BeckerGuides: Open Access : Discounts and Waivers for Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Journals that Offer Discounts or Waivers for Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The Washington University Open Access Resolution, passed in 2011, encourages faculty to make their journal articles freely and easily available to the world community. Publishing journal articles with an Open Access license is one way to promote accessibility. To help support faculty authors, Washington University Libraries and Becker Medical Library have memberships or agreements with publishers and select journal titles that provide discounted article processing charges (APCs) for open access publications or for some publishers, a waiver from APCs. Other discounts are available for authors with personal memberships to organizations. Faculty authors who are members of organizations that publish journals should check with the journal to confirm discounts or waiver of APCs for members.

Please contact Cathy Sarli if you need assistance with locating Open Access journals for your field of study.

JOURNAL/PUBLISHER	FEE INFORMATION	INFORMATION	WU or WUSM STATUS
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Corresponding authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a waiver of APCs for works published in ACM publications. (January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022)	ACM Open	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Author Choice	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a discount on APCs for open access articles. Additional discounts apply if authors are ACS members.	ACS Author Choice	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
Bioscientifica	Corresponding authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a discount on APCs for open access articles published by Bioscientifica journals: Journal of Endocrinology; Journal of Molecular Endocrinology; Endocrine-Related Cancer; European Journal of Endocrinology; and Reproduction.	Bioscientifica's Open Access Policy	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
BMJ Case Reports	Authors from a subscriber institution (Institutional Fellowship subscriber) are entitled to a waiver of APCs for case reports (including color charges).	BMJ Case Reports Fees	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions. Please complete this form to obtain the Fellowship Code for BMJ.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press*	Corresponding authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a waiver of APCs for open access articles (CC-BY 4.0) published in Genes & Development; Genome Research; RNA; Learning and Memory; and Molecular Case Studies. This option applies only to original research articles; not reviews, editorials, and analyses. The funding for the full waiver is limited and subject to a first-come, first-serve basis each calendar year. After the full waiver funding reaches its limit, authors will receive a 10% discount for APCs for open access articles.	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Transformative Agreements	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
Elsevier Journals	Corresponding authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a 25% discount on APCs for open access articles. Eligible titles include Elsevier-owned journals, with the exception of Cell Press and The Lancet, and certain society titles. (January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022)	Washington University in St. Louis Journal Finder List Elsevier Discounts on APCs guide	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
International Journal of Developmental Biology	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a discount on APCs for open access articles.	Subscription Information	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
Microbiology Society*	Corresponding authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a waiver of APCs for open access articles under a Publish and Read agreement. Authors will be required to sign a Creative Commons license when submitting a revised manuscript during peer review.	Microbiology Society Publish and Read Journey	WU and WUSM are Publish and Read subscriber institutions.
Open Library of Humanities	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a waiver of APCs.	List of journals	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
Policy Press	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a 20% discount on APCs for open access articles.	Open Access options with Policy Press	WU and WUSM authors may use customer number (CU-0028017) to obtain a discount.
Portland Press	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a discount on APCs for open access articles from select journal titles.	Portland Press	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a discount on APCs for open access articles.	PNAS Open Access Option	WU and WUSM are subscriber institutions. (2022 site license)
Society for Endocrinology Journals	Authors from a subscriber institution are entitled to a discount on APCs for open access articles.	List of Society for Endocrinology Journals	WU and WUSM are member institutions.

* Transformative Agreement.

For more information: WU: Micah Zeller; WUSM: Cathy Sarli

Updated March 2022