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OPENACCESSFUNDSINACTION

Sponsor Value DateEstablished

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WhoisEligible? WhatisEligible? ReimbursementLevels

Progress/SuccessToDate

BostonCollegeUniversityLibraries

Nosetamount

February,2014

AllBostonCollegefaculty,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledstudentsareeligibletoapplyforfunding.

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

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

#ArticlesApproved:39#ArticlesReimbursed:39#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:24#UniqueDepartments:8#UniqueJournals:22#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017

BrandeisUniversityLibrary&TechnologyServices

$25,000 October,2013

LTSfundingisavailabletofaculty,staffandstudents.Onlyoneauthorperarticlemayapply.

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

InordertoincludeasmanyauthorsaspossiblewhilecoveringtypicalcostsLTSwillsupport100%ofthesupportedchargeswithalimitof$3000.00Onlythosefeesassociatedwithopenaccesspublishingareeligiblefor




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support.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,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)

$50,000incombinedcontributionsfromtheLibraryand

May1,20012

Thepilotprojectwillbeevaluatedinrelationtoitscontributionto

AllCarletonUniversityfaculty,post-doctoralfellows,

ArticlesacceptedforpublicationafterMarch1,2012areeligibleforthisprogram.Thesemustbepeer-reviewedarticlesthathavebeenacceptedforpublicationinjournalswhicharefully"OpenAccess".Thatis,allof

$2500perarticleforfullyOpenAccessjournalsandacaponanyoneauthorof

#ArticlesApproved:48#ArticlesReimbursed:48#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:35#UniqueDepartments:12



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theOfficeofVPResearch;theLibraryhascommittedanadditional$25,000asofsummer,2015

Carleton'sstrategic,academicandresearchplans.Continuationofthisinitiativedependsontheoutcomeofthepilotandtheavailabilityofsustainablebasefunding.

graduatestudentsandfull-timeprofessionalstaffwhoarenamedasanauthorofaresearcharticleandwhohavetheleadresponsibilityforsubmittingthisarticletoapeer-reviewedOpenAccessjournalorconferenceproceedingsareeligibletoapplyforfunding.Fundingwillnotbemadeavailableifanyoftheauthorsofthearticleareeligibleforcompletereimbursementofthearticleprocessingfeesforthisarticlethroughgrantsfromafoundation,grantingagency,orotherinstitutions

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

$5000peryear. #UniqueJournals:28#UniquePublishers:20NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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includingCarleton.

CarnegieMellonUniversityLibraries

Open-ended,with$45,131disbursedthroughJune,2015

May,2013 CarnegieMellonfaculty,researchscientists,post-docs,andgraduatestudentsareeligibleif(a)theyarethecorrespondingauthoronthearticleand(b)theyhavenomoneyfromfundersthatallowgrantfundstobeusedforArticleProcessingCharges(APCs).

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

Maximumfundingperarticleis$1500.Maximumfundingperauthorperfiscalyearis$3000.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertothenextyear.


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.




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ColumbiaUniversityLibraries/InformationServices

Upto$25,000forfiscalyear2010;upto$50,000forfiscalyear2011

January2010

Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffundingcommittedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.

AnyColumbiafacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orstudentauthor.NotcurrentlyavailabletoColumbiaaffiliatesincludingBarnardCollege,TeachersCollege,orUnionTheologicalSeminary.

ColumbiaOpen-AccessPublication(COAP)fundsapplytoarticle-processingfeesforscholarlypeer-reviewedarticles.Onlyarticlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournalsareeligible.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.ArticlessubmittedforpublicationafterJanuary1,2010areeligibleforthisprogram.

COAPfundsareintendedtobeafundingsourceoflastresortandtosupportopenaccesstoarticleswhoseresearchwasnotgrantfunded.ArticlesforwhichotherpublicationfundingisavailablearenoteligibleforCOAPfunds.Thisincludes:--Articlesreportingongrant-fundedresearchwherethegrantedfundscanbeusedforpublicationfees(whetherornottheparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfeesandwhetherornotsufficientgrantfundsremain);--Articlesfundedbyaninstitutionthatitselfpayspublicationfeesonbehalfofthe

#ArticlesApproved:109*#ArticlesReimbursed:90#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:243#UniqueDepartments:54#UniqueJournals:59#UniquePublishers:21*ThecumulativenumberofarticlesapprovedreflectsadownwardrevisiontotheFY14–15figurepreviouslyreported,basedonareviewandcorrectionofthedata.NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016



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author(suchasWellcomeTrust).Authorsmayreceivefundingforupto$3,000peryearforallarticle-processingcharges.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertofutureyears.Themostanauthorcanrequestforasinglearticleisalso$3,000.Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eacheligibleauthorcanapplyforreimbursementforaproratedportionofthepublicationfee.Anexample:Anarticlewiththreeauthors,twoofwhomarefromColumbia,istoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee.EachColumbiaauthor



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mayapplyforreimbursementfor$1,000.Inthehypotheticalcaseofaneligiblejournalwitha$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.Fundrecipientsmustenablethe

#ArticlesApproved:102#ArticlesReimbursed:102#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:58#UniqueDepartments:17#UniqueJournals:53#UniquePublishers:27NOTES:DatathroughApril30,2017



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depositoftheirarticleinSpectrum:ConcordiaUniversityResearchRepository.

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$3,000peryearforallsubmissionandpublication




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charges.-MultipleAuthorship:Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Forexample,foranarticlewiththreeauthorsthatistoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee,eachauthorisresponsiblefor$1,000ofthatfee.IftwooftheauthorsareCornellians,eachmayenteranapplicationfor$1,000.Ifbothapply,$2,000willbesenttothejournal.Ifthejournalhasa$6,000publicationfee,the$3,000perarticlecapwillapplyandeachCornellauthormayonlyapplyfor$1,000.



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DartmouthCollegeLibrary

N/A Fall,2009 Dartmouthfacultyandgraduatestudents.

Established,scholarlyopenaccessjournals.Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeafee,sometimescalledan“author’schoice”or“openchoice”fee,tomakesinglearticlesavailablebyopenaccessarenoteligible.Inaddition,eligiblejournalsmust:-BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(www.doaj.org)-BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct-Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible-Bypolicy,waivetheirfeesincasesoffinancialhardship

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

#ArticlesApproved:105#ArticlesReimbursed:105#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:72#UniqueDepartments:18#UniqueJournals:70#UniquePublishers:32NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2017

DukeUniversityLibraries,DukeUniversitySchoolofMedicine,andtheOfficeoftheProvost

$35,000 September,2010

Subjecttoperiodicevaluation

Dukefacultymembers,post-docresearchers,andgraduateorprofessionalstudents

Articlesacceptedforpublicationinapeer-reviewed,openaccesspublication,asdeterminedby:*ListingintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*MembershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation*HavepoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConductOnlyjournalsthatarefullyopenaccessbasedonapublishedscheduleofarticle

Individualauthorsmayreceiveamaximumof$3,000reimbursementofarticleprocessingfeesinanacademicyear,withamaximumper-articlereimbursementof$2,000.Unusedfundsdonotrollovertofuture




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processingfeesareeligible.Thefundcannotbeusedtosupport“hybrid”openaccesspublishing,whereindividualarticlesfromjournalsthataregenerallysubscriptionaccessonlyaremadeopenlyavailablewhenauthorfeesarepaid.Onlyjournalsthatdonotchargereadersorinstitutionsforaccesstopeer-reviewedcontentareeligible.

years.WhentherearemultipleeligibleDukeauthorsforanarticle,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofarticleprocessingfeesandcanbereimbursedforthatamount,uptotheannualcap.Articlesthataresupportedbyagiftorgrantfromafoundation,institutionoragencythatallowsgrantedfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfeesarenoteligibleforreimbursementfromCOAPEfunds.

EmoryUniversityLibraries

$25,000 September1,2012

EmoryUniversityfaculty,post-docs,researchersandcurrentlyenrolledgraduateand

Thearticleorbookmustbepublishedwithanopenaccesspublisherthatdoesnotchargereadersorinstitutionsforaccesstothepublication.Tobeeligible,journalpublishersmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(DOAJ)andbookpublishersmaybelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB).Also,apublisher

Openaccesspublishingfundsareawardedonafirstcome,firstservebasistoamaximumreimbursementof$1,500.00per

#ArticlesApproved:110#ArticlesReimbursed76#UniqueSubmittingAuthors155#UniqueDepartments34#UniqueJournals61#UniquePublishers18



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undergraduatestudentsareeligibletoapplyforfundsforopenaccessfeesforarticlesandbooksconnectedwiththeirresearchactivitiesatEmory.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.Inthecaseofanarticleorbookwithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Duetolimitedfunds,anygivenauthorislimitedtoonefundreimbursementperfiscalyear.

mustbeamemberofOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation(OASPA)ormeetitsCodeofConduct.Journalsorbookswithahybridmodel(somecontentbyfeeandsomecontentopenaccess)ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.Articlesandbooksmustbefullyavailableopenaccessatthetimeofpublication.

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

NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017

FloridaStateUniversityLibraries

$25,000 December,2013

June,2017 FloridaStateUniversityfaculty,post-docs,researchersand

Tobeeligible,journalpublishersmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(DOAJ)andbookpublishersmaybelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB).Also,apublishermustbeamember

Maximumreimbursementis$1,500.00perarticleorbook.Duetolimited

#ArticlesApproved:48#ArticlesReimbursed:47#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:42#UniqueDepartments:22



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currentlyenrolledgraduateandundergraduatestudentsareeligible.Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.

ofOpenAccessScholarlyPublisher'sAssociation(OASPA)ormeetitsCodeofConduct.Journalsorbookswitha"hybridmodel"ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.

funds,anygivenauthorislimitedtoonefundreimbursementperfiscalyear.AnyopenaccessitempublishedwithsupportfromthisfundmustalsobesubmittedtoDigiNoleCommons.

#UniqueJournals:27#UniquePublishers:16NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016.Thefundwasdiscontinuedin2017andre-purposedtofocusonmini-grantsforOERanddigitalhumanities.

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

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

#ArticlesApproved:114#ArticlesReimbursed:114#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:82*#UniqueDepartments:28*#UniqueJournals:60*#UniquePublishers:28*NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017*approximate



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--thefeeiswaivedforauthorsfromdevelopingnationsorthosewithdemonstratedfinancialhardship.

GrandValleyStateUniversityLibraries

$35,000/yr Fall2011 TheFundwillbereviewedannuallyadjustmentsmadeasnecessary.

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

-Fundingisavailablefornewlypublished(withinthepastsixmonths),peerreviewedarticlesinopenaccessorhybridjournalsthatchargeapublicationfeeassociatedwiththecostmakinganarticlefreelyavailable.-Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotapplicable.-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableonthewebatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiod.-EligiblejournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessandHybridJournalsormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.TheLibrarieshasaselectivelistofopenaccessandhybridpublisherfeesforquickreference.-Eligiblejournalsmustmaketheirfeeschedulepubliclyavailableonline.

-Thereisnolimittotheperarticleamountthatcanbefunded,butanauthormaynotreceivemorethan$3,000inoneyear.-Authorswithgrantsupportorexternalfundingtocoverpublishingfeesareineligible.-Forarticleswithmultipleauthors,eachauthorisresponsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.Forexample,foranarticlewiththreeauthorsthatistoappearinajournalwitha$3,000publicationfee,eachauthorisresponsiblefor$1,000ofthatfee.IftwooftheauthorsarefromGVSU,eachmayseparatelyapplyfor$1,000.Ifboth




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apply,upto$2,000ofthefeeswillbereimbursed,with$1,000beingappliedtoeachperson’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*Haveapolicytosubstantiallywaivefees

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




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incaseofeconomichardship. responsibleforaproratedportionofanypublishingfees.

IndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversityIndianapolis(IUPUI)Library

$47,000initially,withsupportfromtheIUPUIUniversityLibrary,theOfficeoftheViceChancellorforResearch,IUSchoolofDentistryandtheRobertH.McKinneySchoolofLaw;asecond2-yearfundingcycleof$50,000beganinmid-2015

July,2013 Thepilotwillbeevaluatedaftertwoyears

FundsareavailableforIUPUIfaculty.

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

Nocaponper-articlefunding.Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforuseofthefund.Aonetimeexceptiontothisrulewillbemadeforauthorswhodidnotincludedisseminationfeesinthebudgetofthegrantorcontract.Articleswithco-authorsfromotherinstitutionswillbesupportedataproratedportionofthearticleprocessingfees.AuthorsfromallIUPUIdepartmentsandschoolsareencouragedtoapply.Althougharticleprocessingfeesforeligiblepublicationswillbedistributedona




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first-come,first-servedbasis,disbursementwillbemonitoredtoensurediverseparticipationacrosstheschools.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.AuthorswillbecontactedbyJScholarshipstaff

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



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tocompletethistask.

KentStateUniversityLibraries

$115,000fromFY2013/14through2016/17

September,2013

None TheOpen-AccessFundisavailabletoanyKentStateUniversityfaculty,postdoc,staffmember,orstudentwhoistheleadorcorrespondingauthor.

EligiblePublicationsareopen-accessjournalsthat:

• areapprovedbytheapplicants’AcademicUnit

• Arepeerreviewed• ArelistedintheDirectoryofOpen

AccessJournals• Havepoliciesandpracticesconsistent

withtheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct

• Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible

• WaivetheirAPCsincasesoftheauthors’financialhardship

Fundingallowanceforasinglearticleiscappedat$2000.Authorsmayreceivefundingforupto$3,000peryearforallAPCs.Unusedamountsdonotrollovertofutureyears.

#ArticlesApproved:47#ArticlesReimbursed:47#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:35#UniqueDepartments:12#UniqueJournals:38#UniquePublishers:11NOTES:DatathroughDecember31,2016

MITLibraries PilotfundingforFY2011

Thisisapilotprojectsubjecttoperiodicevaluation

CurrentMITfaculty

Open-accessjournalsthat:*Arepeerreviewed*ArelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals*HavepoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct*Maketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible*WaivetheirfeesincasesoffinancialhardshipArticlesinjournalsthatchargeanannualsubscriptionfee,includingjournalsthatuseadelayedopen-accessmodel,orofferan“openchoice”optiontomakeaparticulararticleopenaccessarenoteligible.

Thesubsidyislimitedto$1,000perarticle,regardlessofthenumberofauthors.




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Articlesreportingonresearchthatwassupportedbyfundersthatallowresearchfundstobeusedforpublicationfees(e.g.NIH)arenoteligibleforthisfunding,whetherornotpublicationcostswerespecificallyincludedinthegrant.Thisfundisintendedtobealastresortforusewhennoalternativesourceoffundingisavailable.

MemorialUniversityLibraries

$199,000in2016/17.ValuesareinCanadiandollars.ThisfundingcoversbothOAmembershipsandAPCs.

Summer,2011

None AllMemorial,faculty,graduatestudents,staff,post-docs,emeriti,andhonoraryresearchprofswhohavehadapeer-reviewedarticleacceptedtoanOpenAccessjournalthatmeetsthefundingcriteria.Whereanarticlehasmultipleauthors,atleastoneoftheseauthorsmustbeaMemorialaffiliatedresearcher.

ThefundwillcoverAuthorProcessingCharges(alsocalledauthor’sfeesorpagefees)forarticlesthathavebeenacceptedto“gold”openaccessjournalsthatmeetthefollowingcriteria:a)Journalcontentispeer-reviewed.b)Journaldoesnotchargesubscriptionfeesforanyofitscontent.Allarticlesareimmediatelyavailableonlineatnocosttothereader.c)Authorretainscopyrightoverhisorherwork.(e.g.ThejournalusesCreativeCommonslicensingorsimilar.)AcopyofthefundedpaperwillalsobemadeavailablethroughtheMemorialUniversityResearchRepositorywithinayearofinitialpublication.Thefundwillnotcoveropenaccessauthor'sfeesingatedorhybridjournals.

MemorialLibrarieswillfundamaximumof$3000peryearforeachresearcher.ResearcherswithnootherfundingsourcetocoverAPCswillbegivenpriorityoverthosewithresearchfundingavailableforthispurpose.


NorthwesternUniversityLibrary

$20,000 October,2013

Facultymembers,post-

Articlesacceptedforpublicationinpeer-reviewedjournals.Publicationwillbe

Thefundwillprovide$3,000per

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docresearchers,graduateorprofessionalstudentsandanystaffwhoareauthorsofarticlesacceptedforpublicationinapeer-reviewed,openaccesspublication.

supportedinanypeer-reviewedjournalthatislistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orwhosepublisherisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationandispublishedinafullyopenaccessformatbasedonapublishedscheduleofarticleprocessingfees.Hybridpublicationmodelisnotsupported.Thefundsupportsarticleprocessingfeesorpublishingfees.Thefunddoesnotcoversubmissionfeesorpersonalorinstitutionalsubscriptionsorsponsorships.

Northwesternresearcherperyear.Asfundsallow,exceptionswillbeconsideredforrequestsabovethisannualcap.Forintramuralcollaborations,eachauthorwillberesponsibleforaproratedportionuptoatotalper-articlecapof$3,000.

#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:59#UniqueDepartments:35#UniqueJournals:43#UniquePublishers:17NOTES:DatathroughJune30,2017

PennStateUniversityLibraries

$20,000duringinitialpilot;$20,000assignedagainforFY2016/17

February2015.CriteriaforawardswasestablishedbytheLibrariesPublishingBoard,whichoverseestheprocessanddetermineswhatapplicationsarefunded.

PilotrequestedinaproposalinAugust2014;approvedFebruary2015

APennStatescholaratanyPennStatelocationiseligible(faculty,staff,student).Undergradstudentseligiblewithconcurrenceofafacultymember.Firsttimeapplicantsgetpreferenceforfundingifappropriate.RequirementtodepositacopyinScholarSphererepository.

Peer-reviewedjournalarticlesinfullyopenaccesspublicationsthatareconsideredbytheBoardintheirinvestigationtohavestrongscholarlymerit.•Eligiblepublicationsmustprovidefree,immediate,onlineaccesstothefulltextoftheresearcharticleuponpublicationwithoutrestrictions.Accessmaybeprovidedbyanavailablepre-printorpost-printversionofthearticle.•EligiblejournalsmayincludethoselistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsorpublishersthataregenerallycompliantwiththeOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation’sCodeofConduct.•Journalsmustbepeer-reviewed.•Journalsmustmaketheirstandardfeeschedulespubliclyaccessible.•“Hybrid”open-accesspublishing,suchassubscription-basedjournalsthatmakesomearticlesavailableafteranauthorpaysfees,arenoteligibleforfunding.

Awardiscappedat$2000perarticle,onearticleperindividualperfiscalyear.Forco-authoredsubmissions,awardsarepro-rateddependingonhowmanyoftheauthorshaveaPennStateaffiliation.

#ArticlesApproved:18#ArticlesReimbursed:18#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:18#UniqueDepartments:16#UniqueJournals:N/A#UniquePublishers:11NOTES:DatathroughDecember31,2016



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•AnyjournalsorpublisherswhoselegitimacyisindoubtorarelistedinBeall’sListofpredatoryscholarlyopen-accesspublishersrequiregreaterscrutinybyauthorsandtheUniversityLibraries.Ultimately,theeligibilityofthejournalisthepurviewofthePennStateLibrariesPublishingBoard.Authorsareencouragedtoincludethefollowingstatement:“PublicationofthisarticlewasfundedinpartbyThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityLibrariesOpenAccessPublishingFund.”

SimonFraserUniversityLibrary

$50,000annually

January,2010

None SFUauthorswhoarefaculty,stafforgraduatestudentsareeligibletousetheCentralfund.Undergraduatestudentsworkingunderthesupervisionofafacultymemberarealsoeligible.

EligiblejournalswillbethoseintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,orthosewhoseeditorialpoliciesmeetthecriteriaforinclusioninDOAJ.Thefundwillalsocoverarticleprocessingchargesforbookchapters,providedtheentirepublicationisopenaccess.Thefunddoesnotcoveroptionalarticleprocessingchargesfromhybridjournals.Thefunddoesnotcoveradditionalchargessuchasforincludingcolorplates,longarticles,submissionfees,orexcesspagecharges.

ItisanticipatedthatSFUauthorswillincludeOApublishingchargesingrantapplicationswheretheyareeligible,andwillfirstusesuchfundsbeforeapplyingforreimbursementfromthecentralOAfund.TheLibrarywillworkwiththeOfficeofResearchServicestoraiseawarenessofgranteligibilityforOAfeesandfundermandates.Theamounteach




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SFUauthormayclaimduringonefiscalyearislimitedto$10,000.

SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondaleMorrisLibrary

$26,000for2014-15

Fall2011 TheFundisapilotprojectwhichwillbereviewedannually

Grantsareavailabletofaculty,includingnontenuretrackfaculty,andgraduatestudents.

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

· AlljournalsintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights

· Hybridjournalsthatallowauthorstoretaindistributionrights.

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

-Forfullyopenaccessjournals:$2000perarticleandperyearperauthor-Forhybridjournals:$1500perarticleandperyearor50%oftheOpenAccessfee,whicheverisless.-Articleswhoseunderlyingresearchwasfundedbygrantsthatallowfundstobeusedforarticle-processingfees(regardlessofwhetherthatparticulargrantbudgetedforsuchfees)arenoteligibleforfunding.


TexasWoman’sUniversity

$30,000annuallyfromtheProvost

Fall2015 Currentfull-timeTWUfaculty(clinicalortenuretrack).

Tobeeligibleforsupport,aworkmustbe:-Apeer-reviewedjournalarticle,scholarlymonograph,conferenceproceeding,ordataset.

Fundprovidesawardsofupto$3000/articleperauthor/contact,person/leadorauthorgroupinan

#ArticlesApproved:12#ArticlesReimbursed:10#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:12#UniqueDepartments:7#UniqueJournals:12



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-Publishedinajournalorplatformthatisopenlyavailableimmediatelyuponpublicationafterchargesarepaid.-Publishedinatraditionalsubscriptionbasedor'hybrid'journalthatoffersanopenaccessoption.-Acceptedforpublicationatthetimeofapplicationforfundingsupport.-Noteligibleforfundingbyagrantthatwouldcoverpublicationcharges.-Thepublicationmusthaveastandardarticlefeeschedulepubliclyposted.Costsforreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-openaccesspagecharges,administrativechargesandotherfeesarenotsupported.Thearticlemustbeavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.

openaccessjournal.Fundswillbedistributedbysemester:Fall(August-December),Spring(January-April),Summer(May-July).

#UniquePublishers:9NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016

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.


LibrariesandCultural $100,000/yr June2008 None.The Universityof -Publicationfeesforpeer-reviewedarticles -Ifeligible,the #ArticlesApproved:1,105



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Resources,UniversityofCalgary

(CAN) Fundisinitssecondyearandisexpectedtocontinue.

Calgaryfaculty,staff,graduatestudents,andpostdocs.ThefirstauthoronarticlesshouldbefromtheUniversityofCalgary.

thathavebeenacceptedinjournalswhicharefullyopenaccess,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.-DepositionoffundedarticlesintheUniversityofCalgaryinstitutionalrepositoryismandatory.

entirefeeiscovered.-Authorsmustexhaustotherfundingavenues(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.

#ArticlesReimbursed:1,105#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:243*#UniqueDepartments:82*#UniqueJournals:385*#UniquePublishers:58*NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017*Indicatesthatthisfigureencompassesbothapplicationsforthefundthathavebeenaccepted,aswellasthosethathavebeenrejectedbyfundadministratorsasoutofscope

UCBerkeleyResearchImpactInitiative(co-sponsoredbyUCBerkeley'sViceChancellorforResearchandtheUniversityLibrarian)

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

January21,2008

None UCBerkeleyfacultymembers,post-docs,andgraduatestudents

BRIIwillprovidefundingtopayBerkeleyauthors’OAarticleprocessingcharges(APCs),orOAscholarlybook(monograph)orchaptersubventionfee.-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.-Articlemaybepublishedinanyopenaccesspublication,-HybridjournalsofferingapaidaccessoptionarenoteligibleasofSeptember,2014.

-Maximumreimbursementof$3000perarticleforfullyopenaccesspublication.-Maximumreimbursementof$1500perarticleforhybridjournalsthatprovideauthorswithanopenaccessoption.




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-Authorsmuststipulatethattheyhavenootheravailablefunding(e.g.,grants)beforeturningtotheFund.-Authorsarelimitedto$6,000inBRIfundseachyear.-BRIIwillfundupto$2500forOAjournalarticlesorchapterswithinOAscholarlybooks.-BRIIwilloffer$7500apieceinpublishingfeesforuptothreeOAscholarlybooks.

UCDavis October2012

TheFundisapilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.

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

-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Noembargoperiods.-Articlemaybepublishedinanyfullyopenaccesspublication(nohybridjournalsareeligible).

Upto$1,000perarticle.

#ArticlesApproved:36#ArticlesReimbursed:36#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:39#UniqueDepartments:21#UniqueJournals:22#UniquePublishers:13NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.

UCIrvineLibraries $15,000 Fall,2012 TheFundisa UCIrvinefaculty Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccess/ $3000isthe #ArticlesApproved:30



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pilotthatwillbere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.

members,post-doctoralscholars,researchers,andstaff

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

maximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.UCILibrariesOpenAccessPublishingFundwillcoveramaximumof$3000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.SomeexamplesincludePLOSjournalsinthesciences(particularlybiologyandmedicine)andSAGEOpeninsocialsciencesandhumanities.Tosearchforopenaccessjournals,usetheboxtotheright.ThepilotFundwillcoveramaximum

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



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of$1500foranyonearticleinahybridopenaccessjournal.

UCMerced $15,000 January,2013


-UCMercedfaculty-UCMercedlecturersandotherswithacademicappointments-CurrentlyenrolledUCMercedgraduatestudentsPrioritywillbegiventoarticleswithmultipleauthorsfromUCMerced,andthosethatrepresentcollaborativeorinterdisciplinaryresearch.Authorswithgrantfundsthatcanbeusedforopenaccesschargesarenoteligible.

Onlyfullyopenaccessjournals(immediatelyavailablewithnoembargoperiod)listedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournalswillbefunded.

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


UCRiverside March,2013

TheFundisapilotthatwill

UCRiversidefaculty,post-

Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccessfeesandarticlepublicationchargesforfullyopen

UR-OAFprovidesUCRiverside




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bere-evaluatedattheendof2014/15academicyear.

doctoralscholars,researchersandgraduatestudents

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

authorsreimbursementupto$1000perarticleforthosepublishinginfullyopenaccessjournals(inwhichallarticlesarepublishedasopenaccess).Thereisacapofonearticleperauthorperyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.

#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:7#UniqueDepartments:5#UniqueJournals:7#UniquePublishers:7NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.

UCSanDiego $20,000 October,2012


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

Fundsareavailabletopayopenaccessfeesandarticlepublicationchargesforfullyopenaccessjournals:-Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess-Articlesmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication,withnoembargoperiods.(Fundsfromthepilotarenotavailabletocovercolorcharges,pagecharges,illustrationcharges,orsubmissioncharges.)

UCSanDiegoOpenAccessFundPilotfundswillcoveramaximumof$1000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.$1000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Theperson




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whocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.

UCSanFrancisco $100,000 December2012

Renewedannually

UCSFfacultyinanyofthesixfacultytitleserieslistedheremaysponsoranapplication.Othersmayapplyonbehalfofthesponsorsolongasthefacultymemberisanauthoronthepublication.

Publicationsmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublication.Embargoperiodsforopenaccesswillnotbecovered.OAarticlemustbeinafullyOAjournal.

-Journalarticlesmustbepublishedinapeer-reviewed,scholarlyjournal.-OAjournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.-ThejournalmustapplypoliciesandpracticesconsistentwiththeOAPSA'sCodeofConduct.-JournalarticlesmustbepublishedunderanunrestrictedCCBYorCCBY-NClicense.-Booksmustbepeer-reviewed.

Openaccessjournalarticlesprocessingcharges(APCs):-Upto$2,000perarticleinafullyOAjournal.Openaccessbooks:-Upto$5,000perbook.Amaximumofonefundedarticleperfacultymemberpercalendaryear,andoneapplicationperarticle.Bookswillbefundedonceeverytwoyears.

#ArticlesApproved:126#ArticlesReimbursed:108#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:100#UniqueDepartments:45#UniqueJournals:66#UniquePublishers:23NOTES:DatathroughOctober17,2017

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

UCSBfacultymembers,post-doctoralscholars,graduatestudents,researchers,lecturers,

-Fullyopenaccessjournals-Feestopublishinjournalsinwhichallarticlesareimmediatelyavailableopenaccess.-Hybridjournals(subscriptionjournalswithanopenaccessoption)whichoffer

Thefundwillpayupto$3,000perpublicationandhasacapofonepublicationperauthorperyear.Thisisapilotprogramandis

#ArticlesApproved:19#ArticlesReimbursed:11#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:26#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:14#UniquePublishers:10



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scientists,librarians,andothernon-Senateacademicappointeesareeligibletoparticipateinthepilot.Werequestthatauthorswithfundingfromexternalgrantsorcontractsnotutilizepilotprojectfundsinordertoallowotherstoshareinthebenefitofopenpublications.

publicationfeediscountstoUCauthors.-Openaccessmonographs-feesforpublishingopenaccessebookswithreputablepublishers.-Opendataarchives-feeschargedbyadatarepositoryforarchivingopenaccessdata.-Openaccessconferenceproceedings-feestopublishpapersinfullyopenaccessconferenceproceedings.Fundsareforunpublishedresearch.Publicationsmustbemadefreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublicationwithnoembargoperiods.Fundsfromthepilotarenotavailabletocovercolorcharges,pagecharges,illustrationcharges,orsubmissoncharges.Aswithalljournals,authorsareencouragedtopublishtheirresearchresultsinhighqualitypublications.

subjecttofundingrestraints.

NOTES:DatathroughMarch31,2014.TheFundisnolongeroperative.

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

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

UCSCOpenAccessFundwillcoveramaximumof$3000foranyonearticleinafullyopenaccessjournal-journalsinwhichallarticlesarepublishedopenaccess.ThepilotFundwillcoveramaximumof$1500foranyonearticleina

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



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forfundsfromtheUCSCOpenAccessFundpilot.

hybridopenaccessjournal.Hybridjournalschargereadersasubscriptionfee,butallowauthorstopayafeetomakeasinglearticleopenaccess.$3000isthemaximumanyoneapplicantmaybeawardedinoneyear.Thepersonwhocompletestheapplicationformwillbeconsideredtheapplicantforthatarticle.

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$2,000per




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articleregardlessofthenumberofauthors.

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$1,500perarticlewillbeprovidedtopayforselectingapaidopenaccessoptionfromahybridpublisher.*UFOAPfundsareintendedtosupportopenaccesstoresearcharticleswherepublicationfeesarenotcoveredbygrantsorotherfundingsources.Inordertoencourageinclusionofpublicationfeesin

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



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futuregrantapplications,articlesresultingfromawardedgrantsthatallowforbudgetingofarticleprocessingfeesareexcludedunlessthegrantapplicationwassubmittedpriortotheestablishmentoftheUFOAP,July1,2010.*Fundingformulti-authoredarticleswillbeprorated.Iftheprocessingfeeis$3,000andtherearefourUFauthors,eachmayapplyfor$750.Forfeesexceedingthe$3,000capperarticle,eachUFauthormayapplyonlyforhis/herproratedportionnottoexceedthe$3,000yearlycapforeachresearcher,or$1500perarticleforpaid-access.

UniversityofIowaLibraries

$75,000,withsupport

April,2013 -CurrentUIfaculty,post-

-Thepublicationsmustbepeer-reviewed,andallowfreeandimmediateaccesstoall

Upto$3,000forajournalarticleor




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fromtheOfficeoftheProvost

doc,resident,orstaffmemberwhohashadanarticle,bookchapter,orbookacceptedforpublication.-CurrentlyUI-enrolledstudentorgraduatestudentwhohashadanarticle,bookchapter,orbookacceptedforpublication.

thecontentuponpublication.-Journalsorbookswithahybridmodel(somecontentbyfeeandsomecontentopenaccess)ordelayedopenaccessarenoteligibleforthisfund.Articlesandbooksmustbefullyavailableopenaccessatthetimeofpublication.-Authorsmusthaveexhaustedallavailablegrantfundsthatmaybeusedforarticlepublishingcharges.-Preferenceisgiventoauthorswhohavenotbeenpreviouslyfunded.-UniversityofIowaLibrarieswillsubmityouropenaccesspublicationtoIowaResearchOnline.

bookschapter,upto$5,000foramonograph.

#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:153#UniqueDepartments:~63#UniqueJournals:125#UniquePublishers:41NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017

UniversityofKansasLibraries

$50,000,withsupportfromtheUniversityofKansasProvost,TheUniversityofKansasMedicalCenterExecutiveViceChancellor,andtheOfficesofResearchatTheUniversityof

October,2012

Twoyearpilot Faculty,graduatestudents,post-docs,andstaffontheLawrenceandKansasCitycampusesduringyearone.

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

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

#ArticlesApproved:136#ArticlesReimbursed:89#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:182#UniqueDepartments:71#UniqueJournals:N/A#UniquePublishers:57NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017



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KansasandUniversityofKansasMedicalCenter

UniversityofMarylandLibraries


AnyUMDfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduateorundergraduatestudentwhosearticlehasbeenacceptedmayapplyforfunding.

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

Articlecap–maximumfundingperarticleis$3000;Authorcap–onefundedarticleperfiscalyear


UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst

$25,000 July,2014 AnycurrentUMAfacultymember,post-doctoralresearcher,staffmember,orgraduatestudentauthorwhohasnoothersourceoffundingfor

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

Fundingisavailableannuallyforanyoneauthorupto$3000.Fundingisavailableforanyonepaperuptoamaximumof$3000.Supportfornon-UMAcollaboratively


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openaccesspublicationcharges.Authorswhosegrantsincludefundingforpublicationcharges,orwhohavesupportfromothervenues,mustapplythosefundsfirst.

Journalsormonographpublishersmusthaveastandardarticlefeeschedule,publiclyaccessible,andapolicytowaivefeesincasesofeconomichardshiporeconomicequity.

authoredpaperswillbeavailableonaproratedbasis.AllworkswillbedepositedonUMAAmherstScholarWorks.

UniversityofMichiganLibraryandtheOfficeoftheProvost


TheFundstoppedacceptingnewapplicationsinMay,2012.Itisnolongeroperating.

AllUniversityofMichiganfaculty,post-doctoralresearchers,graduateandprofessionalstudents,staffmembers,andstudents.

Peer-reviewedscholarlyarticlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournalsareeligible.Anyonemayapply,buttheLibrarypreferstosupportwork:*wheretheauthorretainscopyright.*whichwillappearinfullyopenjournals,andisaccessibleimmediatelyuponpublication.*forwhichgrantfundingcouldnotbeappliedtopublishingcosts.*thattheauthorcommitstodepositinginopenaccessrepositories(e.g.DeepBlue).*forwhichtheopenaccesspublicationfeeislessthan$1500.

Upto$3000persubmission.However,ifsomerequirementsarenotmet,thenasmallerportionwillbeprovidedbasedonthefollowingcriteria:*RetainingRights:Ifyouwillnotretaincopyrightortherighttodistributetheworkwewillfundthelesserof$1000or50%ofthepublisher’sopenaccessfee.*Publishinfullyopenjournals:Anopenjournalisone


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forwhichallpeer-reviewedcontentisavailablefreelytoreaders.Iftheworkwillappearina“hybrid”journal—oneforwhichsomeofthepeer-reviewedworkisonlyavailabletopaidsubscribers—wewillfundthelesserof$1000or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.*Assureaccessisimmediateuponpublication:Ifaccesstothepublishedarticleisnotimmediatewewillfundthelesserof$1500or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.Ifthepublisherwilldelayaccesslongerthan12months,wewillnotprovideanyfunding.*Usegrantfundingwhereverpossible:Ifyourgrantfundingcouldhavebeenappliedto



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publishingcharges,wewillfundthelesserof$1500or50%ofthepublisher’sfee.Wewillonlydothisonceforanauthor/groupofauthors,sincesuchfeesshouldbeincludedinfuturegrantapplications.

UniversityofMinnesotaLibraries

$40,000annually,withfundsfromthebudgetoftheUniversityLibrariesandtheOfficeoftheVicePresidentofResearch

Spring,2012

AnyUniversityofMinnesotafaculty,researchers,post-docs,graduatestudents,orstaff

-Fundsareavailableforpeer-reviewedjournalarticles,scholarlymonographs,conferenceproceedings,anddatasets.-Fundsmaybeusedonlytocoveropenaccesspublicationandsubmissionfees.-Authorfeesforopenaccessjournals(asdeterminedbylistingintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,membershipintheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociation,oradherencetoOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationCodeofConduct)willbecoveredinfull.Authorfeesfor“hybrid”journalswillbecoveredupto50%.-Fundsmaynotbeusedforpublicationsthatdonotmakeworksfullyopenlyavailableimmediatelyuponpublication.Authorsreceivingfundsmustdepositacopyofthepublicationinanapprovedopenaccessrepository,suchastheUniversityDigitalConservancy(theUniversityofMinnesota’sinstitutionalrepository)orarecognizeddisciplinerepository(e.g.,arXiv,AgEcon,PubMedCentral,etc.)

NolimitforfullOAarticles.“Hybrid”journalswillbecoveredupto50%.




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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

UniversityLibrariesUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro

$11,500 Fall2011 TheFundisapilotprojectbytheUniversityLibrariesandtheOfficeofResearch&EconomicDevelopment.

Full-timefaculty,full-timeEPAemployees,andgraduatestudentsareeligibletoapply

-Thearticlemustbepublishedinapeer-reviewedopen-accessjournal.

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

#ArticlesApproved:39#ArticlesReimbursed:39#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:35#UniqueDepartments:13#UniqueJournals:27#UniquePublishers:nottrackedNOTES:ThroughJune30,2017



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UniversityofOklahoma-Norman

$20,000annually

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

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

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


UniversityofOregonLibraries,OfficeoftheProvost

Upto$50,000

Spring2009 June,2014 -ApplicantmustbeaUOtenure-relatedfacultymember,non-tenure-relatedcareerfacultymember(includingrankedofficersofinstruction,research,oradministration),post-doc,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduate

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

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

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



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studentreadytosubmitacompletedarticleforpublication.-Applicantmustbelistedasoneoftheauthors,andarticlemustindicateUOaffiliation.

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

periodofthispilotproject.Reimbursementwillcoveronlydirectcostsforopenaccesspublication(notthecostofreprints,colorillustrationfees,non-OApagecharges,webhostingforself-archiving,etc.)-Reimbursementwillbeavailableonlyincaseswheretheauthorsdonothaveadequategrantorcontractfundingspecificallydesignatedtocoverauthorfees.Authorswithfundingdesignatedtocoverpublicationcostssuchasauthorfeesfromgrants,contracts,orotherinstitutionalfundsareaskedtousethosefundsfirstandtoallowotherstoshareinthe



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benefitofopenpublications.

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.Applicantsmustfirstusefundsreceivedthroughotherresearchgrantsthatareintendedtocoverpublicationor




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submissionfees.Shouldthegrantsnotallocatesufficientfundstocoversuchcosts,anapplicationcanbesubmittedtothisFund.

UniversityofPennsylvaniaLibraries

$40,000 May1,2016

TheFundwillbeevaluatedannually

StandingFacultyandAssociatedFaculty(withtheexceptionofVisitingFaculty)oftheUniversityofPennsylvania.

Scholarlyarticlesthatarepublishedinopen-accessjournals.ThejournalsmustbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals;beamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct;provideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticles;havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule;andhaveapolicytowaivefeesinthecaseofeconomichardship(someexceptionsmaybemadetothislastrequirement).Publicationformatsotherthanjournalarticles(e.g.,monographsorconferenceproceedings)areeligibleaccordingtothesameguidelines.Publicationsfundedbythelibraries'OpenAccessFundmustbesubmittedtoPenn'sinstitutionalrepository,

Anauthormayrequestupto$3,000perarticle(oralternativepublicationformat)andnomorethan$3,000inanyacademicyear.

#ArticlesApproved:27#ArticlesReimbursed:17#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:27#UniqueDepartments:18#UniqueJournals:25#UniquePublishers:NottrackedNOTES:ThroughJune30,2017

UniversityofPittsburghLibrarySystem

Nolimit July1,2012 None Fundsareavailableforfaculty,staff,postdoctoralassociates,andstudentsservedbytheULSandtheBARCOLawLibrary.ThisincludesthoseatalloftheUniversityof

Thevenueofpublicationmustbeanestablishedopen-accessjournal,thatis,ajournalthatdoesnotchargereadersortheirinstitutionsforunfetteredaccesstothepeer-reviewedarticlesthatitpublishes.Tobeeligible,ajournalmustmeettheseadditionalrequirements:•BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals(unlessthejournalistoonewforDOAJeligibility)OR

Nolimitonper-articlereimbursementfees.Reimbursablearticleprocessingfeesmayincludepublicationfees(chargesleviedonarticlesacceptedforpublication,includingpagecharges).Eligible




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Pittsburghschoolsexceptthesixschoolsinthehealthsciences:DentalMedicine,HealthandRehabilitationSciences,Nursing,Medicine,Pharmacy,andPublicHealth.

•BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct,•Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.TheULSisaninstitutionalmemberofHindawiPublishingCorporation,whichpublishesover300OpenAccessjournalsinavarietyofdisciplines.TheULS’membershipallowsforallauthorsservedbytheULSwhopublishinHindawijournalstodosofreeofauthorcharges.ThereisnoneedforauthorstoapplytotheULSforpublicationfunds.Journalswithahybridopen-accessmodelordelayedopen-accessmodelarenoteligible.

feesmustbebasedonapublication’sstandardfeeschedulethatisindependentoftheauthor’sinstitution.Reprintfeesarenoteligible.Articlesforwhichalternativefundingisavailablearenoteligibleforreimbursement.Thisincludesarticlesreportingresearchfundedbyagiftoragrantfromagrantingagency,foundation,orotherinstitution(includingtheUniversityofPittsburghitself)thatallowsgrantedfundstobeusedforarticleprocessingfees(whetherornottheparticulargranthadbudgetedforsuchfeesandwhetherornotsufficientgrantfundsremain)and



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articlesfundedbyaninstitutionthatitselfpaysarticleprocessingfeesonbehalfoftheauthor(suchasNIH).

UniversityofRhodeIsland

$15,000,splitbetweentheLibrariesandtheVicePresidentforResearchandEconomicDevelopment

January,2014

TheFundwillbeevaluatedafterthe2014-2015academicyear.

TheURIOAFundisavailabletofull-timefacultyoftheUniversityofRhodeIsland.

Eligiblejournalsmust:--BelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals.--BeamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.--Provideunrestrictedaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticlesinthejournal.(Subscription-basedjournalsthatchargeafee,sometimescalledan"author'schoice"or"openchoice"fee,tomakesinglearticlesavailableopenaccessarenoteligible,noraresubscriptionjournalsthatmakearticlesavailableopenaccessafteratimedelayor"embargo.")--Havepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.--Haveapolicytowaivefeesincasesofeconomichardship.

ThemaximumdollaramountthattheURIOAFundwillreimburseforasinglearticleis$3,000.TheURIOAFundisalimitedresourceintendedtosupportopenaccesspublishingacrosstheuniversity.Weexpectresearcherstorequestfundingforopenaccesspublicationfromtheirfundingagencyiftheycandoso.Thesefundsareintendedtobeafundingsourceoflastresortandtosupportopenaccesstoarticleswhoseresearchwasnotgrant-funded.


Universityof Initial October, Extendsuntil AnyUTKfaculty -Articleprocessingfeesleviedbypeer- Fundsareawarded #ArticlesApproved:212



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Tennessee,KnoxvilleOfficeofResearchandtheUniversityLibraries

allocationof$20,000,augmentedbyregularcontributionsfromtheOfficeofResearchandEngagementandtheUniversityLibraries

2008 fundingisexhaustedandwillbeevaluated

member,post-doctoralassociate,orcurrentlyenrolledgraduatestudent.

reviewedopenaccesspublisherssuchasthePublicLibraryofScienceandBioMedCentral.-Anyopenaccesspublicationwillbeconsidered,providedthatthejournalisfreelyavailableatthetimeofinitialpublicationwithnoembargoperiods.-Hybridjournalsthatmakeonlyselectedarticlesopenaccessarenotincludedinthepilotproject.

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

#ArticlesReimbursed:212#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:113#UniqueDepartments:36#UniqueJournals:93#UniquePublishers:38NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017

UniversityofTorontoLibraries

$45,000initially,withanadditional$10,000committedafterlaunch

October,2012

January,2016 TheFundisopentoallfull-timeandpart-timefacultymembersandlibrarians,continuingstaff,currentlyregisteredundergraduateandgraduatestudents,andpostdoctoralfellowsaffiliatedwiththeUniversityofToronto.

Tobeeligibleforreimbursement,thearticle,chapterormonographmustbepublishedinafullyOpenAccessformat.Atthistime,traditionalsubscriptionbasedor'hybrid'journalsthatofferanopenaccessoptionforafeearenoteligible.EligibleOpenAccessjournalswilleitherbelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,beamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationoradheretoitsCodeofConduct.Journalsmustprovideunfetteredaccesstoallpeer-reviewedarticlesandmakepubliclyavailableastandardarticlefeeschedule.Thelibraryreservestherighttorefusearequestifthepublisherappearstobea“predatoryopenaccesspublisher”.

Themaximumamountthatwillbereimbursedtoanauthoris$3000perfiscalyearfromtheFund.ResearcherswhohavereceivedaresearchgrantthatexplicitlyincludespublicationorsubmissionsupportarerequiredtousethosefundsbeforeapplyingtotheOpenAccessAuthorFund.

#ArticlesApproved:100#ArticlesReimbursed:100#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:78#UniqueDepartments:45#UniqueJournals:59#UniquePublishers:30NOTES:ThroughJune30,2016,atwhichtimetheFundwasdiscontinued



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Additionally,thosefacultyandlibrarianswhohaveaccesstodepartmentalorPERAfundsshouldmakeuseofthesefundspriortomakingarequestforreimbursementthroughtheOpenAccessAuthorFund.Fundrecipientsmustprovideacopyoftheirarticle/bookchapterforsubmissiontoT-Space,theUniversity’sResearchRepository.

UniversityofUtahLibrary

$83,994 May,2011 TheFundclosedin2014.

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

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

ThemaximumdollaramountthattheOAPFundwillreimburseforasinglearticleduringthetrialperiodis$3,000.Researchersareexpectedtorequestfundingforopenaccesspublicationfromtheirfunding

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



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subscriptionyear)reductionstotheinstitutionalsubscriptionpricesbasedonthenumberofOpenAccessarticlesinthosejournals.

agencybeforeapplyingtotheOAPFund.

UniversityofVirginiaLibrary

$15,000perfiscalyear

July,2013 July,2017 Eligibleauthorsincludeallfaculty,researchers,staffandstudentsservedbytheU.Va.Librarysystem(thisexcludesthoseservedbytheHealthSciences,LawandBusinesslibraries).

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

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

#ArticlesApproved:36#ArticlesReimbursed:26#UniqueSubmittingAuthors:58(includesco-authors)#UniqueDepartments:8#UniqueJournals:25#UniquePublishers:18NOTES:ThroughJune30,2017.TheFundclosedJune30,2017.

UniversityofWesternOntarioLibraries

$120,000CAD

February,2014

Atthetimeofapplication,aneligibleapplicantmustbe:-acurrentfaculty(full-timeorpart-time)memberatWestern;or-acurrentpostdoctoralfellowat

Peer-reviewedjournalarticlesacceptedforpublicationintoopenaccessjournalsthatarelistedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessJournals,ormeettheDOAJ’sselectioncriteria.Inparticular,"hybrid"journals,whichnormallyrequireasubscriptiontoread,butprovidean"openaccessoption"forasupplementaryauthorfee,arenoteligibleforfunding.Books,orbookchapters(notextbooks),whicharepublishedbyapublisherthatisamemberoftheOpenAccessScholarlyPublishersAssociationormeettheirCodeofConduct.

TheFundwillprovideupto$3,000(Canadian)perarticle,book,orbookchapter.Inthecaseofanarticlewithmultipleauthors,ifboththefirstandcorrespondingauthorsareWesternresearchers,eitheroneofthembut




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Western;or-acurrentgraduatestudentatWestern;or-acurrentlibrarianorarchivistatWesternTheapplicantmustbeeitherthefirstauthororthecorrespondingauthorofthearticle.

Fundedarticles,books,orbookchapterswillbefreelyavailableonlineimmediatelyuponpublication.Thejournaldoesnotrequirethattheauthor(s)totransfercopyrighttothepublisher,andtheauthor(s)retaincontroloverthefutureuseofthework.Optionally,butpreferably,theeligibleworkispublishedwithalicensethatenablesthewidestdistributionandreuse.TheCreativeCommons“CCBY”Attributionlicense(seeCreativeCommonsCanadaformoreinformationabouttheCreativeCommonslicenses)ispreferred.

notbothcanapplyforthefundingsupport.Iftheapplicanthasreceivedagrantfromaresearchfundingagency,s/hemustdeclarethatthepublicationfeeforthearticlehasnotalreadybeencoveredbythegrant.Applicantsareeligibleforuptotwograntsperyear.

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

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



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$1,500perarticle.-Authorsmustcoverthebalanceoftheopenaccesschargesthroughgrantsorotherfunds.

UtahStateUniversityLibraries

$30,000 October,2011

Allaspectsofthisprogram,includingtheamountoffundingcommittedtotheprogram,willbeanalyzedandreviewedonaregularbasis.

Facultyandgraduatestudents

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

Thereisnolimitontheper-articlereimbursementfeeamount.Fundswillbeavailableonafirst-come-first-servedbasisduringthepilotphase.FundingPreferencewillbegivento:-Thosewhoareabletodemonstratematchingfundsfromtheirdepartment,college,oranoutsidegrantingagency.Withoutamatch,fullfundingisnotguaranteed.-Thosewhopublishinfullyopenaccessjournals




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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.


WakeForestUniversityZ.SmithReynoldsLibrary

$13,000(librarycontributionishalfoftotalfund)

Early2008 None,althoughprogramisregularlyassessedandevaluated

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

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

-Nolimitonsizeofrequestfacultycanmake.




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availableexternalfundsbeforeseekingWFUfunds.

CopiesofthefinalpublishedversionoffundedpublicationsmustbearchivedandmadepubliclyavailablethroughWFU’sinstitutionaldigitalarchive,WakeSpace.

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”)maybeconsideredonacase-by-casebasis,withtheunderstandingthatpublishersofferingopenchoicemaynotmeet100%oftheabovecriteria.Thepublicationmustbefreeofanyembargoperiodwhichmightlimitaccessforaspecifictimeafterpublication.

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


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