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CWRU Open Access Agreements and Other Funding

CWRU authors are able to publish open access at no cost in select journals through agreements with several publishers. This guide provides details on each agreement for CWRU authors as well as alternative no cost options and funding possibilities..

Agreement Details

Starting January 1, 2024, CWRU authors will be able to publish open access (OA) journal articles in RCS journals at no additional charge to the author. This means that to publish an article as open access without paying any Article Publication Charge (APC).

To be eligible:

  • Article must be accepted between January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026.
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with CWRU

There are no yearly article caps for this agreement.