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Open access publishing supportOpen access publishing support<div></div>The Library and Information Service has signed agreements with a number of publishers that make it easier for SU researchers to publish open access (OA) with these publishers, and in some cases to even publish OA without paying any article processing charge (APC). Many of these agreements have been negotiated by the <a href="https://sanlic.org.za/">South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC)</a>, of which Stellenbosch University (SU) is a member.<br><br>SANLiC is a non-profit consortium of Southern African academic libraries aimed at negotiating the procurement of and securing access to information resources on behalf of its members, the aim being to deliver a cost-effective result benefiting all members on a national level.<br><br><strong>Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)</strong><br>The library’s agreement with ACM allows SU authors to publish OA in ACM journals at no cost. Authors can opt out of the OA arrangement and publish behind a paywall if they so choose.<br><br><strong>Cambridge University Press (CUP)</strong><br>The Library has signed a Read & Publish agreement with CUP, which covers OA APCs. This agreement allows all corresponding authors from SU to publish research articles in <a href="https://www-cambridge-org.ez.sun.ac.za/core/what-we-publish/open-access">CUP journals</a> at no extra cost. Authors must use their @sun.ac.za email address when submitting an article to a CUP OA journal.<br><br><strong>Emerald</strong><br>The Read & Publish agreement with Emerald for 2022-2024 permits corresponding authors from SU to publish a capped number of articles as OA free of charge in the <a href="https://www-emerald-com.ez.sun.ac.za/insight/products">gold and hybrid journals to which we subscribe</a>. The caps apply to all participating SANLiC members and work on a first-come-first-served basis.<br><br><strong>Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) journals on the SAGE platform</strong><br>The Library’s Read & Publish agreement with SAGE will also permit corresponding authors from SU to publish an uncapped number of articles as OA in the IMechE journals. This <a href="https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/imeche">collection</a> includes the 16-part Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers as well as two other peer-reviewed engineering journals.<br><br><strong>MDPI </strong><br>SU authors will receive a 10% discount on the APCs for any paper accepted for publication by MDPI.<br><br><strong>Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)</strong> <br>SU authors will receive a 15% discount on APCs when publishing OA with RSC. The first four articles submitted to RSC by SU authors per year will be published free of charge.<br><br><strong>SAGE</strong><br>The Library’s agreement with SAGE allows corresponding authors from SU to publish an uncapped number of articles as OA in SAGE <a href="https://uk-sagepub-com.ez.sun.ac.za/en-gb/asi/sage-choice">hybrid titles</a> (SAGE Choice). Eligible corresponding authors will receive a discount of 20% on SAGE’s <a href="https://uk-sagepub-com.ez.sun.ac.za/en-gb/asi/pure-gold-open-access-journals">Pure Gold Open Access Journals</a>. There are a small number of exclusions where SAGE is contractually prevented from offering this discount. <br><br><strong>SCOAP³</strong><br>The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP³) is a global partnership between libraries, national funding agencies and research institutions from 47 countries, as well as three intergovernmental organisations. SCOAP³ converts subscription journals in the field of high-energy physics (particle physics) to OA through the redirection of subscription funds. The partnership allows SU authors to publish OA in these journals free of charge. The SCOAP³ repository may be found <a href="https://repo.scoap3.org/">here</a>.<br><br><strong>Springer Nature OA and BioMed Central (BMC)</strong><br>The Library continues to administer the University’s deposit account with Springer Nature (which owns  BMC), which allows SU researchers to submit articles to BMC, Springer Open, Nature Open and Palgrave Macmillan Open journals without having to pay APCs before publication. Submissions under the University’s deposit account will afford researchers 15% discount on the APCs for BMC, Springer Open and Palgrave Macmillan Open titles. No discounts are available for publishing in Nature Open, although the University’s deposit account may be used. Upon publication researchers will have to refund the Library 100% of the APC, plus 15% VAT. By submitting an article to Springer Nature against the University’s deposit account for publication in any of the aforementioned four sets of journals, a researcher agrees to refunding the full cost to the Library after publication. The Library will claim this refund from the researcher upon receiving notification from Springer Nature that an article submitted against the University’s deposit account has been published. (ZAR value calculated at the exchange rate on the day of claiming the refund).<br><br><strong>Wiley</strong><br>The Wiley/SANLiC agreement for 2022-2025 is a Read & Publish OA agreement that will be phased in over this period. In 2022 SU authors may publish free of charge in Wiley’s hybrid OA journals only. There is a cap on the number of articles that can be published without paying APCs, for all participating SANLiC members on a first-come-first-served basis. 2023-2025 will see the inclusion of Wiley Gold OA journals and Hindawi journals. Read the Wiley agreement <a href="/SiteCollectionDocuments/oa/Announcement_WileyTA_for_SANLiC%20members.pdf">here</a>.<br><br> <br><strong>Enquiries:</strong> <a href="mailto:caretha@sun.ac.za">Caretha Nel</a>, Manager: Electronic Resources |  Tel: +27 21 808 4433<br><br>

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