Selected journal subscriptions provided by the UT Southwestern Library provide discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) for authors. Publishers use discounted APCs to encourage open access (OA) publishing.
Many of these discounts are made possible through transformative agreements, which are contracts negotiated between institutions (e.g., libraries or consortia) and publishers that gradually transition the business model underlying scholarly journal publishing. These agreements shift funding away from paying to read closed articles toward paying a fair price for open access publishing services.
The corresponding UT Southwestern author should be aware of available Library benefits when preparing to submit articles for publication. While many journal submission systems may alert authors to the availability of APC support, publishers do not apply discounts automatically. Authors will need to actively indicate their interest in applying APC discounts to submitted articles.
The list of journal publishers provided on the left is as comprehensive as possible. As the Library learns more about additional APC discounts, we will update the list accordingly.
The Library is pleased to announce that Elsevier will apply discounts retroactively for article processing charges (APCs). The effective date is July 1, 2022 – i.e., the start date for the APC discount program per our license agreement with Elsevier. For additional information on how the refund will be processed, please see the announcement on the Elsevier page.