whichofferpublicationfeediscountstoUCauthors.-Openaccessmonographs-feesforpublishingopenaccessebookswithreputablepublishers.-Opendataarchives-feeschargedbyadatarepositoryforarchivingopenaccessdata.-Openaccessconferenceproceedings-feestopublishpapersinfullyopenaccessconferenceproceedings.Fundsareforunpublishedresearch.Publicationsmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublicationwithnoembargoperiods.Fundsfromthepilotarenotavailabletocovercolorcharges,pagecharges,illustrationcharges,orsubmissoncharges.Aswithalljournals,authorsareencouragedtopublishtheirresearchresultsinhighqualitypublications.
authorperyear.Thisisapilotprogramandissubjecttofundingrestraints.
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UCSantaCruz $15,000 Fall,2012 June,2014. UCSantaCruzfaculty,researchers,lecturers,post-docs,andcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudentswhodonothavegrantfundsthatcanbeusedforopenaccesschargesareeligibletoapplyforfundsfromtheUCSCOpenAccessFundpilot.
Articlepublicationcharges(APCs)orOpenAccessFees(OAFees):-forpreviouslyunpublishedarticles-infullyopenaccessjournals(inwhichallarticlesareavailableopenaccess)orinhybridopenaccessjournals(inwhichthedefaultisforarticlestoonlybeavailabletosubscribers,butauthorsmaypaytomakeindividualarticlesopenaccess);-wherearticlesaremadeimmediatelyavailable,withnoembargoperiod.
UCSCOpenAccessFundwillcoveramaximumof$3000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.ThepilotFundwillcoveramaximumof$1500foranyonearticleinahybridopenaccessjournal.Hybridjournalschargereadersasubscriptionfee,butallowauthorstopayafeetomakeasinglearticleopenaccess.$3000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.
#ArticlesApproved:23#ArticlesReimbursed:15#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:31#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:14#UniquePublishers:10NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.
UniversityofColoradoBoulderLibraries
Thefundwasinstitutedasapilotin2012withan
September,2012
CurrentCU-Boulderfaculty,staff,andstudentsmayrequestfundingupto$2,000
Anyjournalthatprovidesfree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextofallresearcharticlesandfollows
Thisfundsupportsopenaccesstoresearcharticleswherepublication
#ArticlesApproved:34#ArticlesReimbursed:34#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:32#UniqueDepartments:20
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initial$20,000.Anadditional$34,000hasbeenaddedtothefundsincethen.
peryeartopayforarticle-processingorpublishingfeesforfullopenaccessjournals.
acceptedbestpracticesforopenaccesspublishingiseligible.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,journalslistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.Ataminimum,journalsmustbecompliantwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation’sCodeofConduct.“Hybrid”openaccessjournalsthatprovidefreeonlineaccessforonlysomearticleswillnotbeeligibleforfunding.
feesarenotcoveredbygrantsorotherfundingsources.Authorsareencouragedtoincludepublicationfeesingrantrequestswheneverpossible.Fundingislimitedto$2,000perarticleregardlessofthenumberofauthors.
#UniqueJournals:24#UniquePublishers:14NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
UniversityofFloridaProvost’sOffice
$120,000 July1,2010
FundswereexhaustedinJanuary,2013.Replenishmentispresentlyunderdiscussion.
AllUniversityofFloridafaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,staffmembers,andstudents.
Publicationfeesinopen-accessjournalsthatprovidefree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextofresearcharticleswithoutrestrictions.EligiblejournalsincludethoselistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orpublishersthatholdmembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,and/orarecompliantwiththeAssociation’sCodeofConduct.Asmallerstipendwillbepaidforselectingapaidopen
*Upto$3,000perarticlewillbeprovidedtopaypublicationfeesinopen-accessjournalswhichprovidefree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextofresearcharticleswithoutrestrictions.*Upto$1,500perarticlewillbeprovidedtopayforselectingapaidopenaccessoptionfromahybridpublisher.
#ArticlesApproved:198#ArticlesReimbursed:198#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:158#UniqueDepartments:62#UniqueJournals:105#UniquePublishers:40NOTES:ThroughJanuary15,2013;Fundislongeractive
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accessoptionfromahybridpublisher.
*UFOAPfundsareintendedtosupportopenaccesstoresearcharticleswherepublicationfeesarenotcoveredbygrantsorotherfundingsources.Inordertoencourageinclusionofpublicationfeesinfuturegrantapplications,articlesresultingfromawardedgrantsthatallowforbudgetingofarticleprocessingfeesareexcludedunlessthegrantapplicationwassubmittedpriortotheestablishmentoftheUFOAP,July1,2010.*Fundingformulti-authoredarticleswillbeprorated.Iftheprocessingfeeis$3,000andtherearefourUFauthors,eachmayapplyfor$750.Forfeesexceedingthe$3,000capperarticle,each
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UFauthormayapplyonlyforhis/herproratedportionnottoexceedthe$3,000yearlycapforeachresearcher,or$1500perarticleforpaid-access.
UniversityofIowaLibraries
$75,000,withsupportfromtheOfficeoftheProvost
April,2013 AnyUniversityofIowafacultymember(includingresearch/clinicalfaculty),researcher,graduateorprofessionalstudentiseligible,butexceptunderextraordinarycircumstances,undergraduatestudentsarenot.
Fundingisavailableonlyforopenaccessfees,notpagecharges,etc.Articlesmustbepublishedinfullopenaccessjournals,whichallowimmediate,freeaccesstoalltheirarticlesuponpublication.ThejournaltitlemustappearintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsorthepublishermustbeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation.Alternatively,fundingwillbeconsideredforarticlespublishedinhybridjournals,providedthepublisherappearsintheSherpa/RoMEOlistofPublisherswithPaidOpenAccessOptions,orisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation.
Upto$3,000forfullopenaccesspublications;$1,500forhybridopenaccesspublications.
#ArticlesApproved:107#ArticlesReimbursed:84#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:80#UniqueDepartments:37#UniqueJournals:73#UniquePublishers:28NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
UniversityofKansasLibraries
$50,000,withsupportfromtheUniversityofKansas
October,2012
Twoyearpilot Faculty,graduatestudents,post-docs,andstaffontheLawrenceandKansasCitycampusesduring
Submitted-for-publicationoraccepted-for-publicationpeer-reviewedarticlesinopenaccessjournals.An"openaccessjournal"isa
Fundingcoverscostsofarticleprocessingfeesonly(nopageorcolorcharges),upto$2000perarticle.
#ArticlesApproved:61#ArticlesReimbursed:61#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:96#UniqueDepartments:45#UniqueJournals:40
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Provost,TheUniversityofKansasMedicalCenterExecutiveViceChancellor,andtheOfficesofResearchatTheUniversityofKansasandUniversityofKansasMedicalCenter
yearone. journallistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsandpublishedbyapublisherwhoholdsmembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation.Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeadditionalfeestoprovideopenaccesstoarticles(hybridjournals)willnotbeconsideredforfundinginyearone.
Fundswillnotbeencumberedforarticlesthatarestillbeingwritten.Already-publishedarticlesareineligible.
#UniquePublishers:31NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
UniversityofMarylandLibraries
$10,000initially;additional$7,500addedmid-year
September,2013
AnyUMDfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduateorundergraduatestudentwhosearticlehasbeenacceptedmayapplyforfunding.
Fundsareavailableforopenaccessjournals,whicharejournalsthatdonotchargeafeeforinstitutions,librariesorreadersforaccesstothecontent,anddonothaveanembargoperiodforaccess.Thisincludes:-AlljournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights-MembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)ordemonstrateitsadherencetotheCodeofConduct
Articlecap–maximumfundingperarticleis$3000;Authorcap–onefundedarticleperfiscalyear
#ArticlesApproved:13#ArticlesReimbursed:13#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:13#UniqueDepartments:9#UniqueJournals:9#UniquePublishers:8NOTES:ThroughJune30,2014
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-Journalsthathavepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule-Journalsthathaveapolicytosubstantiallywaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship
UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst
$25,000 July,2014 AnycurrentUMAfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orgraduatestudentauthorwhohasnoothersourceoffundingforopenaccesspublicationcharges.Authorswhosegrantsincludefundingforpublicationcharges,orwhohavesupportfromothervenues,mustapplythosefundsfirst.
Eligiblepublicationsandpublishingvenuesmustbefullyandimmediatelyopenaccess.Publicationsin“hybridopen-access”(whichalsochargesubscriptionfees)or“delayedopen-access”journalsandmonographsarenoteligible.JournalsormonographpublishersmustbemembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,ORdemonstrablyadheretotheOASPACodeofConduct.Journalsormonographpublishersmusthaveastandardarticlefeeschedule,publiclyaccessible,andapolicytowaivefeesincasesofeconomichardshiporeconomicequity.
Fundingisavailableannuallyforanyoneauthorupto$3000.Fundingisavailableforanyonepaperuptoamaximumof$3000.Supportfornon-UMAcollaborativelyauthoredpaperswillbeavailableonaproratedbasis.AllworkswillbedepositedonUMAAmherstScholarWorks.
#ArticlesApproved:13#ArticlesReimbursed:13#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:13#UniqueDepartments:10#UniqueJournals:8#UniquePublishers:6
NOTES:ThroughJanuary30,2016
UniversityofMichiganLibraryandtheOfficeoftheProvost
$30,000 September,2010
TheFundstoppedacceptingnewapplicationsin
AllUniversityofMichiganfaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,graduate
Peer-reviewedscholarlyarticlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournalsareeligible.Anyonemayapply,
Upto$3000persubmission.However,ifsomerequirementsare
#ArticlesApproved:68#ArticlesReimbursed:44#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:60#UniqueDepartments:17
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May,2012.Itisnolongeroperating.
andprofessionalstudents,staffmembers,andstudents.
buttheLibrarypreferstosupportwork:*wheretheauthorretainscopyright.*whichwillappearinfullyopenjournals,andisaccessibleimmediatelyuponpublication.*forwhichgrantfundingcouldnotbeappliedtopublishingcosts.*thattheauthorcommitstodepositinginopenaccessrepositories(e.g.DeepBlue).*forwhichtheopenaccesspublicationfeeislessthan$1500.
notmet,thenasmallerportionwillbeprovidedbasedonthefollowingcriteria:*RetainingRights:Ifyouwillnotretaincopyrightortherighttodistributetheworkwewillfundthelesserof$1000or50%ofthepublisher’sopenaccessfee.*Publishinfullyopenjournals:Anopenjournalisoneforwhichallpeer-reviewedcontentisavailablefreelytoreaders.Iftheworkwillappearina“hybrid”journal—oneforwhichsomeofthepeer-reviewedworkisonlyavailabletopaidsubscribers—wewillfundthelesserof$1000or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.*Assureaccessisimmediateupon
#UniqueJournals:58#UniquePublishers:30
NOTES:ThroughSeptember15,2012;Fundisnolongeractive
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publication:Ifaccesstothepublishedarticleisnotimmediatewewillfundthelesserof$1500or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.Ifthepublisherwilldelayaccesslongerthan12months,wewillnotprovideanyfunding.*Usegrantfundingwhereverpossible:Ifyourgrantfundingcouldhavebeenappliedtopublishingcharges,wewillfundthelesserof$1500or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.Wewillonlydothisonceforanauthor/groupofauthors,sincesuchfeesshouldbeincludedinfuturegrantapplications.
UniversityofMinnesotaLibraries
$20,000annually,withfundsfromthebudgetoftheUniversityLibrariesand
Spring,2012
AnyUniversityofMinnesotafaculty,researchers,post-docs,graduatestudents,orstaff
-Fundsareavailableforpeer-reviewedjournalarticles,scholarlymonographs,conferenceproceedings,anddatasets.-Fundsmaybeusedonlytocoveropenaccess
NolimitforfullOAarticles.“Hybrid”journalswillbecoveredupto50%.
#ArticlesApproved:42#ArticlesReimbursed:42#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:41#UniqueDepartments:28#UniqueJournals:29#UniquePublishers:12
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theOfficeoftheVicePresidentofResearch
publicationandsubmissionfees.-Authorfeesforopenaccessjournals(asdeterminedbylistingintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,membershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,oradherencetoOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct)willbecoveredinfull.Authorfeesfor“hybrid”journalswillbecoveredupto50%.-Fundsmaynotbeusedforpublicationsthatdonotmakeworksfullyopenlyavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.Authorsreceivingfundsmustdepositacopyofthepublicationinanapprovedopenaccessrepository,suchastheUniversityDigitalConservancy(theUniversityofMinnesota’sinstitutionalrepository)orarecognizeddisciplinerepository(e.g.,arXiv,AgEcon,PubMedCentral,etc.)
NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
UniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHill(SponsoredbytheOfficeoftheViceChancellorfor
$20,000FromtheViceChancellorforResearch;
March2005
July,2013 UNC-CHfaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,andgraduateorprofessionalstudentswithoutgrantfunds
Publishingchargesrelatedtojournalsofferingfreeimmediateopenaccesstoarticles.Journalsoffering“openchoice”or“hybrid”
-Awardmaximumis$1000perarticle.-Authorsmustexhaustother
#ArticlesApproved:82#ArticlesReimbursed:71#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:63#UniqueDepartments:12*#UniqueJournals:47
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ResearchandEconomicDevelopmentuntilfall2009;subsequentlycontinuedvialibraryfunding)
$8,000FromHealthSciencesLibrary$8,000fromUniversityLibrary
tocoverpublicationfees
optionsareeligibleprovidedthearticlesareimmediatelyaccessible.
fundingavenues(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.
#UniquePublishers:19NOTES:DatathroughJuly,2013;Fundisnolongeractive
UniversityLibrariesUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro
$11,500 Fall2011 TheFundisapilotprojectbytheUniversityLibrariesandtheOfficeofResearch&EconomicDevelopment.
Full-timefaculty,full-timeEPAemployees,andgraduatestudentsareeligibletoapply
-Thearticlemustbepublishedinapeer-reviewedopen-accessjournal.
-Reimbursementwillnotexceed$1,000perarticle.-Reimbursementwillbelimitedtooneawardperfiscal-yearperauthor.-AuthorsareexpectedtoexhaustallothergrantorcontractfundingsourcesavailabletothembeforeapplyingforsupportfromtheOpenAccessfund.
#ArticlesApproved:20#ArticlesReimbursed:20#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:19#UniqueDepartments:14#UniqueJournals:13#UniquePublishers:12NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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UniversityofOklahoma-Norman
$20,000annually
Late2013 AnycurrentUniversityofOklahoma-Normanregularfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmemberorstudentauthor.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.
Article-processingfeesforscholarly,peerreviewedarticlesintrueopenaccessjournals,listedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.PublishermustbeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.ArticleswithahybridordelayedOAmodelarenoteligiblethroughthisfund.*Thejournalmusthaveapubliclyavailablestandardarticlefeeschedulepublishedandshouldhaveapolicytowaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship.
Authorsmayreceivefundingupto$1,500perfiscalyearforpublishingandprocessingfees,includingopenaccesspagescharges;unusedamountswillnotrollovertofutureyears.AuthorsagreetoretaintheircopyrightandtopostacopyoftheirworkintheUniversity’sinstitutionalrepository,SHAREOK.
#ArticlesApproved:14#ArticlesReimbursed:14#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:14#UniqueDepartments:4#UniqueJournals:9#UniquePublishers:6NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
UniversityofOregonLibraries,OfficeoftheProvost
Upto$50,000
Spring2009
June,2014 -ApplicantmustbeaUOtenure-relatedfacultymember,non-tenure-relatedcareerfacultymember(includingrankedofficersofinstruction,research,oradministration),post-doc,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudentreadytosubmitacompletedarticleforpublication.-Applicantmustbe
Reimbursementwillcoveronlydirectcostsforopenaccesspublication(notthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,webhostingforself-archiving,etc.).Manuscriptmustbeapeer-reviewedscholarlyarticleormonograph(includingoriginalresearch,reviewarticles,etc.).Fundingisavailableforpublicationinopenaccesspeerreviewedscholarlyjournalsthatchargeapublicationfee.Fundingisalsoavailableforpeer
-Upto100%ofauthorfeeforpublishingapeer-reviewedmanuscriptinanopenaccessjournal.Maximumreimbursementwillbe$1,000perarticle.-Maximumreimbursementwillbe$3,000perpersonovertheperiodofthispilotproject.
#ArticlesApproved:45#ArticlesReimbursed:41#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:31#UniqueDepartments:9#UniqueJournals:21#UniquePublishers:12NOTES:TheFundhasbeenretiredasofJune,2014.
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listedasoneoftheauthors,andarticlemustindicateUOaffiliation.
reviewedscholarlymonographs.Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableonthewebatthetimeofinitialpublication(noembargoperiods).Atthistimefundingisnotavailableforarticlespublishedusingan"openchoice"optioninjournalsthatareprimarilysubscriptionbasedratherthanopenaccess.JournalslistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(http://www.doaj.org/doaj)areassumedtoqualify.Forpublicationinajournalnotlistedthere,additionalinformationtoallowassessmentofwhetherthejournalmeetsourcriteriawillberequiredaspartoftheapplicationprocess.
Reimbursementwillcoveronlydirectcostsforopenaccesspublication(notthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,webhostingforself-archiving,etc.)-Reimbursementwillbeavailableonlyincaseswheretheauthorsdonothaveadequategrantorcontractfundingspecificallydesignatedtocoverauthorfees.Authorswithfundingdesignatedtocoverpublicationcostssuchasauthorfeesfromgrants,contracts,orotherinstitutionalfundsareaskedtousethosefundsfirstandtoallowotherstoshareinthebenefitofopenpublications.
UniversityofOttawa $100,000 January, TheAuthor TheFundisopento Eligibleopenaccessjournals TheFundcovers #ArticlesApproved:580
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(CAD),withfinancialsupportfromtheUniversity,theLibraryandmostFaculties.
2010 Fundworkinggroup(whosemembersrepresenttheOfficeoftheVice-President,Research,theLibraryandallcontributingfaculties)willevaluatethisinitiativeperiodically,andrecommendanychangestotheFund'scriteriaandadministrationprocedures,whenappropriate.
allfull-timeandpart-timefacultymembers,staff,currentlyregisteredgraduatestudents,postdoctoralfellowsandadjunctprofessorsaffiliatedwiththeUniversityofOttawa.ResearchersworkingforUniversityofOttawaResearchCentresandInstitutes,andAffiliatedResearchInstitutesarealsoeligible.
mustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.Eligiblehybridandtraditionaljournalsmustmakearticlesavailableimmediatelyandallowself-archivingofthepublisherPDFimmediatelyuponpublication(noembargoperiodimposed).Thefeeschedulemustbepubliclyavailableonline.TheFundalsocoversopenaccessbooks.
onlythecostsandfeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishing.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.Researchersareentitledtoapplyfortwo(2)reimbursementsperfiscalyear.TheFundwillreimburseopenaccessbookfeesuptoamaximumof$2,500perpublication.Applicantsmustfirstusefundsreceivedthroughotherresearchgrantsthatareintendedtocoverpublicationorsubmissionfees.Shouldthegrantsnotallocatesufficientfundstocoversuchcosts,anapplicationcanbe
#ArticlesReimbursed:474#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:361#UniqueDepartments:59#UniqueJournals:313#UniquePublishers:74NOTES:ThroughJune30,2014
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submittedtothisFund.
UniversityofPittsburghLibrarySystem
Nolimit July1,2012
None Fundsareavailableforfaculty,staff,postdoctoralassociates,andstudentsservedbytheULSandtheBARCOLawLibrary.ThisincludesthoseatalloftheUniversityofPittsburghschoolsexceptthesixschoolsinthehealthsciences:DentalMedicine,HealthandRehabilitationSciences,Nursing,Medicine,Pharmacy,andPublicHealth.
Thevenueofpublicationmustbeanestablishedopen-accessjournal,thatis,ajournalthatdoesnotchargereadersortheirinstitutionsforunfetteredaccesstothepeer-reviewedarticlesthatitpublishes.Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeettheseadditionalrequirements:•BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(unlessthejournalistoonewforDOAJeligibility)OR•BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,•Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.TheULSisaninstitutionalmemberofHindawiPublishingCorporation,whichpublishesover300OpenAccessjournalsinavarietyofdisciplines.TheULS’membershipallowsforallauthorsservedbytheULSwhopublishinHindawijournalstodosofreeofauthorcharges.Thereisno
Nolimitonper-articlereimbursementfees.Reimbursablearticleprocessingfeesmayincludepublicationfees(chargesleviedonarticlesacceptedforpublication,includingpagecharges).Eligiblefeesmustbebasedonapublication’sstandardfeeschedulethatisindependentoftheauthor’sinstitution.Reprintfeesarenoteligible.Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursement.Thisincludesarticlesreportingresearchfundedbyagiftoragrantfromagrantingagency,foundation,orotherinstitution(includingtheUniversityofPittsburghitself)
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needforauthorstoapplytotheULSforpublicationfunds.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.
thatallowsgrantedfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfees(whetherornottheparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfeesandwhetherornotsufficientgrantfundsremain)andarticlesfundedbyaninstitutionthatitselfpaysarticleprocessingfeesonbehalfoftheauthor(suchasNIH).
UniversityofRhodeIsland
$15,000,splitbetweentheLibrariesandtheVicePresidentforResearchandEconomicDevelopment
January,2014
TheFundwillbeevaluatedafterthe2014-2015academicyear.
TheURIOAFundisavailabletofull-timefacultyoftheUniversityofRhodeIsland.
Eligiblejournalsmust:--BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.--BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.--Provideunrestrictedaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticlesinthejournal.(Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeafee,sometimescalledan"author'schoice"or"openchoice"fee,tomakesinglearticlesavailableopenaccessarenoteligible,noraresubscriptionjournalsthatmakearticlesavailableopen
ThemaximumdollaramountthattheURIOAFundwillreimburseforasinglearticleis$3,000.TheURIOAFundisalimitedresourceintendedtosupportopenaccesspublishingacrosstheuniversity.Weexpectresearcherstorequestfundingforopenaccesspublicationfromtheirfundingagencyiftheycandoso.Thesefundsareintendedtobea
#ArticlesApproved:4#ArticlesReimbursed:4#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:2#UniqueDepartments:2#UniqueJournals:3#UniquePublishers:3NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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accessafteratimedelayor"embargo.")--Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.--Haveapolicytowaivefeesincasesofeconomichardship.
fundingsourceoflastresortandtosupportopenaccesstoarticleswhoseresearchwasnotgrant-funded.
UniversityofTennessee,KnoxvilleOfficeofResearchandtheUniversityLibraries
Initialallocationof$20,000,augmentedbyregularcontributionsfromtheOfficeofResearchandEngagementandtheUniversityLibraries
October,2008
Extendsuntilfundingisexhaustedandwillbeevaluated
AnyUTKfacultymember,post-doctoralassociate,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudent.
-Articleprocessingfeesleviedbypeer-reviewedopenaccesspublisherssuchasthePublicLibraryofScienceandBioMedCentral.-Anyopenaccesspublicationwillbeconsidered,providedthatthejournalisfreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublicationwithnoembargoperiods.-Hybridjournalsthatmakeonlyselectedarticlesopenaccessarenotincludedinthepilotproject.
Fundsareawardedonafirst-come,first-servedbasistoamaximumof$3,000perarticle.-Authorsarerequestedtonegotiatelowerpublishingfeeswhenpossible.-Authorswithgrantsupporttocoveropenaccesspublishingarerequestednottoapply.
#ArticlesApproved:151#ArticlesReimbursed:151#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:91#UniqueDepartments:34#UniqueJournals:81#UniquePublishers:37NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
UniversityofTorontoLibraries
$45,000initially,withanadditional$10,000committedafterlaunch
October,2012
TheFundisopentoallfull-timeandpart-timefacultymembersandlibrarians,continuingstaff,currentlyregisteredundergraduateandgraduatestudents,andpostdoctoral
Tobeeligibleforreimbursement,thearticle,chapterormonographmustbepublishedinafullyOpenAccessformat.Atthistime,traditionalsubscriptionbasedor'hybrid'journalsthatofferanopenaccessoptionforafeearenoteligible.
Themaximumamountthatwillbereimbursedtoanauthoris$3000perfiscalyearfromtheFund.Researcherswhohavereceivedaresearchgrantthat
#ArticlesApproved:54#ArticlesReimbursed:54#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:49#UniqueDepartments:27#UniqueJournals:20#UniquePublishers:16NOTES:ThroughJune30,2014
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fellowsaffiliatedwiththeUniversityofToronto.
EligibleOpenAccessjournalswilleitherbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,beamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.Journalsmustprovideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticlesandmakepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.Thelibraryreservestherighttorefusearequestifthepublisherappearstobea“predatoryopenaccesspublisher”.
explicitlyincludespublicationorsubmissionsupportarerequiredtousethosefundsbeforeapplyingtotheOpenAccessAuthorFund.Additionally,thosefacultyandlibrarianswhohaveaccesstodepartmentalorPERAfundsshouldmakeuseofthesefundspriortomakingarequestforreimbursementthroughtheOpenAccessAuthorFund.Fundrecipientsmustprovideacopyoftheirarticle/bookchapterforsubmissiontoT-Space,theUniversity’sResearchRepository.
UniversityofUtahLibrary
$83,994 May,2011 TheFundclosedin2014.
UniversityofUtahfaculty,staffmembers,postdosc,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduateorundergraduate
a)JournalswhicharefullyOpenAccess.Contentoftheentirejournalisfreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthearticleprocessingfee.FullyOpen
ThemaximumdollaramountthattheOAPFundwillreimburseforasinglearticleduringthetrialperiodis
#ArticlesApproved:50#ArticlesReimbursed:37#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:47#UniqueDepartments:16#UniqueJournals:33#UniquePublishers:26
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studentsonmain(excludinglaw)campus.
Accessjournalsfrompublisherswhohavefewsuchjournalsarealsoeligible.b)HybridjournalswhicharenotfullyOpenAccessbutwhichallowindividualarticlestobemadefreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthesubmissionfee.Tobeeligibleforfundinginthiscategory,thepublishermustplantomake(inthenextsubscriptionyear)reductionstotheinstitutionalsubscriptionpricesbasedonthenumberofOpenAccessarticlesinthosejournals.
$3,000.ResearchersareexpectedtorequestfundingforopenaccesspublicationfromtheirfundingagencybeforeapplyingtotheOAPFund.
NOTES:ThroughFebruary,2014
UniversityofVirginiaLibrary
$15,000perfiscalyear
July,2013 Eligibleauthorsincludeallfaculty,researchers,staffandstudentsservedbytheU.Va.Librarysystem(thisexcludesthoseservedbytheHealthSciences,LawandBusinesslibraries).
-Journalmustbepeer-reviewedandlistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.-JournalshouldgenerallyadheretotheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)‘CodeofConduct’.-Hybridjournalswillnotbeeligibleforfundingatthistime.-Articlemustbeavailableimmediatelyuponpublication,withnoembargo.-Othercontenttypessuchas
Eligibleindividualsmayreceiveupto$2000perarticle,and$3000totalperyear.Fundswillbeallocatedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.
#ArticlesApproved:20#ArticlesReimbursed:20#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:32(includesco-authors)#UniqueDepartments:6#UniqueJournals:13#UniquePublishers:9NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
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booksareeligible,iftheyarepeer-reviewed.-Authormustagreetosubmitacopyofthepost-reviewpublicationtoUVa’sinstitutionalrepository,Libra.-Onlypublishingfeeswillbecovered.-Authorsmusthaveexhaustedallavailablegrantfundsthatmaybeeligibletobeusedforthearticleprocessingfee.
UniversityofWisconsin–MadisonLibraries
$50,000,supportedbyunrestrictedgiftfundstolibrary
July2005 January31,2014
-AnyUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonfacultyandresearchers-Reimbursementwillbelimitedtooneawardperfiscalyearperauthor.
-Upto50%forpublishinginafullyopenaccessjournalasdefinedbyinclusioninDOAJ;upto30%forpublishinginjournalsthatallowanopenchoiceoption.-Reimbursementwillnotcoverthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,pagecharges,etc.
-Upto50%forpublishinginafullyopenaccessjournal(asdefinedbyinclusionintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals).-Upto30%forpublishinginajournalthatprovidesauthorswithanopenaccessoption.-Reimbursementwillnotexceed$1,500perarticle.-Authorsmustcoverthebalanceoftheopenaccesschargesthroughgrantsorother
#articlesapproved:37#articlesreimbursed:37#uniquesubmittingauthors:30#uniquedepartments:21#uniquejournals:22#uniquepublishers:19NOTES:Dataabovecoverdaterangefrom2/8/08–6/30/13.Fundisnolongeractive.
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funds.UtahStateUniversityLibraries
$30,000 October,2011
Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffundingcommittedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.
Facultyandgraduatestudents
Peerreviewedjournalarticles.FullyOAjournalsarepreferred,butconsiderationwillbegiventohybridoptionsonacasebycasebasis.Preferencewillalsobegiventothosewhoareabletodemonstratematchingfundsfromtheirdepartment,college,oranoutsidegrantingagency.AuthorsmustalsodepositacopyofthefundedarticleintheUSUDigitalCommons.
Thereisnolimitontheper-articlereimbursementfeeamount.Fundswillbeavailableonafirst-come-first-servedbasisduringthepilotphase.FundingPreferencewillbegivento:-Thosewhoareabletodemonstratematchingfundsfromtheirdepartment,college,oranoutsidegrantingagency.Withoutamatch,fullfundingisnotguaranteed.-Thosewhopublishinfullyopenaccessjournals
#ArticlesApproved:46#ArticlesReimbursed:33#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:50#UniqueDepartments:17#UniqueJournals:39#UniquePublishers:28NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015
VirginiaTechLibraries
$50,000forFY2014-15,inpartnershipwiththeOfficeofSeniorVicePresidentandProvostandthe
August,2012
Allfaculty,staff,graduate,andundergraduatestudentsareeligible.
Fundsareavailabletounderwritearticleprocessingfeesforscholarlypeer-reviewedarticlesacceptedforpublicationinanopenaccessorhybridOAjournal.Ajournal'spublishermustbeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishers
Supportislimitedto$1500.00perarticleand$3000.00perauthorperyear.ForpaperswithmultipleVirginiaTechco-authors,theprogramwouldstillsubsidizethesametotalamountofup
#ArticlesApproved:106#ArticlesReimbursed:94#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:117#UniqueDepartments:71#UniqueJournals:60#UniquePublishers:29NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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OfficeoftheVicePresidentforResearch
Association(OASPA)orcomplywithOASPA'sCodeofConduct.ForfullyOAjournals,thejournalmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.ForhybridOAjournals,thepublishersmusthavereducedinstitutionalsubscriptionprices,orplantoreducepricesthisnextyear,basedonthenumberofopenaccesspublicationsinthejournals.
to$1,500perarticlebutitwouldbeproratedamongeachoftheauthors.Authorsmusthavenoothersourcesoffundingavailable.
WakeForestUniversityZ.SmithReynoldsLibrary
$13,000(librarycontributionishalfoftotalfund)
Early2008 None,althoughprogramisregularlyassessedandevaluated
AvailabletoWFUReynoldacampusfaculty.Authorswhoreceiveexternalfundingsupportthatcouldbeusedforpublishingcosts(e.g.,NIHgrantsorcontractawards)arestilleligibleforWFUfunds,butmustuseallavailableexternalfundsbeforeseekingWFUfunds.
Eligiblepublicationsincludepeer-reviewedjournalarticlesandbookchapters.Articlesandbookchaptersmustbepubliclyavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.ArticlesandbookchaptersmaybepublishedineitherOpenAccessorhybridjournals(traditionaljournalsthatofferaper-articleOpenAccessoptionforanadditionalfee).FullOAjournalpublishersmusteitherbelistedintheDOAJ:DirectoryofOpen
-Nolimitonsizeofrequestfacultycanmake.
#ArticlesApproved:27#ArticlesReimbursed:27#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:23#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:24#UniquePublishers:18NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015
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AccessJournals(http://www.doaj.org)orbemembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(http://oaspa.org).CopiesofthefinalpublishedversionoffundedpublicationsmustbearchivedandmadepubliclyavailablethroughWFU’sinstitutionaldigitalarchive,WakeSpace.