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| Publisher | APC Discount | Title Coverage | Article Type | OA Status | Agreement Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society | $250 USD |
All ACS journals |
all |
Paywalled or Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2022- |
| BMJ Case Reports |
100% *email |
BMJ Case Reports | case reports | Paywalled | ongoing |
| Cambridge University Press | 100% |
Brief Reports |
Hybrid or Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2022- Dec 31, 2024 |
|
| Canadian Science Publishing | 100% |
Biochem and Cell Biol Can J Physics Can J Physiol Pharmacol Genome Transact Can Soc for Mech Eng |
all | Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2023- |
| Canadian Science Publishing | 25% | CSP Hybrid OA journals | all | Hybrid | Jan 1, 2023- Dec 31, 2025 |
| Company of Biologists | 100% | Read & Publish OA Initiative | all | Hybrid and Gold OA | Jan 1, 2024- Dec 31, 2026 |
| De Gruyter | 100% | All De Gruyter journals | all | Paywalled and Gold OA | Jan 1, 2024- Dec 31, 2028 |
| Elsevier | 20% |
Elsevier Hybrid |
Case reports Data in Briefs Full articles Micro-articles Orig software Pract guidelines Protocols Review articles Repl studies Short comms Short surveys Video articles |
Hybrid or Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2022- Dec 31, 2023 |
| IGI-Global |
100% Article cap 6/ year |
All IGI Global publications |
articles |
Gold OA | ongoing |
| Institute of Physics (IOP) | 100% |
IOP Hybrid and |
Paper Review Letter |
Hybrid or Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2021- Dec 31, 2024 |
| Microbiology Society | 100% | All society journals | all | Hybrid or Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2022- |
| Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
10% | all | Gold OA | ongoing | |
| Open Book Publishers | 100% |
book |
Gold OA | ongoing | |
| PLOS | 100% | All PLOS journals | all | Gold OA |
Feb 1, 2023- |
| Portland Press (Biochemistry Society) | 100% | All Portland Press journals | all | Hybrid and Gold OA | Jan 1, 2024- Dec 31, 2024 |
| Royal Society | 100% | All Royal Society journals | all | Hybrid and Gold OA | Jan 1, 2024- Dec 31, 2024 |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | 15% |
|
all | Hybrid | Jan 1, 2022- Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sage | 100% |
SAGE Choice journals |
all | Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2021- |
| Sage | 40% | SAGE Gold OA journals | all | Gold OA | Jan 1, 2021- Dec 31, 2023 |
| Taylor & Francis | 25% | all | Gold OA |
Jan 1, 2022- |
|
| Wiley | 100% | Wiley Hybrid journals | all | Hybrid |
Jan 1, 2023- |