Syracuse University Libraries negotiated several agreements with publishers to cover the costs of open access publishing (often called APCs) for SU-affiliated scholars. At the moment, there are agreements in place with the following:
To take advantage of these agreements and to make your work open access and without charge to you as an author, please see our detailed list of transformative agreements.
In addition to these agreements, SU authors are eligible for APC discounts with the following:
| Organization | Benefit |
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| Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | SU Authors are eligible for a 10% discount on article processing charges for MDPI Journals. Details on MDPI APCs can be found at this link: https://www.mdpi.com/apc. |
| Springer/BioMed Central |
Corresponding authors with an SU affiliation are eligible for a 15% APC discount. The process to take advantage of this discount is initiated upon acceptance of your research article. Please be sure to use your syr.edu email address and select Syracuse University as your affiliation during this process. |
| The Royal Society of Chemistry | SU authors are eligible for a 15% APC discount with all RSC hybrid journals. A full list of qualifying journals can be found here: https://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/open-access-publishing/#hybrid |
Syracuse University Libraries support several diamond open access journals and publishing initiatives. Our commitment to diamond open access journals means that anyone--regardless of institutional affiliation--can publish in and read these journals for free.
At the moment, the libraries contribute to the following diamond OA journals:
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liquid blackness, Duke University Press
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| Cultural Anthropology, Society for Cultural Anthropology |  |
| Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies, E.L.A Project |  |