UGA Libraries support for Open Access publishing agreements
The Open Access publishing model provides free and immediate access to publications. The UGA Libraries developed agreements with many publishers providing access for members of the UGA community to read journal content at no charge and for UGA authors to publish journal content at no charge, avoiding Article Processing Charges (APCs) for their accepted manuscripts.
Learn more about the Open Access (OA) publishing business model here!
Existing Open Access Agreements
A list of current UGA Open Access publishing agreements is provided below. Click on the link to find out information about how to publish OA, article processing fees (APCs), and other relevant information.
- American Chemical Society
UGA authors may publish their articles OA at no additional cost in ACS Journals.
- BioMedCentral
UGA authors receive 15% discount toward their Article Processing Charge (APC) for their accepted manuscript in a BioMedCentral journal.
- Cambridge University Read & Publish
UGA authors can publish their papers in select Cambridge University Press journals for free for select publication types accepted between January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024.
- Company of Biologists
UGA authors may publish their articles as OA at no additional cost in Company of Biologists journals.
- MDPI
UGA authors receive a 10% discount toward their APC to publish their accepted manuscripts in an MDPI journal.
- UGA Libraries Graduate Students Open Access Fund
UGA graduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program can now apply for a grant to pay for their APC! See the link and application for details.
- Wiley Read & Publish
UGA authors can publish their accepted papers in select Hybrid Open Access Wiley journals for free for select publication types accepted between January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024.