UCSF authors are eligible for discounts on the article publication charges (APCs) for open access articles in many journals, as well as a couple book publishers.
Hybrid OA refers to subscription journals that offer a paid open access option at the article level. Most publishers offer a hybrid option. Fully OA means all content in the journal is open access.
- Search the Directory of Open Access Journals to find thousands of peer-reviewed, fully OA journals
- Refer to the Library’s guide to evaluating publishers and avoiding fraudulent publishers
- Read about the UCSF Open Access Publishing Fund
- See Office of Scholarly Communication's list of publishing discounts
Publication discounts for journals
| Publisher | Publication Cost | UCSF Discount Available | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS' Science Advances | up to $4,922 | 15% plus 4% AAAS member discount (see details) | UCSF AAAS subscription |
| American Chemical Society (UC-subscribed journals) | up to $4,000 hybrid OA, AuthorChoice | 25% for non-member, additional discount for ACS member (see details) | UCSF AAAS subscription |
| BioMed Central (BMC) Journals | varies | 15% (see details) | UC Supporter Membership |
| Electrochemical Society (all journals in the ECS Digital Library) | $800 | 100% (see details) | UC ECS Plus subscription |
| Karger Open Access Journals | varies | 50% (see details) | UC Karger subscription |
| MDPI (all journals) | up tp $1,800 | 10%, select UCSF during manuscript submission | Institutional OA Program |
| Springer Nature's British Journal of Cancer | ~$3,000 hybrid OA | ~$2,200 w/25% discount (see details) | UC Nature subscription |
| Open Library of Humanities | none | free publication for authors | UC membership |
| Oxford UP's Journal of Experimental Botany | $3,000 fully OA | $100 (see details) | UC OUP subscription |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) | $1,450 hybrid OA | $1,100 w/25% discount (see details) | UC subscription |
| SpringerOpen Journals | varies, fully OA | 15%, does not apply to Springer hybrid OA journals (see details) | UC's BMC Supporter Membership |
| Taylor & Francis Open and OpenSelect journals | varies, fully OA and hybrid OA | 75% (see details) | UC site license |
Publication discounts for books
| Publisher | Publication Cost | UCSF Discount Available | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminos (UC Press) | $5000 title publication fee (UC) author rate | 10% | California Digital Library membership |
| Open Book Publishers | ~$5000 optional (see details) | 20% discount on setup charges for customized editions |