BeckerGuides: Open Access : Discounts on Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Journals that Offer Discounts on 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 membership status through journal subscriptions to 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.
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. The Institutional Fellowship code is: 574186.
Elsevier Journals	Corresponding authors from Washington University 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.
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. (2021 site license)
ScienceAdvances (AAAS)	Authors who are AAAS members can enter their membership number to receive a 4% discount on APCs. Only one membership discount is available per APC.	AAAS Licensing and Charges	None
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.

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

Updated July 2021