Funding for Open Access Publications

What is a transformative agreement?

Most major publishers in the sciences and humanities are transitioning from business models based on paid subscriptions to open access models that make their journals free to everyone. Instead of charging readers, they charge an author an article processing charge (APC) for publishing in a journal. Increasingly, universities are negotiating transformative (a.k.a. read & publish) agreements with these publishers that pay the APCs for researchers affiliated with their institutions.

The University Libraries has signed multiple transformative agreements, which are summarized in the comparative chart below. For more details, see the list of publishers listed on the left under the "Agreements with Publishers" heading (click on the chart to enlarge it).

Comparative chart of the publishing agreements

 

Follow the flowchart below to see which option is best for you (click on the chart to enlarge it).

Step 1: Does the UA Libraries already have an agreement with the publisher? Check the list under the “Agreements with Publishers” column to the left of this library guide. If No, got to Step 2A. If Yes, go to Step 2B. Step 2A: Are you eligible for the Open Access Publishing Fund? Check the University of Arkansas Open Access Publishing Fund section of this library guide. If No, regrettably, you do not qualify at this time. If Yes, apply using the link in the How to Apply section of this library guide. Step 2B: Do you meet author eligibility requirements for that publisher? If No, go to Step 2A. If Yes, go to Step 3. Step 3: Are your journal and article type eligible? If No, go to Step 2A. If Yes, follow instructions from publisher to receive waiver or discount.