The memberships and initiatives below provide direct benefits to UT authors. Please note - when we have agreements in place that cover the entire APC, choosing the OA option does NOT cost you anything and does not cause an incremental increase in the cost of UTL’s agreements with these publishers.
If you are being asked to choose a Creative Commons license and would like more information about what that means, see our Creative Commons LibGuide or contact Colleen Lyon.
The University of Texas at Austin has an institutional membership paid by the University of Texas Libraries. This membership provides a 15% discount on Title Publication Fees for University of Texas at Austin faculty members.
University of Texas at Austin-affiliated authors receive a 10% discount on article processing charges.
UT Libraries (UTL) has an agreement with Cambridge University Press that includes unlimited open access (OA) publishing for UT Austin corresponding authors. To be eligible, the articles must be original research (research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports and case reports).
Here is some brief information about what the steps to OA publication look like:
Note 4-5-2023: PLOS has made some changes to their interface that may temporarily make it seem as though UT Austin corresponding authors need to pay an APC for publishing with a PLOS journal - you do not. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Colleen Lyon - contact info in the upper right.
UT Libraries (UTL) has an agreement with PLOS that includes unlimited open access (OA) publishing for UT Austin corresponding authors in all PLOS journals. In order to qualify for the fee free publishing with PLOS, your article must be accepted for publication on or after 3/1/2023, and you'll need to identify the University of Texas at Austin as your institution during the submission process.
Here is some brief information about what the steps to OA publication look like:
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