While open access publications are free for all readers, publishing in open access publications is not always free for authors. There are several different open access models, from fully open journals, to hybrid journals where some articles are openly available and some are only accessible via subscription. In some models, associated article processing costs (APCs) are the responsibility of the author or their associated institution. The University of Oklahoma Libraries (OU Libraries) has established memberships, subscriptions, and agreements with the publishers below, resulting in a discount for OU authors publishing in their open access journals.
To learn more about open access publishing and the ways in which OU Libraries can offer support, please visit the Libraries’ web pages about Open Access and Publication Subvention Funding. You are also welcome to contact the Open Initiatives & Scholarly Communication unit at scholarlycommunication@ou.edu.
| Publisher | Discount for OU-affiliated Authors |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM) | Beginning in January 2025 through December 2025, via the S20 Subscribe to Open model, OU-Norman authors are eligible to publish in ASM's six primary research, subscription-based journals without incurring article processing charges (APCs). Page charges and supplemental material fee discounts are available. |
| Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) | OU-Norman authors may publish open access at no additional cost beginning January 2023. |
Cambridge University Press |
Via a Read & Publish transformative agreement through the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), OU authors are eligible for complete waivers of open access publishing costs for articles accepted for publication in Cambridge University Press journals from January 1, 2024-December 31, 2025. For more information, please consult the Cambridge University Press agreement page. |
| Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) | Via CSP's Standard Read & Publish agreement, OU-Norman corresponding authors receive unlimited open access publishing in CSP's hybrid journals from 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026. |
| Cogitation Press | The University of Oklahoma covers the article processing charges (APC) of all articles authored by corresponding authors of the institution. This agreement is valid for articles submitted through the journal's online submission system as of 1 January 2025. |
| Frontiers | As of June 1, 2024, OU Libraries renewed our agreement with Frontiers for one more year. Our agreement will continue to provide OU authors with a 15% discount on article processing charges for open access articles, but please note that this is subject to change next year. |
MDPI |
OU Libraries' membership to MDPI provides OU- Norman corresponding authors with a 10% discount on APCs. |
| Open Library of the Humanities | There are no author fees to publish in OLH open access journals. |
| Oxford University Press | Via a Read & Publish transformative agreement, OU authors may publish open access at no additional cost from January 2022-December 2025. This agreement helps shift library spending from subscription-based reading toward open access publishing. |
| Rockefeller University Press | OU-Norman corresponding authors may publish open access at no additional cost from January 2023-December 2024. |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | Beginning in January 2025 through December 2025, all OU corresponding authors may publish Gold open access in more than 40 RSC scholarly journals, both fully OA and hybrid, with no publishing fees or limits on OA articles published under the Royal Society of Chemistry and Lyrasis open access publishing agreement. |