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Open Access

This guide provides tips and resources for navigating the Open Access landscape.

JH Libraries Publishing Relationships

The JH Libraries have the following OA vendor agreements which include support for publishing.

Publisher

Article Processing Charge (APC) Waiver/Discount

Eligibility

ACM Journals

APC Waiver

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author

BioMed Central and SpringerOpen Journals

15% Discount

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student

BMJ Case Reports

Discount

Discount available for BMJ Case Reports only (BMJ journals are not covered by this arrangement)

Fellows and residents who submit articles for publication will need to provide Johns Hopkins University Hospital Fellowship membership.

Cambridge University Press

APC Waiver

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author.

Eligible articles types include: research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports, and case reports

Company of Biologists’ Journals

APC Waiver

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author

IOP Journals

APC Waiver

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author

N.B.: American Astronomical Society journals are not included in this agreement

MDPI

10% Discount

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author or Contributing Author

Microbiology Society Journals

APC Waiver

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author

Eligible journals: Access Microbiology, Microbial Genomics, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Journal of General Virology, and International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

PLoS

APC Waiver/
25% Discount

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author

Eligible journals: PLoS Biology and PLoS Global Public Health,

This program extends a 25% discount to your corresponding authors from other institutions where you are a co-author

PNAS

9% Discount

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author, if they choose Immediate Open Access publication option in PNAS. There is no discount for the Delayed Open Access option and for the journal PNAS Nexus

Royal Society Journals

APC Waiver

Active/current JHU faculty/staff/student who is the Corresponding Author