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Open Access Support @ SDSU

What if My Journal Isn't in a Read & Publish Agreement?

If you wish to publish Open Access in a journal not covered by an active SDSU OA Read & Publish agreement:

  1. Contact your department chair or dean to see if there are department funds available to support OA publishing.
  2. For new faculty, OA APCs are qualifying startup funds expenses.
  3. Check to see if any co-authors have Read & Publish agreements through their institution.  The agreements require the corresponding author be a member of the institution, it does not have to be the first author.
  4. Contact the journal to see if they will discount or waive the APC due to lack of author funding.
  5. Identify outside funding sources - try this list of research funders and institutions worldwide that cover open access article processing charges (APCs).
  6. When applying for grants, write APCs into the grant budget.

If you have any questions, please contact your SDSU Subject Librarian or Kate Holvoet, Scholarly Communication and Open Initiatives Librarian.