APC discounts for Open Access
When you make your article open access, you may need to pay Article Processing Charge (APC). Okayama University members can request to discount the APC of the journals below.
Attention!
Apply for the APC discount independently after carefully reviewing the journal's website, etc.
The following discount information is as known to the affiliated libraries. Some journals published by academic societies may offer discounts for individual members. For details, check submission guide of each journal.
Some open access journals, called "predatory journals", are published only to aim stealing APC from authors or their funders. Be careful when deciding which journal to submit to. (Reference: Be aware of Predatory Journals)
* APC supports for high-impact international journals（*For this service, authors must pay an Author contribution fee (100,000 yen/article) .）
* APC supports under the transformative agreements（*For this service, authors must pay an Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article) to Okayama University.）
Discount Terms & Conditions
・The Company of Biologists (COB)
・Oxford University Press (OUP)
・Rockefeller University Press (RUP)
・Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
・Springer Nature
・Wiley (2024/1-)
* Other discounts (*Authors are required to pay the discounted APC directly to the publisher.)
・American Chemical Society(ACS)
・De Gruyter
・Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
・National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
・The Microbiology Society (MS)
APC support by Okayama University（*Authors have to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article) to Okayama University for this service.）
For details of this support, refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University.
Authors have to pay a charge (50,000 yen/article) for this service. Charge paid by authors use to continue APC support in the future. We kindly ask for your understanding.
The Company of Biologists
- Agreement period:
GMT: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
JST: January 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. - January 1, 2025 8:59 a.m. - Eligible authors:
Corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
5 journals（Development / Journal of Cell Science / Journal of Experimental Biology / Disease Models & Mechanisms / Biology Open） - OA quota per year:
See details here(on-campus access only). - How to Submit:
Refer to How to publish OA article in COB.
Before article submission, corresponding authors should check their personal account settings in the journal's submission management tool. Ensure the use of Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing. - How to apply for OA publishing:
Refer to How to publish OA article in COB. - How to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article):
Refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Further information
Guide for corresponding authors at institutions with Read & Publish and other transformative Open Access agreements
Read & Publish Open Access initiative
APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University.
Oxford University Press
- Agreement period:
GMT: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
JST: January 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. - January 1, 2026 8:59 a.m. - Eligible authors:
Corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
hybrid OA journals *Refer to Eligible journals (※Journals that are eligible for support have "Yes" in the "Eligible for hybrid only R$P deals" field in this file.) - Eligible article types:
Research articles, Review articles, Brief reports, Case reports
Excluded: Supplment - OA quota per year:
See details here(on-campus access only). - How to Submit:
Submit to the submission system for each journal.
Before article submission, corresponding authors should check their personal account settings in the journal's submission management tool. Ensure the use of Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing. - How to apply for OA publishing:
How to publish OA article in OUP(SciPris) - How to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article):
Refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University - Further information
https://academic.oup.com/pages/open-research/read-and-publish-agreements/participating-journals-and-institutions
APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University.
Rockefeller University Press
- Agreement period:
EST: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
JST: January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m. - January 1, 2025 1:59 p.m. - Eligible authors:
Corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
3 journals（Journal of Cell Biology / Journal of Experimental Meidicne / Journal of General Physiology） - OA quota per year:
See details here(on-campus access only). - How to Submit:
Submit to the submission system for each journal.
Corresponding author's Manuscript affiliation is matched to the ROR ID database.
ROR IDs of Okayama University are as follows.
・Okayama University (https://ror.org/02pc6pc55)
・Okayama University Hospital (https://ror.org/019tepx80)
For more information on the time of submission, please refer to the link below.
・論文投稿時の所属機関入力ガイドライン（著者向け）*Japanese Language
・Read-and-Publish Agreement Author Experience
Corresponding authors should use Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing. - How to apply for OA publishing:
Refer to How to publish OA article in RUP.
*Please refer to Guidelines for entering institutional affiliation when submitting articles (Japanese Language), too. - How to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article):
Refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Further information
Read-and-Publish Agreements with RUP Journals
APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University.
Royal Society of Chemistry
- Agreement period:
GMT: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
JST: January 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. - January 1, 2025 8:59 a.m. - Eligible authors:
Corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
hybrid OA journals（Refer to RSC Hybrid and transformative journals） - OA quota per year:
See details here(on-campus access only). - How to Submit:
Submit to the submission system for each journal.
Before article submission, corresponding authors should check their personal account settings in the journal's submission management tool. Ensure the use of Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing. - How to apply for OA publishing:
Refer to How to publish OA article in RSC. - How to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article):
Refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University
Springer Nature
- Agreement period:
UTC: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
JST: January 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. - January 1, 2026 8:59 a.m. - Eligible authors:
Corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
Hybrid Journal of Springer Journals, Palgrave Macmillan Journals, Adis Journals, and Academic Journals on Nature.com.（Eligible journals (Springer Nature website)）
Excluded: Nature titles, full open access journals, titles that Springer Nature does not offer an OA publishing option
However, Springer's Full Open Access journals listed on the publisher's targeted journal list are eligible (journals that transitioned from Hybrid Open Access to Full Open Access during the university's contract period). - Eligible article types:
Original Paper, Review Paper, Brief Communication and Continuing Education - OA quota per year:
See details here(on-campus access only). - How to Submit:
Submit to the submission system for each journal.
Before article submission, corresponding authors should check their personal account settings in the journal's submission management tool. Ensure the use of Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing. - How to apply for OA publishing:
Refer to Guide for Author (Japanese language). - How to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article):
Refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Further information:
Springer Nature Institutional Open Access Agreement（English）
Springer Nature Pilot Transformative Agreement for Japan（English）
Wiley
- Agreement period:
GMT: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
JST: January 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. - January 1, 2025 8:59 a.m.
* Wiley Full Gold OA Journals/Hindawi Gold OA Journals are eligible for articles submitted during the above period; Wiley Hybrid Journals are eligible for articles accepted during the above period. - Eligible authors:
Wiley: Responsible corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University.
Hindawi: Corresponding authors qualified for APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
Wiley hybrid OA journal and Wiley, Hindawi full gold OA journal
*Refer to Wiley website for details. - Eligible article type:
Primary Research, Review - OA quota per year:
See details here(on-campus access only). - How to Submit:
Submit to the submission system for each journal.
Before article submission, corresponding authors should check their personal account settings in the journal's submission management tool. Ensure the use of Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing. - How to Request OA publishing:
Refer to How to publish OA article in Wiley.
*The Wiley full gold OA journal and Hindawi gold OA journals request OA publishing during submission, while the Wiley hybrid journal requests OA publishing after article acceptance. - How to pay Author contribution fee (50,000 yen/article):
Refer to APC supports for Open Access Publishing at Okayama University. - Further information:
/Open access agreement for authors at eligible Japanese institutions – Wiley Author Services
Other discounts (*Authors need to pay the discounted APC directly to the publisher)
The following publisher provide for Okayama University to discount APC.
Authors should apply for the APC discount on the publisher's submission website and need to pay the discount APC directly to the publisher. Author do not need to apply to Okayama University library.
American Chemical Society（ACS）
- Journals eligible for OA publishing:
hybrid OA journals (This is called "Open Access in Transformative journals" by ACS.) - Eligible authors:
The corresponding author belonging to Okayama University - Conditions :
Institutional subscription discount / ACS member discount
If the author is an ACS premium package members, the discount rate will be higher than institutional subscription discount. - Discount rate:
Refer to Open Access pricing for ACS journals
Members of Okayama University fall into the category of "All ACS Publications Subscribing Institutions".
Members both of Okayama University and ACS fall into the category of "Member at Subscribing Institution Pricing". - How to use:
Refer to Publish Open Access with ACS. - Further information:
・ACS AuthorChoice
・ACS Open Access
De Gruyter
- Agreement period:
Ongoing - 31 December 2024 - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
hybrid OA journals and full OA journals (It is called Pure OA journals by De Gruyter.)* Target journal list - Eligible authors:
The primary author belonging to Okayama University - Conditions :
Institutional subscription discount - Discount rate:
10 % discount - How to use:
Refer to Guide for Author(Japanese language).
Before article submission, corresponding authors should check their personal account settings in the journal's submission management tool. Ensure the use of Okayama University institution name and email address (e.g. ***◎okayama-u.ac.jp) for correct identification and processing.
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Journals eligible for OA publishing:
All journals (MDPI Journal List) - Eligible authors:
The corresponding author or co-author belonging to Okayama University - Conditions:
Institutional Open Access membership Program discount - Discount rate:
10 % discount（Journal Specific APCs） - How to use:
When submitting a article with the MDPI system, use E-mail address of Okayama University with the domain "okayama-u.ac.jp". Make sure that "Okayama University" is displayed in the "Institutional Open Access Program" field.
Note that only one discount through an IOAP scheme is permitted per paper, and that the discount can be combined with other available discounts (e.g., reviewer vouchers or discounts offered by the Editorial Office). - Further information:
Institutional Open Access Program(IOAP) in MDPI website.
Submission guide (Japanese version only) in MDPI website.
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
- Journals eligible for OA publishing:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(PNAS) - Eligible article type:
Regular research articles (Immediate Open Access) - Eligible authors:
The corresponding author belonging to Okayama University - Conditions:
Institutional subscription discount - Discount rate:
Refer to Publication Charges.
Author may immediately on publication if the article was published in PNAS under the immediate open access option with paying "APC (Immediate Open Access)". - How to use:
Submitting Your Manuscript. - Further information:
Open Access Policy in PNAS website.
The Microbiology Society (MS)
- period:
Ongoing - 30 June 2025 - Journals eligible for OA publishing:
Microbiology
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Journal of General Virology
Journal of Medical Microbiology
Microbial Genomics
Access Microbiology - Discount rate:
10 % discount - Condition:
Publishers are providing a promotional code for a 10% discount on the Open Access article publishing cost (APC), valid until June 2025. The code can be used by anyone during article submission, irrespective of whether they have a journal subscription. - How to use the promotion code
Refer to https://www.usaco.co.jp/Portals/0/images/product/MS/202309_MS_Code.pdf(Japanese language).
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