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Open Access and Depositing your Research: Funding for Publishing Open Access

This information is intended for any member of BU who is planning to publish an article in an academic journal. It should be reviewed before, during and after the writing process. Our journal deals cover all (or most) of the cost of publishing Gold Open Access in 10,000+ journals

Quick Reference

Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM)

The final author generated copy of an article, including corrections requested as part of peer review, but excluding editing and typesetting by the publisher

Gold Open Access

The publisher version of an article is made accessible to anyone online in full text, without subscription, from the point of publication. 

Green Open Access

The final author generated copy of an article, including corrections requested as part of peer review, but excluding editing and typesetting by the publisher, is made accessible to anyone in full text, possibly after an embargo period. This version is usually know as the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM).

Pre-print

The version of a manuscript you send to a publisher for review

Version of Record (VoR)

Final publisher produced version of an article. This may be published Gold Open Access or require access via a subscription.

1) Review funding options for publication

When you write an article for a journal, you will want to consider the costs associated with publishing it, along with which journal is most appropriate for your research. 

BU funding

If you publish 'Gold Open Access' (BU's preferred option), which makes your article freely available to anyone in full text, without subscription, from the point of publication, there is likely to be a publisher cost in the form of an article processing charge (APC). The good news is that BU has in place deals with many publishers which will allow BU authors to publish Gold Open Access for free (or in some cases for the cost of VAT).

If BU's publishing deals are not available for the journal you want to publish in, and you don't have separate funding, you can apply to BU's Open Access Publication Fund, which supports Gold Open Access options (money from this is not guaranteed)

Self-funded

It may be that you have funds in place already to publish Gold Open Access, from a grant for example, in which case you will not need to review BU's publishing deals. Some discounts may be available for self-funded submissions.

Unfunded

If a Gold Open Access option is not possible, you can publish 'Green Open Access' (APC does not need to be paid).Your article will be accessible to anyone with a subscription to the journal in which it is published, and you can also make a copy more widely available through BURO, the University repository.

 

Where permitted, please remember to include information about funding within your article, e.g. Funded by UKRI grant, as this may open up access to extra Gold Open Access funding

 

2) Identify appropriate journal(s) for your research output

When looking for an appropriate journal to which you can submit your article for review/publish in, you should consider the following;

  • Speaking with colleagues about relevant journals in your field
  • Talking to your supervisor if you are an early career researcher
  • Funding options for publication as it is preferable to publish 'Gold Open Access.' The section below provides information on which publishers BU has deals with, titles that are included in those deals and eligibility criteria. If you have questions about these deals, please email OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

3) Check funding eligibility and apply via BU publishing deals

Journal publishing deals (10,000+ journals)

Our journal deals cover all (or most) of the cost of publishing Gold Open Access in thousands of journals from these publishers. Use the information for each publisher (tabbed sections) to see if the journal you are interested in publishing in is included in a particular deal. 

If you identify that a journal you are interested in submitting to, is included in one of these deals, read the instructions we have provided carefully for that publisher, before proceeding to the their submission page. Funding eligibility should be recognised by the publisher as you progress through the submission process. If you think the journal is covered by a deal but this is not being recognised during the submission process, please contact OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

If the journal you wish to submit to is not included in one of these deals, review information about BU's Open Access Publication Fund.

If you are unsure of who publishes a journal, try doing a web search for the journal home page. 

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: BMJ Author Hub
Publisher further information pages: BMJ Open Access Agreements

Summary

Article eligibility

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated to Bournemouth University as the grant-holding institution
  • Institutional email address must be used in the submission process.
  • Needs to be original research, e.g. Original articles reporting primary research (not reviews, commentaries or rapid communications)
  • Research must be funded by one of:
    • UK Research and Innovation (Medical Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Innovate UK, Research England),
    • British Heart Foundation
    • Blood Cancer UK
    • Cancer Research UK
    • Parkinsons UK
    • Versus Arthritis
    • Wellcome Trust

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Eligibility checker
Publisher further information pages: Author pages

Summary

Article eligibility

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Search for eligible journal then submit
Publisher further information pages: Open Access agreement

Summary

Article eligibility

  • Submitting corresponding author must be affiliated to Bournemouth University as the grant-holding institution
  • BU email address/affiliation must be used in the submission process.
  • Eligible article types: Research and review papers in most subscription (hybrid) journals, including Cell Press and Lancet journals. See Elsevier's participating journal search for included titles
  • In non-Cell Press/Lancet journals, the following additional article types are covered: Case Reports, Data in Brief, Microarticle, Original Software Publication,  Protocol, Replication Study, Short Communication, Short Survey, Video Article, Practice Guideline. See Elsevier's participating journal search for included titles

Important notes

  • After acceptance, you will receive an email with a link to the 'post-acceptance author journey', where you should select the open access publishing option. The Open Access Team will be notified of your request, and will check that your paper is eligible before approving it
  • Publication charges: A small number of economics, finance and accounting journals charge submissions fees, which are reinvested back into the community. Further information on submission fees is available.
  • A limited number of society-owned journals charge mandatory editorial page fees in addition to APCs. These charges are charged separately, directly to the author.

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Journal selection page (see eligible journals below) and instructional video
Publisher further information pages: Publishing FAQs

Summary

Article eligibility

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated to Bournemouth University as the grant-holding institution
  • BU affiliation must be indicated during the submission process to be recognised as eligible for this agreement
  • Can publish in one of the following 7 titles
    • PLOS Complex Systems
    • PLOS Computational Biology
    • PLOS Digital Health
    • PLOS Genetics
    • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • PLOS ONE
    • PLOS Pathogens 

Important notes

See details in this blog post.

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Sage open access portal
Publisher further information pages: UK JISC agreement

Summary

Article eligibility

Important notes

Authors in subscription journals do not need to take any action to benefit from this offer – SAGE will contact all eligible authors to inform them of the Open Access agreement with Jisc and to invite them to the SAGE Open Access Portal to take up the offer as soon as their accepted article has been received into SAGE’s Production department.

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Springer participating journals list and submission pages
Publisher further information pages: 

Summary

Article eligibility

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated to Bournemouth University as the grant-holding institution
  • The following article types are covered: Original Paper, Review Paper, Brief Communication and Continuing Education. 
  • Check Springer hybrid list to see whether your journal is included, but note that Nature, BioMed Central and SpringerOpen journals are not included

Important notes

After acceptance, Springer will send you a link to their MyPublication form, where you should give your BU e-mail address and affiliation and agree to the open access terms (including CC BY).

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Eligibility information then search for eligible journal then submit
Publisher further information pages: Taylor & Francis open access pages

Summary

Article eligibility

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated to Bournemouth University as the grant-holding institution
  • Must be original research articles. Other types of paper, such as Editorials, Announcements, and Book Reviews, are not covered by this agreement.
  • The majority of their 2,000+ Open Select (hybrid) and 350+ fully open Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals are part of the agreement. Please note that Dove Press and the Expert Medicine series titles are excluded from this agreement. Journal search

Important notes:

  • Please read the blog post here before applying
  • Whilst it is not necessary to pay an Article processing Charge (APC) it is necessary to pay VAT so an application to BU's Open Access publication fund is still required if authors want to publish Gold Open Access.

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

Publisher eligibility/submission pages: Follow this link to review Step by Step Guides
Publisher further information pages: Support for journal authors; list of fully gold open access journals; list of hybrid journals

Summary

Article eligibility

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated to Bournemouth University as the grant-holding institution
  • You must publish in a fully gold open access journal or publish open access in a hybrid journal
  • Article must be primary research or a review article. Other article types e.g. letters, editorials etc. are excluded

Enquiries 

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

4) Check BU's Open Access Publication Fund if not eligible for publisher deal

Note: Apply to the fund if:

  1. The journal you want to publish in is not listed in one of our publishing deals
  2. You do not already have publication funding through, e.g. a grant
  3. You are publishing through our deal with Taylor & Francis and need to pay VAT

Apply to:

OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

For further information, see BU Research Blog –https://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/researcher-toolbox/research-outputs/open-access-publication-fund/  or email OpenAccess@bournemouth.ac.uk

5) Review publishing discounts for journals where BU funding options do not apply

If you are self-funding the publication of your article, you may be eligible for a discount. Please see below for eligibility and discounts from different publishers.

Elsevier: When publishing in eligible fully gold open access journals, corresponding BU authors will receive a 15% discount on the APC
Sage: When publishing in eligible fully gold open access journals, corresponding BU authors will receive a 20% discount on the APC