Open Access: Transformative Agreements

1. Cambridge University Press

More than 350 CUP journals participate in this agreement. For a full list of journals, please click here. UW authors can publish their work in these journals without incurring an APC. There is no limit on the number of articles that can be published for free in a given year.

For a full instructional guide for authors on how to submit, please see the bottom of this box for the linked PDF file.

 

2. Company of Biologists

UW authors can publish their work in Company of Biologists’ journals without incurring an APC. There is no limit on the number of articles that can be published for free in a given year.

The publisher has provided a full step-by-step guide on how to utilize this agreement - please see this link here.

 

3. Elsevier 

UW authors will receive a 10% discount on APCs for work published in hybrid or gold Elsevier journals. You can search whether your desired journal is included in the agreement with this link here.

For publisher provided instructions on publishing under the agreement, and for an FAQ, please visit this link.

 

4. IOP Publishing

More than 70 journals participate in this agreement. For a full list of titles, please click here. UW authors can publish their work in these journals without incurring an APC. There is no limit on the number of articles that can be published for free in a given year, and published articles must use a CC-BY 4.0 license. 

A full guide for authors on how to submit to IOP has been provided by the publisher here.

 

5. Microbiology Society

The following journals are covered under this agreement: Microbiology, Journal of General Virology, Journal of Medical Microbiology, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Microbial Genomics, and Access Microbiology. There is no limit on the number of articles that can be published for free in a given year.

A full PDF step by step guide provided by the publisher on how to submit can be found at this link here.

 

6. Royal Society of Chemistry

More than 40 journals are covered in this agreement. For a full list of titles, please click here. UW authors can publish their work in these journals without incurring an APC. There is no limit on the number of articles that can be published for free in a given year.

From the publisher website, here are their instructions:

• Double-check that you are listed as the corresponding author, both in our online submission system and in your manuscript
• Use your official institutional email address to submit your manuscript (this helps us to identify you)
• State your institute affiliation and email address in your manuscript and make sure this remains the same, even after submission
• Do not sign the standard license to publish; upon acceptance of your manuscript, you will be able to choose and sign the CC BY or CC BY-NC open access license.

For a full PDF of detailed author instructions, jump to the bottom of this box for the linked file.

 

7. Springer Nature

More than 2,000 journals are covered in this agreement. For a full list of titles, please click here. This agreement will automatically cover the APCs for approximately 530 articles per year shared with the GWLA consortium on a first come, first served basis. UW Libraries cannot guarantee or set aside a free APC with the agreement. Once your article has been accepted, if there are still slots available you will be able to apply with the instructions below; otherwise it will say "no agreement available" for your chosen institution. These available slots will reset at the beginning of the calendar year.

Springer Nature has released an author guide for the GWLA consortium, viewable here.

From the publisher's website, these are the instructions:

• Our best-in-class workflow reduces administration and ensures rapid publication for authors. Once your article has been accepted, you will be asked to confirm your institution. If you are identified as eligible and your article is approved, you can publish OA with fees covered. Your OA article will be free for anyone in the world to read, share and re-use.

• Step 1: Article accepted

  • Article is accepted for publication in a hybrid or fully OA journal. As the corresponding author, you will receive an email invitation to complete the publication process for your article.

• Step 2: Article identification

  • There are 3 ways that we can recognize your eligibility for coverage under the agreement:

 

• Step 3: Publishing OA

  • For articles that have been identified as eligible* to be covered by an OA agreement, you will be presented with confirmation that you can publish OA with fees covered.

• Step 4: License

  • You will be asked to agree to an OA creative commons license (CC BY for the majority of Springer Nature journals)^ on behalf of all co-authors.

• Step 5: Publication

  • We ask all institutions to approve articles within 3 days to ensure rapid publication for our authors. Once approved, the article is published immediately OA. The OA article is freely available for anyone in the world to read, share and re-use.  
    • _{*OA agreement specific eligibility check: in-scope journals and article types.}
    • _{^Other licenses available on request}

What Journals are Included?

This depends on the publisher and agreement; additionally, journals that are included often update annually at the jurisdiction of the publisher themselves. For a complete list of what is included, please review the links for each publisher in the Current Agreements section. If you notice a list out of date, please email spandy@uwyo.edu

 

How do I Redeem a Transformative Agreement Benefit?

For most publishers we have a Transformative Agreement with, you should automatically get the appointed benefit upon applying and having a publication accepted as long as you specify your institutional affiliation and uwyo.edu email. However, some publishers may have special instructions or steps, so please review the agreement you wish to use and read the information before applying.

 

How Does UW Decide What Publishers to Work With?

This can depend - sometimes we are approached by publishers and vendors directly, other times they are additional services we can add on annually when we renew our regular subscriptions. UW Libraries always strives to make the best resources available to our authors, and do what we can to offer agreements that meet the needs and most prolific fields being published in.

 

Are These Transformative Agreements Permanent?

The exact Transformative Agreements, included journals, and benefit terms are subject to change annually. Please review this guide prior to publishing to make sure you are applying for a current benefit.

 

What if the journal I want to publish in isn't included?

UW Libraries wishes we could cover the publishing needs of every UW author, but unfortunately, we have little control over what journals a publisher chooses to include in the Transformative Agreement. If your dream journal isn't listed, but you still want to publish Open Access, there may be a peer journal from either the same or a different publisher we do have an agreement with. 

 

Does UW Have an APC Fund for Authors?

Unfortunately, UW does not currently have additional funds to help cover authors APC charges. Outside of Transformative Agreements, we offer other OA publishing services such as space in WyoScholar, our Institutional Repository. More information on publishing options can be found within other pages of this LibGuide. For one on one help in looking at options for covering APCs, please contact spandy@uwyo.edu