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Open Access

This guide is to help UNLV authors learn about open access, article processing charges (APCs), avoiding predatory publishers, and open access policies.

UNLV-Publisher Agreements Supporting Open Access Publishing

This page describes the different agreements the library has negotiated with each of the following publishers for UNLV researchers.

If you are affiliated with UNLV and are looking for information about general support for Open Access publishing (not publisher specific), please review the UNLV Open Article Fund information.

These efforts to make UNLV research available to anyone, anywhere, with an internet connection support the UNLV Top Tier initiative and R1 status, specifically by helping UNLV achieve wide dissemination of the outstanding research that is conducted on our campuses.

To share suggestions for publishers that you would like to see open access agreements with please let us know by emailing digitalscholarship@unlv.edu.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

ACM Open Overview

Starting in 2023, and through the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), the UNLV University Libraries has an agreement with ACM to support open access publishing by UNLV corresponding authors. ACM has committed to transition to a fully open access publication model by the end of 2025. The University Libraries membership (subscription) means that UNLV corresponding authors can publish their work open access without charge to the author(s). The current agreement is for three years from July 2023 - June 2026.

What to know about this agreement

  • Open to all UNLV corresponding authors
  • Applies to all hybrid & fully open access ACM conference proceedings (500+), journals & technical mags (68)
  • The agreement is part of a three-year license with ACM and may change after June 2026.

Learn more about ACM Open.

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Cambridge University Press Read & Publish Overview

Research published by corresponding authors based at UNLV can be made open access at no additional due to an agreement negotiated between UNLV University Libraries and Cambridge University Press. This agreement means UNLV authors have the opportunity to publish open access in Cambridge University Press hybrid and fully open access journals, at no additional cost to themselves or UNLV.

The agreement covers the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for affiliated corresponding authors whose research articles are accepted for publication in CUP hybrid and gold journals during the three year agreement term.

  • For UNLV authors publishing with CUP, the agreement provides significant new open publishing benefits
  • For UNLV the agreement allows anyone, anywhere, to access UNLV research published open access, irrespective of an individual or institutional ability to pay subscription costs.
  • For CUP, the agreement accelerates the transition to being a majority open journals publisher.

What to know about this agreement

  • Open to all UNLV corresponding authors
  • Supports both hybrid (journal is subscription-based with optional OA) and fully open access journal articles (all articles are OA, no subscription costs)
  • You MUST opt in to this agreement on the RightsLink page. Select the option "seek funding" to find this UNLV agreement
  • The agreement is part UNLV's license with CUP and may change at the next renewal.

Learn more about UNLV's Read & Publish agreement with CUP.

The Company of Biologists

Company of Biologists Overview

Research published by corresponding authors based at UNLV can be made open access at no additional cost due to an agreement negotiated between UNLV University Libraries and The Company of Biologists. This agreement means UNLV authors have the opportunity to publish open access in The Company of Biologists subscription-based hybrid journals, at no additional cost to themselves or UNLV.

The agreement covers the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for affiliated corresponding authors whose research articles are accepted for publication in The Company of Biologists hybrid journals (not fully OA journals) during the agreement term.

What to know about this agreement:

  • Open to all UNLV corresponding authors (Guide for corresponding authors at institutions with Read & Publish) who publish in the COB hybrid journals (where open access is an option, not required)
  • These open access benefits have been added to UNLV's The Company of Biologists subscription package at no additional cost (to UNLV or to UNLV authors)
  • The agreement is part UNLV's license with The Company of Biologists and may change at the next renewal.

Learn more about The Company of Biologists Read & Publish model (opens a PDF on The Company of Biologists website).

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Institute of Physics Open Access Overview

Starting in 2023, and through the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), the UNLV University Libraries has an agreement with the Institute of Physics to support open access publishing in IOP journals by UNLV corresponding authors.

What to know about this agreement:

  • Open to corresponding authors who are current staff members, researchers (permanent, temporary and/or visiting), and students at the time of submission
  • Supports open access publication of primary research (incl. research papers, special issue articles, letters & review articles) in subscription based (hybrid) and fully open access journals (excluding American Astronomical Society Journals)
  • No cost to the author
  • There is a very low addition to UNLV's annual subscription price for this service to UNLV authors.
  • Agreement term is January 2023 - December 2025

Complete details for authors are available on the SCELC website.

MDPI

MDPI Open Access Overview

UNLV University Libraries has partnered with MDPI to provide a 10% discount on articles published with MDPI. Through the Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), which is free to UNLV, authors automatically receive the discount.

What to know about this agreement:

  • MDPI proactively looks for UNLV-affiliated authors to apply the 10% discount on their article processing charges
  • This discount cannot be combined with other discounts (such as vouchers received from MDPI)
  • The agreement is annual (June - May) and may change on a yearly basis

Learn more about MDPI.

Microbiology Society

Microbiology Society Publish and Read Overview

UNLV's agreement with the Microbiology Society provides UNLV researchers both uncapped OA publishing and unlimited usage of the Society archive, including reading as well as text and data mining.

What to know about this agreement:

  • Open to corresponding authors at UNLV
  • Supports open access publication in subscription based (hybrid) and fully open access journals 
  • No cost to the author
  • UNLV's annual subscription price covers this service
  • Agreement is reviewed annually

Learn more about this agreement through the Microbiology Society.

Royal Society of Chemistry

RSC Open Access Options Overview

Starting in 2023, the UNLV University Libraries subscription to the Royal Society of Chemistry journal package includes payment of seven (7) APCs across all RSC journals.

What to know about this agreement:

  • Open to corresponding authors at UNLV until the allotted credits for UNLV are used (7 in 2023 and 9 in 2024)
  • Supports open access publication  in subscription based (hybrid) and fully open access journals 
  • No cost to the author (up to the limit to UNLV of 7 in 2023 and 9 in 2024)
  • UNLV's annual subscription price covers this service.
  • Agreement term is January 2023 - December 2024

Learn more about RSCs open access "Read and Publish" services and download the guide for Read and Publish authors (below).

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