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OPENACCESSFUNDSINACTION

Sponsor Value DateEstablished

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WhoisEligible? WhatisEligible? ReimbursementLevels

Progress/SuccessToDate

BostonCollegeUniversityLibraries

Nosetamount

February,2014

Tobedetermined

AllBostonCollegefaculty,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledstudentsareeligibletoapplyforfunding.

Peer-reviewedarticlespublishedinfullyopenaccessjournalsandaccessibleimmediatelyonpublicationareeligible.TheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsandtheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationwillbeusedtovetthejournals’qualityandopenaccesscredentials.Thewatchlistofpublisherswithsuspiciouspracticeswillbeconsulted."Hybrid"openaccessjournals,arenoteligible.

--Authorswhohaveexternalfundingwhichcanbeusedforpublishingfeesarenoteligible.--Theannualfundinglimitforeachauthorwillbe$3000.--AuthorswhoreceiveOAfundingmustalsodepositthearticleineScholarship@BC.

#ArticlesApproved:31#ArticlesReimbursed:31#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:20#UniqueDepartments:8#UniqueJournals:19#UniquePublishers:10NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016

BrandeisUniversityLibrary&TechnologyServices

$25,000 October,2013

LTSfundingisavailabletofaculty,staffandstudents.Onlyoneauthorperarticlemayapply.

Fundingisavailableforopenaccessjournalsthatdonotchargeafeeforinstitutions,librariesorreadersforaccesstothecontent,anddonothaveanembargoperiodforaccess.Thisincludes:-MembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishingAssociation(OASPA)-AllJournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthortoretaindistributionrights.-Hybridjournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights.

InordertoincludeasmanyauthorsaspossiblewhilecoveringtypicalcostsLTSwillsupport100%ofthesupportedchargeswithalimitof$3000.00Onlythosefeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishingareeligibleforsupport.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,




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non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotsupported.Articleswhoseunderlyingresearchwasfundedbygrantsthatallowfundstobeusedforopenaccessfeesarenoteligibleforfunding.

BrockUniversityLibrary

$10,000 October,2011

One-timefundestablishedaspartofOAWeek2011;renewedforanadditionalyearin2012

ThefundisopentoBrockFaculty,Librarians,Staff,GraduateStudents,PostdoctoralFellows.

Thegrantcoversonlythefeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishing[costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.]Articleseligibleforthisgrantare:peer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedforpublicationineitherafullyOAjournal.

Upto$2,500perarticle.AuthorsmustaffirmthattheyhavenotreceivedfundingorhavereceivedinsufficientfundingtocoverOAdisseminationcosts.Eacheligibleapplicantisentitledtoonegrant.


CarletonLibrary/OfficeoftheVicePresident(Research&International)

$50,000incombinedcontributionsfromtheLibraryandtheOfficeofVPResearch;theLibrary

May1,20012

ThepilotprojectwillbeevaluatedinrelationtoitscontributiontoCarleton'sstrategic,academicand

AllCarletonUniversityfaculty,post-doctoralfellows,graduatestudentsandfull-timeprofessional

ArticlesacceptedforpublicationafterMarch1,2012areeligibleforthisprogram.Thesemustbepeer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedforpublicationinjournalswhicharefully"OpenAccess".Thatis,allofthecontentoftheentirejournalisfreelyandgloballyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthearticleprocessingfee,with

$2500perarticleforfullyOpenAccessjournalsandacaponanyoneauthorof$5000peryear.

#ArticlesApproved:48#ArticlesReimbursed:48#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:35#UniqueDepartments:12#UniqueJournals:28#UniquePublishers:20



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hascommittedanadditional$25,000asofsummer,2015

researchplans.Continuationofthisinitiativedependsontheoutcomeofthepilotandtheavailabilityofsustainablebasefunding.

staffwhoarenamedasanauthorofaresearcharticleandwhohavetheleadresponsibilityforsubmittingthisarticletoapeer-reviewedOpenAccessjournalorconferenceproceedingsareeligibletoapplyforfunding.Fundingwillnotbemadeavailableifanyoftheauthorsofthearticleareeligibleforcompletereimbursementofthearticleprocessingfeesforthisarticlethroughgrantsfromafoundation,grantingagency,orotherinstitutionsincludingCarleton.

minimalorlimitedcopyrightrestrictions.OpenAccessarticlesarefreelyavailableforredistributionandreusewhichmeansthatanyonewhohasaccesstotheinternetmayread,download,copyanddistributethatarticle.Inaddition,tobeeligible,authorsmustbepublishinginajournalwhich:--islistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals--isamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct--hasapubliclyavailablestandardfeeschedule--hasapolicytosubstantiallywaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship

NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016

CarnegieMellonUniversityLibraries

Open-ended,with$45,131

May,2013 CarnegieMellonfaculty,research

--ThepublisherofthejournalisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishers

Maximumfundingperarticleis

#ArticlesApproved:30#ArticlesReimbursed:30



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disbursedthroughJune,2015

scientists,post-docs,andgraduatestudentsareeligibleif(a)theyarethecorrespondingauthoronthearticleand(b)theyhavenomoneyfromfundersthatallowgrantfundstobeusedforArticleProcessingCharges(APCs).

Association(OASPA)oradherestotheOASPACodeofConduct.ThepublisherdoesnotappearonBeall’sListofPredatoryOpenAccessPublishers.OR--Thejournalisahybridjournalwithapubliclyavailablepolicythatclearlydescribesthetransitionstrategyforchangingthebusinessmodelfromsubscriptiontoopenaccess.Todate,onlyhybridjournalspublishedbytheAssociationforComputingMachinery(ACM)qualifyforAPCfunding.

$1500.Maximumfundingperauthorperfiscalyearis$3000.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertothenextyear.

#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:25#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:20#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015

ColoradoStateUniversityLibraries

$45,000annually

December,2012

CSUtenured/tenuretrackfaculty

JournalsshouldbelistedintheDOAJ:DirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(www.doaj.org)andmustNOTbelistedonBeall’sListofPredatoryOpenAccessPublishers(scholarlyoa.com/publishers).Incaseswhereajournaldoesnotmeetthesecriteria,authorswillbeaskedtobrieflyexplainwhythejournalisanappropriatevenue,givenone’sdiscipline.Withinsixmonthsofpublication,theauthormustdepositthearticleintoCSU’sdigitalrepository

Authorswillbeeligibleforupto$2,000ofsupportperyearforonearticle.Authorspublishinginajournalthatprovidesauthorswithanopenaccessarticleoption(“hybrid”)willbeeligibleforupto$1,250peryearforonearticle.


ColumbiaUniversityLibraries/InformationServices

Upto$25,000forfiscalyear2010;upto$50,000

January2010

Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffunding

AnyColumbiafacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,or

ColumbiaOpen-AccessPublication(COAP)fundsapplytoarticle-processingfeesforscholarlypeer-reviewedarticles.Onlyarticlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournalsareeligible.Journalswitha

COAPfundsareintendedtobeafundingsourceoflastresortandtosupportopen

#ArticlesApproved:109*#ArticlesReimbursed:90#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:243#UniqueDepartments:54



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forfiscalyear2011

committedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.

studentauthor.NotcurrentlyavailabletoColumbiaaffiliatesincludingBarnardCollege,TeachersCollege,orUnionTheologicalSeminary.

hybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.ArticlessubmittedforpublicationafterJanuary1,2010areeligibleforthisprogram.

accesstoarticleswhoseresearchwasnotgrantfunded.ArticlesforwhichotherpublicationfundingisavailablearenoteligibleforCOAPfunds.Thisincludes:--Articlesreportingongrant-fundedresearchwherethegrantedfundscanbeusedforpublicationfees(whetherornottheparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfeesandwhetherornotsufficientgrantfundsremain);--Articlesfundedbyaninstitutionthatitselfpayspublicationfeesonbehalfoftheauthor(suchasWellcomeTrust).Authorsmayreceivefundingfor

#UniqueJournals:59#UniquePublishers:21*ThecumulativenumberofarticlesapprovedreflectsadownwardrevisiontotheFY14–15figurepreviouslyreported,basedonareviewandcorrectionofthedata.NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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upto$3,000peryearforallarticle-processingcharges.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertofutureyears.Themostanauthorcanrequestforasinglearticleisalso$3,000.Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eacheligibleauthorcanapplyforreimbursementforaproratedportionofthepublicationfee.Anexample:Anarticlewiththreeauthors,twoofwhomarefromColumbia,istoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee.EachColumbiaauthormayapplyforreimbursementfor$1,000.Inthehypotheticalcaseofaneligible



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journalwitha$6,000publicationfee,eachColumbiaauthorcouldapplyforreimbursementforaproratedportionofthe$3,000fundingcapperarticle,or$1,000.

ConcordiaUniversityLibraries/OfficeofResearch

$40,000,includingstrategicfundingfromtheOfficeofthePresident

June,2011

TheFundisopentoallfull-timeandpart-timefacultymembers,staff,currentlyregisteredgraduatestudents,andpostdoctoralfellowsaffiliatedwithConcordia.Therequestforreimbursementmustbemadebythecorrespondingauthorofthearticle.

ThearticlemustbepublishedinafullyOpenAccessjournal.Atthistime,traditionalsubscription-basedor'hybrid'journalsthatofferanopenaccessoptionforafeearenoteligible.EligibleOpenAccessjournalswillbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals;beamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct;provideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticles;havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule;andhaveapolicytowaivefeesinthecaseofeconomichardship.TheFundcoversonlythecostsandfeesassociatedwithOpenAccesspublishing.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagechargesandotherfeesarenoteligibleforreimbursement.

Themaximumamountthatwillbereimbursedtoanauthoris$3000perfiscalyearfromtheFund.ResearcherswhoreceiveresearchfundsthatexplicitlyincludepublicationorsubmissionsupportwillberequiredtousethosefundsbeforeapplyingtotheOpenAccessAuthorFund.FundrecipientsmustenablethedepositoftheirarticleinSpectrum:ConcordiaUniversity

#ArticlesApproved:84#ArticlesReimbursed:84#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:52#UniqueDepartments:15#UniqueJournals:49#UniquePublishers:25NOTES:DatathroughApril30,2016



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ResearchRepository.

CornellUniversityLibrary

$50,000,withsupportfromtheProvost’sOffice

September,2009

Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffundingcommittedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.Ifthepilotprojectprovestobevaluabletoscholarlycommunication,COAPmayreceivecontinuedfunding.$50,000wasaddedtothefundinJuly,2014

AvailabletoanyCornellfaculty,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orstudentauthoraffiliatedwithCornell’sIthacacampus.

Publicationandprocessingfeesforscholarlypeer-reviewedarticlesinopen-accessjournalsmeetingtheserequirements:*ListedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*MemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradherenttoitsCodeofConduct*Provideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticles(journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible)*Publiclyavailablestandardarticlefeeschedule.*Policytowaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship.COAPfundsmayalsobeappliedtopublicationandprocessingfeesforbookchaptersandbooks.

-ArticlesforwhichalternatepublicationfundingisavailablearenoteligibleforCOAPfunds.Thisincludesarticleswhoseresearchwasfundedbygrantsorgiftsthatallowgrantfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfees(regardlessofwhetherthatparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfees).-Reimbursementcapforasinglearticleis$3,000.-Authorsmayreceivereimbursementforupto$3,000peryearforallsubmissionandpublicationcharges.-MultipleAuthorship:Inthecaseofanarticle




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withmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Forexample,foranarticlewiththreeauthorsthatistoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee,eachauthorisresponsiblefor$1,000ofthatfee.IftwooftheauthorsareCornellians,eachmayenteranapplicationfor$1,000.Ifbothapply,$2,000willbesenttothejournal.Ifthejournalhasa$6,000publicationfee,the$3,000perarticlecapwillapplyandeachCornellauthormayonlyapplyfor$1,000.

DartmouthCollegeLibrary

N/A Fall,2009 Dartmouthfacultyandgraduatestudents.

Established,scholarlyopenaccessjournals.Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeafee,sometimescalledan“author’schoice”or“openchoice”fee,tomakesinglearticles

Thelimitforasinglepaymentissetat$3,000.Individualsmaybe

#ArticlesApproved:67#ArticlesReimbursed:67#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:51



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availablebyopenaccessarenoteligible.Inaddition,eligiblejournalsmust:-BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(www.doaj.org)-BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct-Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible-Bypolicy,waivetheirfeesincasesoffinancialhardship

supportedupto$3,000peryearinjournalpayments,inordertomakefundingavailabletothegreatestnumberofauthors.Inthecaseofmultipleauthors,anindividualauthor’ssupportwillbesetataproratedportionofthepublicationfee,whichwillbesetbydividingthefeebythenumberofauthors.

#UniqueDepartments:16#UniqueJournals:45#UniquePublishers:26NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2016

DukeUniversityLibraries,DukeUniversitySchoolofMedicine,andtheOfficeoftheProvost

$35,000 September,2010

Subjecttoperiodicevaluation

Dukefacultymembers,post-docresearchers,andgraduateorprofessionalstudents

Articlesacceptedforpublicationinapeer-reviewed,openaccesspublication,asdeterminedby:*ListingintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*MembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation*HavepoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConductOnlyjournalsthatarefullyopenaccessbasedonapublishedscheduleofarticleprocessingfeesareeligible.Thefundcannotbeusedtosupport“hybrid”openaccesspublishing,whereindividualarticlesfromjournalsthataregenerallysubscriptionaccessonlyaremadeopenlyavailablewhen

Individualauthorsmayreceiveamaximumof$3,000reimbursementofarticleprocessingfeesinanacademicyear,withamaximumper-articlereimbursementof$2,000.Unusedfundsdonotrollovertofutureyears.WhentherearemultipleeligibleDukeauthorsfor




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authorfeesarepaid.Onlyjournalsthatdonotchargereadersorinstitutionsforaccesstopeer-reviewedcontentareeligible.

anarticle,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofarticleprocessingfeesandcanbereimbursedforthatamount,uptotheannualcap.Articlesthataresupportedbyagiftorgrantfromafoundation,institutionoragencythatallowsgrantedfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfeesarenoteligibleforreimbursementfromCOAPEfunds.

EmoryUniversityLibraries

$25,000 September1,2012

EmoryUniversityfaculty,post-docs,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledgraduateandundergraduatestudentsareeligibletoapplyforfundsforopenaccess

Thearticleorbookmustbepublishedwithanopenaccesspublisherthatdoesnotchargereadersorinstitutionsforaccesstothepublication.Tobeeligible,journalpublishersmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(DOAJ)andbookpublishersmaybelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB).Also,apublishermustbeamemberofOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation(OASPA)ormeetitsCodeofConduct.Journalsorbookswithahybridmodel(some

Openaccesspublishingfundsareawardedonafirstcome,firstservebasistoamaximumreimbursementof$1,500.00perarticleorbook.Fundsmaybeusedforopenaccesspublishingandprocessingfees,

#ArticlesApproved:81#ArticlesReimbursed56#UniqueSubmittingAuthors112#UniqueDepartments33#UniqueJournals47#UniquePublishers18NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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feesforarticlesandbooksconnectedwiththeirresearchactivitiesatEmory.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.Inthecaseofanarticleorbookwithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Duetolimitedfunds,anygivenauthorislimitedtoonefundreimbursementperfiscalyear.

contentbyfeeandsomecontentopenaccess)ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.Articlesandbooksmustbefullyavailableopenaccessatthetimeofpublication.

includingopenaccesspagecharges.Fundsmaynotbeusedforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,permissionsfees,webhostingforself-archiving,orotherexpensesnotdirectlyrelatedtoopenaccessfees.Articlesorbooksforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursementfromthisfund.

FloridaStateUniversityLibraries

$25,000 December,2013

FloridaStateUniversityfaculty,post-docs,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledgraduateandundergraduatestudentsare

Tobeeligible,journalpublishersmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(DOAJ)andbookpublishersmaybelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB).Also,apublishermustbeamemberofOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation(OASPA)ormeetitsCodeofConduct.Journalsorbookswitha"hybridmodel"or

Maximumreimbursementis$1,500.00perarticleorbook.Duetolimitedfunds,anygivenauthorislimitedtoonefundreimbursementperfiscalyear.Any




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eligible.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.

delayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.

openaccessitempublishedwithsupportfromthisfundmustalsobesubmittedtoDigiNoleCommons.

GeorgeMasonUniversityLibraries

$25,000annually

October2012

AllMasonfacultymembers,registeredgraduatestudents,andpost-doctoralfellowsareeligible.

Thejournalmust:--BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals--HoldmembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationordemonstrateitsadherencetotheOASPACodeofConduct--Publishitsstandardfeeschedules,and--Waiveitsarticleprocessingfeeincasesoffinancialhardship,asevidencedbyitspublicpolicy.Supportforahybridjournalopenaccessfeewillbeconsideredif:--thepublisherisanon-profitsocietyorinstitution,--accesstothejournal’sproprietarycontentisavailableonlythroughsubscriptionwiththesocietyorinstitutionandnotthroughafor-profitaggregatorlikeProquest,Ebsco,orElsevier,--thefeeanditsuseareclearlyindicatedonthejournalorpublisherwebsite,and--thefeeiswaivedforauthorsfromdevelopingnationsorthosewithdemonstratedfinancialhardship.

IndividualseligibletoapplyforpublisherpaymentofanAPFmayreceiveupto$3,000perfiscalyear,witha$3,000capperarticle.Feesarepro-ratedformulti-authoredarticles.Thatis,ifmorethanoneauthorfromMasonappliesforfundingsupportforthesamearticle,thearticleprocessingfeewillbedividedequally,uptothe$3,000/articlecap.


GrandValleyStateUniversityLibraries

$35,000/yr Fall2011 TheFundwillbereviewed

-Applicantmustbeacurrent

-Fundingisavailablefornewlypublished(withinthepastsixmonths),peerreviewed

-Thereisnolimittotheperarticle

#ArticlesApproved:76#ArticlesReimbursed:69



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annuallyadjustmentsmadeasnecessary.

GVSUtenure-track,visiting,affiliateandadjunctfaculty,staff,orcurrentlyregisteredgraduatestudent.-Applicantmustbelistedasoneoftheauthors,andarticlemustindicateGVSUaffiliation.

articlesinopenaccessorhybridjournalsthatchargeapublicationfeeassociatedwiththecostmakinganarticlefreelyavailable.-Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableonthewebatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiod.-EligiblejournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessandHybridJournalsormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.TheLibrarieshasaselectivelistofopenaccessandhybridpublisherfeesforquickreference.-Eligiblejournalsmustmaketheirfeeschedulepubliclyavailableonline.

amountthatcanbefunded,butanauthormaynotreceivemorethan$3,000inoneyear.-Authorswithgrantsupportorexternalfundingtocoverpublishingfeesareineligible.-Forarticleswithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Forexample,foranarticlewiththreeauthorsthatistoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee,eachauthorisresponsiblefor$1,000ofthatfee.IftwooftheauthorsarefromGVSU,eachmayseparatelyapplyfor$1,000.Ifbothapply,upto$2,000ofthefeeswillbereimbursed,with$1,000beingappliedtoeach

#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:70#UniqueDepartments:29#UniqueJournals:67#UniquePublishers:27NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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person’s$3,000annualawardlimit.

HarvardUniversityLibrary/OfficeofScholarlyCommunication

$50,000 Fall,2009 None FundsareavailableforresearchersatHarvardschoolsthathaveinstitutedanopen-accesspolicy.Currently,theseare:FAS(includingSEAS),HLS,HKS,HGSE.Faculty,researchers,staff,andstudentsmayrequestreimbursementforarticlesconnectedwiththeirresearchactivitiesattheseschools.-Allauthorsagreetopostacopyoftheirarticleintheinstitutionalrepository.

-Reimbursablearticle-processingfeesmayincludepublicationfees(chargesleviedonarticlesacceptedforpublication,includingpagecharges),andsubmissionfees(chargesleviedonarticlessubmittedforpublication).Eligiblefeesmustbebasedonapublication'sstandardfeeschedulethatisindependentoftheauthor'sinstitution.-Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursement.-Thevenueofpublicationmustbeanestablishedopen-accessjournal,thatis,ajournalthatdoesnotchargereadersortheirinstitutionsforunfetteredaccesstothepeer-reviewedarticlesthatitpublishes.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeettheseadditionalrequirements:*BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,*BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,*Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule,and*Haveapolicytosubstantiallywaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship.

-$3,000perarticle-Thereisnolimitonthenumberofarticlesreimbursed,exceptthatauthorsmayreceivereimbursementforuptoatotalof$3,000peracademicyearforallarticleprocessingfees.Reimbursementcancover100%offeesuptothecap.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertofutureyears.Exceptionstothe$3,000capmaybemadebasedonavailabilityoffunds.-Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.

#ArticlesApproved:68#ArticlesReimbursed:57#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:59#UniqueDepartments:23#UniqueJournals:31#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2015

IndianaUniversity- $47,000 July,2013 Thepilotwillbe Fundsare Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeetthese Nocaponper- #ArticlesApproved:85



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PurdueUniversityIndianapolis(IUPUI)Library

initially,withsupportfromtheIUPUIUniversityLibrary,theOfficeoftheViceChancellorforResearch,IUSchoolofDentistryandtheRobertH.McKinneySchoolofLaw;asecond2-yearfundingcycleof$50,000beganinmid-2015

evaluatedaftertwoyears

availableforIUPUIfaculty.

additionalrequirements:•BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(unlessthejournalistoonewforDOAJeligibility),•BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,•Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.

articlefunding.Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforuseofthefund.Aonetimeexceptiontothisrulewillbemadeforauthorswhodidnotincludedisseminationfeesinthebudgetofthegrantorcontract.Articleswithco-authorsfromotherinstitutionswillbesupportedataproratedportionofthearticleprocessingfees.AuthorsfromallIUPUIdepartmentsandschoolsareencouragedtoapply.Althougharticleprocessingfeesforeligiblepublicationswillbedistributedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis,disbursementwillbemonitoredtoensurediverse

#ArticlesReimbursed:56#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:67#UniqueDepartments:41#UniqueJournals:60#UniquePublishers:24NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2016



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participationacrosstheschools.Asanaddedservice,theIUPUIUniversityLibrarywilldepositacopyoffundedarticlesintheIUPUIScholarWorks

JohnsHopkinsUniversityLibraries

$72,000 FY2012 January,2015 Becausetherequestforsupportexceedsthefundsavailable,thisyeartheOAPFislimitinggrantstoHopkinsstudents,postDocsandearly-careerfaculty.Theapplicantmustbeanauthoronthepaperinquestion.

--Mustbepublishedinapeer-reviewedfullyOpenAccessjournal(definedasanyjournalthatappearsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals).--Cannotbeusedtopayforpublishingin'hybrid'OpenAccessjournals.--Mustbeimmediately,openlyaccessibleatpublication;nodelayedpublishingorembargoperiodsareaccepted.

--Upto$1,500perarticle.--Upto$1,500peryearperauthor.--AcopyofallfundedarticleswillbemadepubliclyintheJohnsHopkinsUniversityinstitutionalrepository,nolaterthanthree(3)monthsafterreceivingthisawardorthree(3)monthspost-publication.AuthorswillbecontactedbyJScholarshipstafftocompletethistask.

#ArticlesApproved:44#ArticlesReimbursed:44#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:45#UniqueDepartments:24#UniqueJournals:24#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:TheFundclosedinJanuary,2015



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MITLibraries PilotfundingforFY2011

Thisisapilotprojectsubjecttoperiodicevaluation

CurrentMITfaculty

Open-accessjournalsthat:*Arepeerreviewed*ArelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*HavepoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct*Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible*WaivetheirfeesincasesoffinancialhardshipArticlesinjournalsthatchargeanannualsubscriptionfee,includingjournalsthatuseadelayedopen-accessmodel,orofferan“openchoice”optiontomakeaparticulararticleopenaccessarenoteligible.Articlesreportingonresearchthatwassupportedbyfundersthatallowresearchfundstobeusedforpublicationfees(e.g.NIH)arenoteligibleforthisfunding,whetherornotpublicationcostswerespecificallyincludedinthegrant.Thisfundisintendedtobealastresortforusewhennoalternativesourceoffundingisavailable.

Thesubsidyislimitedto$1,000perarticle,regardlessofthenumberofauthors.


MemorialUniversityLibraries

$199,000in2016/17.ValuesareinCanadiandollars.ThisfundingcoversbothOA

Summer,2011

None AllMemorial,faculty,graduatestudents,staff,post-docs,emeriti,andhonoraryresearchprofs

ThefundwillcoverAuthorProcessingCharges(alsocalledauthor’sfeesorpagefees)forarticlesthathavebeenacceptedto“gold”openaccessjournalsthatmeetthefollowingcriteria:a)Journalcontentispeer-reviewed.

MemorialLibrarieswillfundamaximumof$3000peryearforeachresearcher.Researcherswithnootherfundingsourcetocover




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membershipsandAPCs.

whohavehadapeer-reviewedarticleacceptedtoanOpenAccessjournalthatmeetsthefundingcriteria.Whereanarticlehasmultipleauthors,atleastoneoftheseauthorsmustbeaMemorialaffiliatedresearcher.

b)Journaldoesnotchargesubscriptionfeesforanyofitscontent.Allarticlesareimmediatelyavailableonlineatnocosttothereader.c)Authorretainscopyrightoverhisorherwork.(e.g.ThejournalusesCreativeCommonslicensingorsimilar.)AcopyofthefundedpaperwillalsobemadeavailablethroughtheMemorialUniversityResearchRepositorywithinayearofinitialpublication.Thefundwillnotcoveropenaccessauthor'sfeesingatedorhybridjournals.

APCswillbegivenpriorityoverthosewithresearchfundingavailableforthispurpose.

NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2016

NorthwesternUniversityLibrary

$20,000 October,2013

Facultymembers,post-docresearchers,graduateorprofessionalstudentsandanystaffwhoareauthorsofarticlesacceptedforpublicationinapeer-reviewed,openaccesspublication.

Articlesacceptedforpublicationinpeer-reviewedjournals.Publicationwillbesupportedinanypeer-reviewedjournalthatislistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orwhosepublisherisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationandispublishedinafullyopenaccessformatbasedonapublishedscheduleofarticleprocessingfees.Hybridpublicationmodelisnotsupported.Thefundsupportsarticleprocessingfeesorpublishingfees.Thefunddoesnotcoversubmissionfeesorpersonalorinstitutionalsubscriptionsorsponsorships.

Thefundwillprovide$3,000perNorthwesternresearcherperyear.Asfundsallow,exceptionswillbeconsideredforrequestsabovethisannualcap.Forintramuralcollaborations,eachauthorwillberesponsibleforaproratedportionuptoatotalper-articlecapof$3,000.


SimonFraserUniversityLibrary

$50,000annually

January,2010

None SFUauthorswhoarefaculty,stafforgraduate

EligiblejournalswillbethoseintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orthosewhoseeditorialpoliciesmeetthecriteriaforinclusioninDOAJ.Thefundwillalsocover

ItisanticipatedthatSFUauthorswillincludeOApublishingcharges

#ArticlesApproved:413#ArticlesReimbursed:413#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:242



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studentsareeligibletousetheCentralfund.Undergraduatestudentsworkingunderthesupervisionofafacultymemberarealsoeligible.

articleprocessingchargesforbookchapters,providedtheentirepublicationisopenaccess.Thefunddoesnotcoveroptionalarticleprocessingchargesfromhybridjournals.Thefunddoesnotcoveradditionalchargessuchasforincludingcolorplates,longarticles,submissionfees,orexcesspagecharges.

ingrantapplicationswheretheyareeligible,andwillfirstusesuchfundsbeforeapplyingforreimbursementfromthecentralOAfund.TheLibrarywillworkwiththeOfficeofResearchServicestoraiseawarenessofgranteligibilityforOAfeesandfundermandates.TheamounteachSFUauthormayclaimduringonefiscalyearislimitedto$10,000.

#UniqueDepartments:26#UniqueJournals:136#UniquePublishers:39NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2016

SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondaleMorrisLibrary

$26,000for2014-15

Fall2011 TheFundisapilotprojectwhichwillbereviewedannually

Grantsareavailabletofaculty,includingnontenuretrackfaculty,andgraduatestudents.

-Fundingisavailableforopenaccessjournalsthatdonotchargeafeeforinstitutions,librariesorreadersforaccesstothecontent,Thisincludes:· MembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)

· AlljournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights

· Hybridjournalsthatallowauthorsto

-Forfullyopenaccessjournals:$2000perarticleandperyearperauthor-Forhybridjournals:$1500perarticleandperyearor50%oftheOpenAccessfee,whicheverisless.-Articleswhoseunderlying




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retaindistributionrights.

-Journalsmustnothaveanembargoperiodforaccess.-Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.

researchwasfundedbygrantsthatallowfundstobeusedforarticle-processingfees(regardlessofwhetherthatparticulargrantbudgetedforsuchfees)arenoteligibleforfunding.

TexasWoman’sUniversity

$30,000annuallyfromtheProvost

Fall2015 Currentfull-timeTWUfaculty(clinicalortenuretrack).

Tobeeligibleforsupport,aworkmustbe:-Apeer-reviewedjournalarticle,scholarlymonograph,conferenceproceeding,ordataset.-Publishedinajournalorplatformthatisopenlyavailableimmediatelyuponpublicationafterchargesarepaid.-Publishedinatraditionalsubscriptionbasedor'hybrid'journalthatoffersanopenaccessoption.-Acceptedforpublicationatthetimeofapplicationforfundingsupport.-Noteligibleforfundingbyagrantthatwouldcoverpublicationcharges.-Thepublicationmusthaveastandardarticlefeeschedulepubliclyposted.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotsupported.Thearticle

Fundprovidesawardsofupto$3000/articleperauthor/contact,person/leadorauthorgroupinanopenaccessjournal.Fundswillbedistributedbysemester:Fall(August-December),Spring(January-April),Summer(May-July).




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mustbeavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.

UniversityofArizona $131,000disbursedthroughJune,2016,withsupportfromtheOfficeoftheSeniorVicePresidentforResearchandDiscoveryandtheUniversityLibraries

April2014 None UAfaculty,researchers,staff,post-docs,andstudents

Fundsmaybeappliedtopeer-reviewedarticleswithinanopenaccessjournal.Thejournalmust:-BepublishedbyamemberorganizationoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitscodeofconduct.-Haveastandardarticlefeeschedulepubliclyposted.-BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.Wemaymakeanexceptionifthejournalmeetsothercriteriaandthefacultyadvisoryboardverifiesitscredibility.

Thefundcoversauthorchargesupto$3,000perarticle(whenavailable).Ifthearticleiswrittenwithauthorsfromotherinstitutions,fundingisproratedtocoverUAauthorsonly.WemaymakeanexceptioniftheprimaryauthorisfromtheUA.


LibrariesandCulturalResources,UniversityofCalgary

$100,000/yr(CAN)

June2008 None.TheFundisinitssecondyearandisexpectedtocontinue.

UniversityofCalgaryfaculty,staff,graduatestudents,andpostdocs.ThefirstauthoronarticlesshouldbefromtheUniversityofCalgary.

-Publicationfeesforpeer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedinjournalswhicharefullyopenaccess,whereallofthecontent(articles,editorials,letters,appendices,data,etc),inallformats(HTML,pdf,etc),inallissues(currentandolder),isopenlyaccessible.-Chargesforjournalswhicharenotfullyopenaccessbutallowindividualarticlestobemadefreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthesubmissionfee(“hybrid’)arenoteligibleasofJune,2014.-Journals/publishersthathavedifferentialchargesforCreativeCommonslicenses(e.g.APCsforCC-BYlicensesarehigherthanthoseforCC-BY-NClicenses)willnotbeeligibleforcoverage.

-Ifeligible,theentirefeeiscovered.-Authorsmustexhaustotherfundingavenues(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.

#ArticlesApproved:784#ArticlesReimbursed:713#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:571*#UniqueDepartments:89*#UniqueJournals:365*#UniquePublishers:62*NOTES:ThroughJune30,2015*indicatesthatthisfigureencompassesbothapplicationsforthefundthathavebeenaccepted,aswellasthosethathavebeenrejectedbyfundadministratorsasoutofscope



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-DepositionoffundedarticlesintheUniversityofCalgaryinstitutionalrepositoryismandatory.

UCBerkeleyResearchImpactInitiative(co-sponsoredbyUCBerkeley'sViceChancellorforResearchandtheUniversityLibrarian)

$54,000;anadditional$44,000infundingwasaddedinSeptember,2014

January21,2008

None UCBerkeleyfacultymembers,post-docs,andgraduatestudents

-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.-Articlemaybepublishedinanyopenaccesspublication,-HybridjournalsofferingapaidaccessoptionarenoteligibleasofSeptember,2014.

-Maximumreimbursementof$3000perarticleforfullyopenaccesspublication.-Maximumreimbursementof$1500perarticleforhybridjournalsthatprovideauthorswithanopenaccessoption.-Authorsmuststipulatethattheyhavenootheravailablefunding(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.-Authorsarelimitedto$6,000inBRIfundseachyear.


UCDavis October2012

TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.

UCDavisAcademicSenate,AcademicFederationmembers,faculty,post-docs,residents,

-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.-Articlemaybepublishedinanyfullyopenaccesspublication(nohybridjournalsareeligible).

Upto$1,000perarticle.




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fellows,andgraduatestudents

NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.

UCIrvineLibraries $15,000 Fall,2012 TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.

UCIrvinefacultymembers,post-doctoralscholars,researchers,andstaff

Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccess/processingfeesfor:-Fullyopenaccessjournals:feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess-Hybridopenaccessjournals:feestopublishinjournalsinwhichthedefaultisforarticlestoonlybeavailabletosubscribers,butauthorsmaypaytomakeindividualarticlesopenaccess-Openaccessmonographs:feesforpublishingopenaccessebookswithreputablepublishers-Opendataarchiving:feeschargedbyadatarepositoryforarchivingopenaccessdataArticlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.

$3000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.UCILibrariesOpenAccessPublishingFundwillcoveramaximumof$3000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.SomeexamplesincludePLOSjournalsinthesciences(particularlybiologyandmedicine)andSAGEOpeninsocialsciencesandhumanities.Tosearchforopenaccessjournals,

#ArticlesApproved:30#ArticlesReimbursed:30#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:39#UniqueDepartments:17#UniqueJournals:32#UniquePublishers:21NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.



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usetheboxtotheright.ThepilotFundwillcoveramaximumof$1500foranyonearticleinahybridopenaccessjournal.

UCMerced $15,000 January,2013


-UCMercedfaculty-UCMercedlecturersandotherswithacademicappointments-CurrentlyenrolledUCMercedgraduatestudentsPrioritywillbegiventoarticleswithmultipleauthorsfromUCMerced,andthosethatrepresentcollaborativeorinterdisciplinaryresearch.Authorswithgrantfundsthatcanbeusedfor

Onlyfullyopenaccessjournals(immediatelyavailablewithnoembargoperiod)listedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalswillbefunded.

ArticlePublicationCharges(APCs)andOpenAccessFees(OAFees)upto$3,000/article.




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openaccesschargesarenoteligible.

UCRiverside March,2013


UCRiversidefaculty,post-doctoralscholars,researchersandgraduatestudents

Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccessfeesandarticlepublicationchargesforfullyopenaccessjournals:•Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess•Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiods.Articlespublishedin“hybridopenaccessjournals”inwhichonlysomearticlesareopenaccessandapublicationfeeisusuallypaidtothepublisherdonotqualifyforthesefunds.

UR-OAFprovidesUCRiversideauthorsreimbursementupto$1000perarticleforthosepublishinginfullyopenaccessjournals(inwhichallarticlesarepublishedasopenaccess).Thereisacapofonearticleperauthorperyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.


UCSanDiego $20,000 October,2012


UCSanDiegofaculty,post-docs,residents,fellows,andgraduatestudentsandotheraffiliatesareeligibletoapplyforfunds.

Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccessfeesandarticlepublicationchargesforfullyopenaccessjournals:-Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiods.

UCSanDiegoOpenAccessFundPilotfundswillcoveramaximumof$1000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.




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(Fundsfromthepilotarenotavailabletocovercolorcharges,pagecharges,illustrationcharges,orsubmissioncharges.)

$1000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.

UCSanFrancisco $20,000 December2012


AnycurrentUCSFfaculty(salaried),post-doc,fellow,resident,graduatestudent,orprofessionalstudent(SOD,SOM,SON,SOP)mayapplyforfunds.Facultywithoutsalaryarenoteligible.Becausewehavealimitedamountoffundsforthispilot,weaskthatyouonlyapplyforfundsifyouhavenoalternativefundingsourcesuchasgrantordepartmentalfundstocover

Publicationsmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Embargoperiodsforopenaccesswillnotbecovered.OAarticlesmaybeeitherinFullyOAjournalsorin"hybrid"OAjournals-subscriptionjournalswherebyauthorspayafeetomaketheirarticleOA(oftenreferredtoas"openchoice").

-Journalarticlesmustbepublishedinapeer-reviewed,scholarlyjournal.-OAjournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.

-ThejournalmustapplypoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOAPSA'sCodeofConduct.

-Booksmustbepeer-reviewed.-ThesesanddissertationsmustbeassociatedwiththeUCSFGraduateDivision.

Openaccessjournalarticlesprocessingcharges(APCs):-Upto$2,000perarticleinafullyOAjournal.-Upto$1,000perarticleinahybridOAjournal.Openaccessbooks:-ContacttheLibraryformoreinformationaboutfees.OpenaccesstoyourindividualelectronicthesisordissertationinProquest'sdatabase-$95(feeforone




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theopenaccess(OA)publishingfee.

ETD).Amaximumof$2,000perindividualand$4,000perlabwillbereimbursedforthedurationofthepilot.

UCSantaBarbara $30,000 Fall,2012 TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.

UCSBfacultymembers,post-doctoralscholars,graduatestudents,researchers,lecturers,scientists,librarians,andothernon-Senateacademicappointeesareeligibletoparticipateinthepilot.Werequestthatauthorswithfundingfromexternalgrantsorcontractsnotutilizepilotprojectfundsinordertoallowotherstoshareinthebenefitofopen

-Fullyopenaccessjournals-Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess.-Hybridjournals(subscriptionjournalswithanopenaccessoption)whichofferpublicationfeediscountstoUCauthors.-Openaccessmonographs-feesforpublishingopenaccessebookswithreputablepublishers.-Opendataarchives-feeschargedbyadatarepositoryforarchivingopenaccessdata.-Openaccessconferenceproceedings-feestopublishpapersinfullyopenaccessconferenceproceedings.Fundsareforunpublishedresearch.Publicationsmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublicationwithnoembargoperiods.Fundsfromthepilotarenotavailabletocovercolorcharges,pagecharges,illustrationcharges,orsubmissoncharges.Aswithalljournals,authorsare

Thefundwillpayupto$3,000perpublicationandhasacapofonepublicationperauthorperyear.Thisisapilotprogramandissubjecttofundingrestraints.




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publications. encouragedtopublishtheirresearchresultsinhighqualitypublications.

UCSantaCruz $15,000 Fall,2012 June,2014. UCSantaCruzfaculty,researchers,lecturers,post-docs,andcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudentswhodonothavegrantfundsthatcanbeusedforopenaccesschargesareeligibletoapplyforfundsfromtheUCSCOpenAccessFundpilot.

Articlepublicationcharges(APCs)orOpenAccessFees(OAFees):-forpreviouslyunpublishedarticles-infullyopenaccessjournals(inwhichallarticlesareavailableopenaccess)orinhybridopenaccessjournals(inwhichthedefaultisforarticlestoonlybeavailabletosubscribers,butauthorsmaypaytomakeindividualarticlesopenaccess);-wherearticlesaremadeimmediatelyavailable,withnoembargoperiod.

UCSCOpenAccessFundwillcoveramaximumof$3000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.ThepilotFundwillcoveramaximumof$1500foranyonearticleinahybridopenaccessjournal.Hybridjournalschargereadersasubscriptionfee,butallowauthorstopayafeetomakeasinglearticleopenaccess.$3000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantfor

#ArticlesApproved:23#ArticlesReimbursed:15#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:31#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:14#UniquePublishers:10NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.



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thatarticle.UniversityofColoradoBoulderLibraries

Thefundwasinstitutedasapilotin2012withaninitial$20,000.Anadditional$34,000hasbeenaddedtothefundsincethen.

September,2012

CurrentCU-Boulderfaculty,staff,andstudentsmayrequestfundingupto$2,000peryeartopayforarticle-processingorpublishingfeesforfullopenaccessjournals.

Anyjournalthatprovidesfree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextofallresearcharticlesandfollowsacceptedbestpracticesforopenaccesspublishingiseligible.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,journalslistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.Ataminimum,journalsmustbecompliantwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation’sCodeofConduct.“Hybrid”openaccessjournalsthatprovidefreeonlineaccessforonlysomearticleswillnotbeeligibleforfunding.

Thisfundsupportsopenaccesstoresearcharticleswherepublicationfeesarenotcoveredbygrantsorotherfundingsources.Authorsareencouragedtoincludepublicationfeesingrantrequestswheneverpossible.Fundingislimitedto$2,000perarticleregardlessofthenumberofauthors.


UniversityofFloridaProvost’sOffice

$120,000 July1,2010

FundswereexhaustedinJanuary,2013.Replenishmentispresentlyunderdiscussion.

AllUniversityofFloridafaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,staffmembers,andstudents.

Publicationfeesinopen-accessjournalsthatprovidefree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextofresearcharticleswithoutrestrictions.EligiblejournalsincludethoselistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orpublishersthatholdmembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,and/orarecompliantwiththeAssociation’sCodeofConduct.Asmallerstipendwillbepaidforselectingapaidopenaccessoptionfromahybridpublisher.

*Upto$3,000perarticlewillbeprovidedtopaypublicationfeesinopen-accessjournalswhichprovidefree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextofresearcharticleswithoutrestrictions.*Upto$1,500perarticlewillbeprovidedtopayforselectingapaid

#ArticlesApproved:198#ArticlesReimbursed:198#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:158#UniqueDepartments:62#UniqueJournals:105#UniquePublishers:40NOTES:ThroughJanuary15,2013;Fundislongeractive



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openaccessoptionfromahybridpublisher.*UFOAPfundsareintendedtosupportopenaccesstoresearcharticleswherepublicationfeesarenotcoveredbygrantsorotherfundingsources.Inordertoencourageinclusionofpublicationfeesinfuturegrantapplications,articlesresultingfromawardedgrantsthatallowforbudgetingofarticleprocessingfeesareexcludedunlessthegrantapplicationwassubmittedpriortotheestablishmentoftheUFOAP,July1,2010.*Fundingformulti-authoredarticleswillbeprorated.Iftheprocessingfeeis$3,000andthere



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arefourUFauthors,eachmayapplyfor$750.Forfeesexceedingthe$3,000capperarticle,eachUFauthormayapplyonlyforhis/herproratedportionnottoexceedthe$3,000yearlycapforeachresearcher,or$1500perarticleforpaid-access.

UniversityofIowaLibraries

$75,000,withsupportfromtheOfficeoftheProvost

April,2013 -CurrentUIfaculty,post-doc,resident,orstaffmemberwhohashadanarticle,bookchapter,orbookacceptedforpublication.-CurrentlyUI-enrolledstudentorgraduatestudentwhohashadanarticle,bookchapter,orbookacceptedforpublication.

-Thepublicationsmustbepeer-reviewed,andallowfreeandimmediateaccesstoallthecontentuponpublication.-Journalsorbookswithahybridmodel(somecontentbyfeeandsomecontentopenaccess)ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.Articlesandbooksmustbefullyavailableopenaccessatthetimeofpublication.-Authorsmusthaveexhaustedallavailablegrantfundsthatmaybeusedforarticlepublishingcharges.-Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.-UniversityofIowaLibrarieswillsubmityouropenaccesspublicationtoIowaResearchOnline.

Upto$3,000forajournalarticleorbookschapter,upto$5,000foramonograph.


UniversityofKansas $50,000, October, Twoyearpilot Faculty, Submitted-for-publicationoraccepted-for- Fundingcovers #ArticlesApproved:107



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Libraries

withsupportfromtheUniversityofKansasProvost,TheUniversityofKansasMedicalCenterExecutiveViceChancellor,andtheOfficesofResearchatTheUniversityofKansasandUniversityofKansasMedicalCenter

2012 graduatestudents,post-docs,andstaffontheLawrenceandKansasCitycampusesduringyearone.

publicationpeer-reviewedarticlesinopenaccessjournals.An"openaccessjournal"isajournallistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsandpublishedbyapublisherwhoholdsmembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation.Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeadditionalfeestoprovideopenaccesstoarticles(hybridjournals)willnotbeconsideredforfundinginyearone.

costsofarticleprocessingfeesonly(nopageorcolorcharges),upto$2000perarticle.Fundswillnotbeencumberedforarticlesthatarestillbeingwritten.Already-publishedarticlesareineligible.

#ArticlesReimbursed:74#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:140#UniqueDepartments:61#UniqueJournals:106#UniquePublishers:42NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016

UniversityofMarylandLibraries

$102,000 September,2013

AnyUMDfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduateorundergraduatestudentwhosearticlehasbeenacceptedmayapplyforfunding.

Fundsareavailableforopenaccessjournals,whicharejournalsthatdonotchargeafeeforinstitutions,librariesorreadersforaccesstothecontent,anddonothaveanembargoperiodforaccess.Thisincludes:-AlljournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights-MembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)ordemonstrateitsadherencetotheCodeofConduct

Articlecap–maximumfundingperarticleis$3000;Authorcap–onefundedarticleperfiscalyear




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-Journalsthathavepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule-Journalsthathaveapolicytosubstantiallywaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship

UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst

$25,000 July,2014 AnycurrentUMAfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orgraduatestudentauthorwhohasnoothersourceoffundingforopenaccesspublicationcharges.Authorswhosegrantsincludefundingforpublicationcharges,orwhohavesupportfromothervenues,mustapplythosefundsfirst.

Eligiblepublicationsandpublishingvenuesmustbefullyandimmediatelyopenaccess.Publicationsin“hybridopen-access”(whichalsochargesubscriptionfees)or“delayedopen-access”journalsandmonographsarenoteligible.JournalsormonographpublishersmustbemembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,ORdemonstrablyadheretotheOASPACodeofConduct.Journalsormonographpublishersmusthaveastandardarticlefeeschedule,publiclyaccessible,andapolicytowaivefeesincasesofeconomichardshiporeconomicequity.

Fundingisavailableannuallyforanyoneauthorupto$3000.Fundingisavailableforanyonepaperuptoamaximumof$3000.Supportfornon-UMAcollaborativelyauthoredpaperswillbeavailableonaproratedbasis.AllworkswillbedepositedonUMAAmherstScholarWorks.



UniversityofMichiganLibraryandtheOfficeoftheProvost

$30,000 September,2010

TheFundstoppedacceptingnewapplicationsinMay,2012.Itisnolongeroperating.

AllUniversityofMichiganfaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,graduateandprofessional

Peer-reviewedscholarlyarticlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournalsareeligible.Anyonemayapply,buttheLibrarypreferstosupportwork:*wheretheauthorretainscopyright.

Upto$3000persubmission.However,ifsomerequirementsarenotmet,thenasmallerportionwillbeprovidedbased




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students,staffmembers,andstudents.

*whichwillappearinfullyopenjournals,andisaccessibleimmediatelyuponpublication.*forwhichgrantfundingcouldnotbeappliedtopublishingcosts.*thattheauthorcommitstodepositinginopenaccessrepositories(e.g.DeepBlue).*forwhichtheopenaccesspublicationfeeislessthan$1500.

onthefollowingcriteria:*RetainingRights:Ifyouwillnotretaincopyrightortherighttodistributetheworkwewillfundthelesserof$1000or50%ofthepublisher’sopenaccessfee.*Publishinfullyopenjournals:Anopenjournalisoneforwhichallpeer-reviewedcontentisavailablefreelytoreaders.Iftheworkwillappearina“hybrid”journal—oneforwhichsomeofthepeer-reviewedworkisonlyavailabletopaidsubscribers—wewillfundthelesserof$1000or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.*Assureaccessisimmediateuponpublication:Ifaccesstothe

NOTES:ThroughSeptember15,2012;Fundisnolongeractive



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publishedarticleisnotimmediatewewillfundthelesserof$1500or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.Ifthepublisherwilldelayaccesslongerthan12months,wewillnotprovideanyfunding.*Usegrantfundingwhereverpossible:Ifyourgrantfundingcouldhavebeenappliedtopublishingcharges,wewillfundthelesserof$1500or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.Wewillonlydothisonceforanauthor/groupofauthors,sincesuchfeesshouldbeincludedinfuturegrantapplications.

UniversityofMinnesotaLibraries

$40,000annually,withfundsfromthebudgetoftheUniversityLibrariesandtheOfficeof

Spring,2012

AnyUniversityofMinnesotafaculty,researchers,post-docs,graduatestudents,orstaff

-Fundsareavailableforpeer-reviewedjournalarticles,scholarlymonographs,conferenceproceedings,anddatasets.-Fundsmaybeusedonlytocoveropenaccesspublicationandsubmissionfees.-Authorfeesforopenaccessjournals(asdeterminedbylistingintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,membershipinthe

NolimitforfullOAarticles.“Hybrid”journalswillbecoveredupto50%.




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theVicePresidentofResearch

OpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,oradherencetoOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct)willbecoveredinfull.Authorfeesfor“hybrid”journalswillbecoveredupto50%.-Fundsmaynotbeusedforpublicationsthatdonotmakeworksfullyopenlyavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.Authorsreceivingfundsmustdepositacopyofthepublicationinanapprovedopenaccessrepository,suchastheUniversityDigitalConservancy(theUniversityofMinnesota’sinstitutionalrepository)orarecognizeddisciplinerepository(e.g.,arXiv,AgEcon,PubMedCentral,etc.)


UniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHill(SponsoredbytheOfficeoftheViceChancellorforResearchandEconomicDevelopmentuntilfall2009;subsequentlycontinuedvialibraryfunding)

$20,000FromtheViceChancellorforResearch;$8,000FromHealthSciencesLibrary$8,000fromUniversityLibrary

March2005

July,2013 UNC-CHfaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,andgraduateorprofessionalstudentswithoutgrantfundstocoverpublicationfees

Publishingchargesrelatedtojournalsofferingfreeimmediateopenaccesstoarticles.Journalsoffering“openchoice”or“hybrid”optionsareeligibleprovidedthearticlesareimmediatelyaccessible.

-Awardmaximumis$1000perarticle.-Authorsmustexhaustotherfundingavenues(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.

#ArticlesApproved:82#ArticlesReimbursed:71#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:63#UniqueDepartments:12*#UniqueJournals:47#UniquePublishers:19NOTES:DatathroughJuly,2013;Fundisnolongeractive



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UniversityLibrariesUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro

$11,500 Fall2011 TheFundisapilotprojectbytheUniversityLibrariesandtheOfficeofResearch&EconomicDevelopment.

Full-timefaculty,full-timeEPAemployees,andgraduatestudentsareeligibletoapply

-Thearticlemustbepublishedinapeer-reviewedopen-accessjournal.

-Reimbursementwillnotexceed$1,000perarticle.-Reimbursementwillbelimitedtooneawardperfiscal-yearperauthor.-AuthorsareexpectedtoexhaustallothergrantorcontractfundingsourcesavailabletothembeforeapplyingforsupportfromtheOpenAccessfund.

#ArticlesApproved:30#ArticlesReimbursed:30#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:26#UniqueDepartments:10#UniqueJournals:21#UniquePublishers:nottrackedNOTES:ThroughJune30,2016

UniversityofOklahoma-Norman

$20,000annually

Late2013 AnycurrentUniversityofOklahoma-Normanregularfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmemberorstudentauthor.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.

Article-processingfeesforscholarly,peerreviewedarticlesintrueopenaccessjournals,listedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.PublishermustbeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.ArticleswithahybridordelayedOAmodelarenoteligiblethroughthisfund.*Thejournalmusthaveapubliclyavailablestandardarticlefeeschedulepublishedandshouldhaveapolicytowaivefeesincaseofeconomichardship.

Authorsmayreceivefundingupto$1,500perfiscalyearforpublishingandprocessingfees,includingopenaccesspagescharges;unusedamountswillnotrollovertofutureyears.AuthorsagreetoretaintheircopyrightandtopostacopyoftheirworkintheUniversity’s




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institutionalrepository,SHAREOK.

UniversityofOregonLibraries,OfficeoftheProvost

Upto$50,000

Spring2009

June,2014 -ApplicantmustbeaUOtenure-relatedfacultymember,non-tenure-relatedcareerfacultymember(includingrankedofficersofinstruction,research,oradministration),post-doc,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudentreadytosubmitacompleted

Reimbursementwillcoveronlydirectcostsforopenaccesspublication(notthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,webhostingforself-archiving,etc.).Manuscriptmustbeapeer-reviewedscholarlyarticleormonograph(includingoriginalresearch,reviewarticles,etc.).Fundingisavailableforpublicationinopenaccesspeerreviewedscholarlyjournalsthatchargeapublicationfee.Fundingisalsoavailableforpeerreviewedscholarlymonographs.Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableonthewebatthetimeofinitialpublication(noembargoperiods).Atthistimefundingisnotavailableforarticlespublishedusingan"openchoice"optioninjournalsthatareprimarilysubscriptionbasedratherthanopenaccess.

-Upto100%ofauthorfeeforpublishingapeer-reviewedmanuscriptinanopenaccessjournal.Maximumreimbursementwillbe$1,000perarticle.-Maximumreimbursementwillbe$3,000perpersonovertheperiodofthispilotproject.Reimbursement

#ArticlesApproved:45#ArticlesReimbursed:41#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:31#UniqueDepartments:9#UniqueJournals:21#UniquePublishers:12NOTES:TheFundhasbeenretiredasofJune,2014.



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articleforpublication.-Applicantmustbelistedasoneoftheauthors,andarticlemustindicateUOaffiliation.

JournalslistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(http://www.doaj.org/doaj)areassumedtoqualify.Forpublicationinajournalnotlistedthere,additionalinformationtoallowassessmentofwhetherthejournalmeetsourcriteriawillberequiredaspartoftheapplicationprocess.

willcoveronlydirectcostsforopenaccesspublication(notthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,webhostingforself-archiving,etc.)-Reimbursementwillbeavailableonlyincaseswheretheauthorsdonothaveadequategrantorcontractfundingspecificallydesignatedtocoverauthorfees.Authorswithfundingdesignatedtocoverpublicationcostssuchasauthorfeesfromgrants,contracts,orotherinstitutionalfundsareaskedtousethosefundsfirstandtoallowotherstoshareinthebenefitofopenpublications.



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UniversityofOttawa $100,000

(CAD),withfinancialsupportfromtheUniversity,theLibraryandmostFaculties.

January,2010

TheAuthorFundworkinggroup(whosemembersrepresenttheOfficeoftheVice-President,Research,theLibraryandallcontributingfaculties)willevaluatethisinitiativeperiodically,andrecommendanychangestotheFund'scriteriaandadministrationprocedures,whenappropriate.

TheFundisopentoallfull-timeandpart-timefacultymembers,staff,currentlyregisteredgraduatestudents,postdoctoralfellowsandadjunctprofessorsaffiliatedwiththeUniversityofOttawa.ResearchersworkingforUniversityofOttawaResearchCentresandInstitutes,andAffiliatedResearchInstitutesarealsoeligible.

EligibleopenaccessjournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.Eligiblehybridandtraditionaljournalsmustmakearticlesavailableimmediatelyandallowself-archivingofthepublisherPDFimmediatelyuponpublication(noembargoperiodimposed).Thefeeschedulemustbepubliclyavailableonline.TheFundalsocoversopenaccessbooks.

TheFundcoversonlythecostsandfeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishing.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.Researchersareentitledtoapplyfortwo(2)reimbursementsperfiscalyear.TheFundwillreimburseopenaccessbookfeesuptoamaximumof$2,500perpublication.Applicantsmustfirstusefundsreceivedthroughotherresearchgrantsthatareintendedtocoverpublicationorsubmissionfees.Shouldthegrantsnotallocate




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sufficientfundstocoversuchcosts,anapplicationcanbesubmittedtothisFund.

UniversityofPittsburghLibrarySystem

Nolimit July1,2012

None Fundsareavailableforfaculty,staff,postdoctoralassociates,andstudentsservedbytheULSandtheBARCOLawLibrary.ThisincludesthoseatalloftheUniversityofPittsburghschoolsexceptthesixschoolsinthehealthsciences:DentalMedicine,HealthandRehabilitationSciences,Nursing,Medicine,Pharmacy,andPublicHealth.

Thevenueofpublicationmustbeanestablishedopen-accessjournal,thatis,ajournalthatdoesnotchargereadersortheirinstitutionsforunfetteredaccesstothepeer-reviewedarticlesthatitpublishes.Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeettheseadditionalrequirements:•BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(unlessthejournalistoonewforDOAJeligibility)OR•BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,•Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.TheULSisaninstitutionalmemberofHindawiPublishingCorporation,whichpublishesover300OpenAccessjournalsinavarietyofdisciplines.TheULS’membershipallowsforallauthorsservedbytheULSwhopublishinHindawijournalstodosofreeofauthorcharges.ThereisnoneedforauthorstoapplytotheULSforpublicationfunds.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.

Nolimitonper-articlereimbursementfees.Reimbursablearticleprocessingfeesmayincludepublicationfees(chargesleviedonarticlesacceptedforpublication,includingpagecharges).Eligiblefeesmustbebasedonapublication’sstandardfeeschedulethatisindependentoftheauthor’sinstitution.Reprintfeesarenoteligible.Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursement.Thisincludesarticlesreportingresearchfundedbyagiftoragrantfromagranting




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agency,foundation,orotherinstitution(includingtheUniversityofPittsburghitself)thatallowsgrantedfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfees(whetherornottheparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfeesandwhetherornotsufficientgrantfundsremain)andarticlesfundedbyaninstitutionthatitselfpaysarticleprocessingfeesonbehalfoftheauthor(suchasNIH).

UniversityofRhodeIsland

$15,000,splitbetweentheLibrariesandtheVicePresidentforResearchandEconomicDevelopment

January,2014

TheFundwillbeevaluatedafterthe2014-2015academicyear.

TheURIOAFundisavailabletofull-timefacultyoftheUniversityofRhodeIsland.

Eligiblejournalsmust:--BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.--BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.--Provideunrestrictedaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticlesinthejournal.(Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeafee,sometimescalledan"author'schoice"or

ThemaximumdollaramountthattheURIOAFundwillreimburseforasinglearticleis$3,000.TheURIOAFundisalimitedresourceintendedtosupportopenaccesspublishingacrossthe




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"openchoice"fee,tomakesinglearticlesavailableopenaccessarenoteligible,noraresubscriptionjournalsthatmakearticlesavailableopenaccessafteratimedelayor"embargo.")--Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.--Haveapolicytowaivefeesincasesofeconomichardship.

university.Weexpectresearcherstorequestfundingforopenaccesspublicationfromtheirfundingagencyiftheycandoso.Thesefundsareintendedtobeafundingsourceoflastresortandtosupportopenaccesstoarticleswhoseresearchwasnotgrant-funded.

UniversityofTennessee,KnoxvilleOfficeofResearchandtheUniversityLibraries

Initialallocationof$20,000,augmentedbyregularcontributionsfromtheOfficeofResearchandEngagementandtheUniversityLibraries

October,2008

Extendsuntilfundingisexhaustedandwillbeevaluated

AnyUTKfacultymember,post-doctoralassociate,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudent.

-Articleprocessingfeesleviedbypeer-reviewedopenaccesspublisherssuchasthePublicLibraryofScienceandBioMedCentral.-Anyopenaccesspublicationwillbeconsidered,providedthatthejournalisfreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublicationwithnoembargoperiods.-Hybridjournalsthatmakeonlyselectedarticlesopenaccessarenotincludedinthepilotproject.

Fundsareawardedonafirst-come,first-servedbasistoamaximumof$3,000perarticle.-Authorsarerequestedtonegotiatelowerpublishingfeeswhenpossible.-Authorswithgrantsupporttocoveropenaccesspublishingarerequestednottoapply.


UniversityofTorontoLibraries

$45,000initially,withanadditional

October,2012

January,2016 TheFundisopentoallfull-timeandpart-

Tobeeligibleforreimbursement,thearticle,chapterormonographmustbepublishedinafullyOpenAccessformat.Atthistime,

Themaximumamountthatwillbereimbursedto

#ArticlesApproved:54#ArticlesReimbursed:54#UniqueSubmitting



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$10,000committedafterlaunch

timefacultymembersandlibrarians,continuingstaff,currentlyregisteredundergraduateandgraduatestudents,andpostdoctoralfellowsaffiliatedwiththeUniversityofToronto.

traditionalsubscriptionbasedor'hybrid'journalsthatofferanopenaccessoptionforafeearenoteligible.EligibleOpenAccessjournalswilleitherbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,beamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.Journalsmustprovideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticlesandmakepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.Thelibraryreservestherighttorefusearequestifthepublisherappearstobea“predatoryopenaccesspublisher”.

anauthoris$3000perfiscalyearfromtheFund.ResearcherswhohavereceivedaresearchgrantthatexplicitlyincludespublicationorsubmissionsupportarerequiredtousethosefundsbeforeapplyingtotheOpenAccessAuthorFund.Additionally,thosefacultyandlibrarianswhohaveaccesstodepartmentalorPERAfundsshouldmakeuseofthesefundspriortomakingarequestforreimbursementthroughtheOpenAccessAuthorFund.Fundrecipientsmustprovideacopyoftheirarticle/bookchapterforsubmissiontoT-

Authors:49#UniqueDepartments:27#UniqueJournals:20#UniquePublishers:16NOTES:ThroughJanuary30,2016,atwhichtimetheFundwasdiscontinued



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Space,theUniversity’sResearchRepository.

UniversityofUtahLibrary

$83,994 May,2011 TheFundclosedin2014.

UniversityofUtahfaculty,staffmembers,postdosc,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduateorundergraduatestudentsonmain(excludinglaw)campus.

a)JournalswhicharefullyOpenAccess.Contentoftheentirejournalisfreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthearticleprocessingfee.FullyOpenAccessjournalsfrompublisherswhohavefewsuchjournalsarealsoeligible.b)HybridjournalswhicharenotfullyOpenAccessbutwhichallowindividualarticlestobemadefreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpaymentofthesubmissionfee.Tobeeligibleforfundinginthiscategory,thepublishermustplantomake(inthenextsubscriptionyear)reductionstotheinstitutionalsubscriptionpricesbasedonthenumberofOpenAccessarticlesinthosejournals.

ThemaximumdollaramountthattheOAPFundwillreimburseforasinglearticleduringthetrialperiodis$3,000.ResearchersareexpectedtorequestfundingforopenaccesspublicationfromtheirfundingagencybeforeapplyingtotheOAPFund.

#ArticlesApproved:50#ArticlesReimbursed:37#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:47#UniqueDepartments:16#UniqueJournals:33#UniquePublishers:26NOTES:ThroughFebruary,2014.TheFundclosedin2014.

UniversityofVirginiaLibrary

$15,000perfiscalyear

July,2013 Eligibleauthorsincludeallfaculty,researchers,staffandstudentsservedbytheU.Va.Librarysystem(thisexcludesthoseservedbytheHealthSciences,LawandBusinesslibraries).

-Journalmustbepeer-reviewedandlistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.-JournalshouldgenerallyadheretotheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)‘CodeofConduct’.-Hybridjournalswillnotbeeligibleforfundingatthistime.-Articlemustbeavailableimmediatelyuponpublication,withnoembargo.-Othercontenttypessuchasbooksareeligible,iftheyarepeer-reviewed.-Authormustagreetosubmitacopyofthepost-reviewpublicationtoUVa’sinstitutionalrepository,Libra.-Onlypublishingfeeswillbecovered.-Authorsmusthaveexhaustedallavailable

Eligibleindividualsmayreceiveupto$2000perarticle,and$3000totalperyear.Fundswillbeallocatedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.

#ArticlesApproved:29#ArticlesReimbursed:29#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:47(includesco-authors)#UniqueDepartments:8#UniqueJournals:18#UniquePublishers:11NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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grantfundsthatmaybeeligibletobeusedforthearticleprocessingfee.

UniversityofWesternOntarioLibraries

$120,000CAD

February,2014

Atthetimeofapplication,aneligibleapplicantmustbe:-acurrentfaculty(full-timeorpart-time)memberatWestern;or-acurrentpostdoctoralfellowatWestern;or-acurrentgraduatestudentatWestern;or-acurrentlibrarianorarchivistatWesternTheapplicantmustbeeitherthefirstauthororthecorrespondingauthorofthearticle.

Peer-reviewedjournalarticlesacceptedforpublicationintoopenaccessjournalsthatarelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,ormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.Inparticular,"hybrid"journals,whichnormallyrequireasubscriptiontoread,butprovidean"openaccessoption"forasupplementaryauthorfee,arenoteligibleforfunding.Books,orbookchapters(notextbooks),whicharepublishedbyapublisherthatisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationormeettheirCodeofConduct.Fundedarticles,books,orbookchapterswillbefreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpublication.Thejournaldoesnotrequirethattheauthor(s)totransfercopyrighttothepublisher,andtheauthor(s)retaincontroloverthefutureuseofthework.Optionally,butpreferably,theeligibleworkispublishedwithalicensethatenablesthewidestdistributionandreuse.TheCreativeCommons“CCBY”Attributionlicense(seeCreativeCommonsCanadaformoreinformationabouttheCreativeCommonslicenses)ispreferred.

TheFundwillprovideupto$3,000(Canadian)perarticle,book,orbookchapter.Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,ifboththefirstandcorrespondingauthorsareWesternresearchers,eitheroneofthembutnotbothcanapplyforthefundingsupport.Iftheapplicanthasreceivedagrantfromaresearchfundingagency,s/hemustdeclarethatthepublicationfeeforthearticlehasnotalreadybeencoveredbythegrant.Applicantsareeligibleforuptotwograntsperyear.

#ArticlesApproved:73#ArticlesReimbursed:65#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:N/A#UniqueDepartments:32#UniqueJournals:46#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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UniversityofWisconsin–MadisonLibraries

$50,000,supportedbyunrestrictedgiftfundstolibrary

July2005 January31,2014

-AnyUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonfacultyandresearchers-Reimbursementwillbelimitedtooneawardperfiscalyearperauthor.

-Upto50%forpublishinginafullyopenaccessjournalasdefinedbyinclusioninDOAJ;upto30%forpublishinginjournalsthatallowanopenchoiceoption.-Reimbursementwillnotcoverthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,pagecharges,etc.

-Upto50%forpublishinginafullyopenaccessjournal(asdefinedbyinclusionintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals).-Upto30%forpublishinginajournalthatprovidesauthorswithanopenaccessoption.-Reimbursementwillnotexceed$1,500perarticle.-Authorsmustcoverthebalanceoftheopenaccesschargesthroughgrantsorotherfunds.

#articlesapproved:37#articlesreimbursed:37#uniquesubmittingauthors:30#uniquedepartments:21#uniquejournals:22#uniquepublishers:19NOTES:Dataabovecoverdaterangefrom2/8/08–6/30/13.Fundisnolongeractive.

UtahStateUniversityLibraries

$30,000 October,2011

Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffundingcommittedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.

Facultyandgraduatestudents

Peerreviewedjournalarticles.FullyOAjournalsarepreferred,butconsiderationwillbegiventohybridoptionsonacasebycasebasis.Preferencewillalsobegiventothosewhoareabletodemonstratematchingfundsfromtheirdepartment,college,oranoutsidegrantingagency.AuthorsmustalsodepositacopyofthefundedarticleintheUSUDigitalCommons.

Thereisnolimitontheper-articlereimbursementfeeamount.Fundswillbeavailableonafirst-come-first-servedbasisduringthepilotphase.FundingPreferencewillbegivento:




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-Thosewhoareabletodemonstratematchingfundsfromtheirdepartment,college,oranoutsidegrantingagency.Withoutamatch,fullfundingisnotguaranteed.-Thosewhopublishinfullyopenaccessjournals

VirginiaTechLibraries

$50,000forFY2014-15,inpartnershipwiththeOfficeofSeniorVicePresidentandProvostandtheOfficeoftheVicePresidentforResearch

August,2012

Allfaculty,staff,graduate,andundergraduatestudentsareeligible.

Fundsareavailabletounderwritearticleprocessingfeesforscholarlypeer-reviewedarticlesacceptedforpublicationinanopenaccessorhybridOAjournal.Ajournal'spublishermustbeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA)orcomplywithOASPA'sCodeofConduct.ForfullyOAjournals,thejournalmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.ForhybridOAjournals,thepublishersmusthavereducedinstitutionalsubscriptionprices,orplantoreducepricesthisnextyear,basedonthenumberofopenaccesspublicationsinthejournals.

Supportislimitedto$1500.00perarticleand$3000.00perauthorperyear.ForpaperswithmultipleVirginiaTechco-authors,theprogramwouldstillsubsidizethesametotalamountofupto$1,500perarticlebutitwouldbeproratedamongeachoftheauthors.Authorsmusthavenoothersourcesoffundingavailable.




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WakeForestUniversityZ.SmithReynoldsLibrary

$13,000(librarycontributionishalfoftotalfund)

Early2008 None,althoughprogramisregularlyassessedandevaluated

AvailabletoWFUReynoldacampusfaculty.Authorswhoreceiveexternalfundingsupportthatcouldbeusedforpublishingcosts(e.g.,NIHgrantsorcontractawards)arestilleligibleforWFUfunds,butmustuseallavailableexternalfundsbeforeseekingWFUfunds.

Eligiblepublicationsincludepeer-reviewedjournalarticlesandbookchapters.Articlesandbookchaptersmustbepubliclyavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.ArticlesandbookchaptersmaybepublishedineitherOpenAccessorhybridjournals(traditionaljournalsthatofferaper-articleOpenAccessoptionforanadditionalfee).FullOAjournalpublishersmusteitherbelistedintheDOAJ:DirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(http://www.doaj.org)orbemembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(http://oaspa.org).CopiesofthefinalpublishedversionoffundedpublicationsmustbearchivedandmadepubliclyavailablethroughWFU’sinstitutionaldigitalarchive,WakeSpace.

-Nolimitonsizeofrequestfacultycanmake.


WayneStateUniversityLibraries

$10,000 March,2016

Fundsareavailabletocurrentfull-timeWayneStateUniversityFaculty.Oneawardperauthorperfundingyear.

Peer-reviewedjournalarticlesandscholarlymonographs,and/ortheirrelatedorsupportingdatasets,areeligibleforsupportfromthefund.VenuesforpublicationmusteitherbemembersoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation(OASPA,http://oaspa.org/),ormeetthemembershiprequirementsofOASPA,asdelineatedunderOASPA’sMembershipCriteria(http://oaspa.org/membership/membership-criteria/)andCodeofConduct(http://oaspa.org/membership/code-of-conduct/).Hybridopenaccessarrangements(“paidopenaccess”or“openchoice”)may

Thefundseekstosupportatleasttenprojectsayear.Applicantstothefundmayrequestamountsupto1/10thofthetotalfund[requestcapiscurrently$1,000];feeslessthanthatamountareeligibleforfullfunding.




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beconsideredonacase-by-casebasis,withtheunderstandingthatpublishersofferingopenchoicemaynotmeet100%oftheabovecriteria.Thepublicationmustbefreeofanyembargoperiodwhichmightlimitaccessforaspecifictimeafterpublication.

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