Funding Available for Open Access Publishing (UO OA-APC Fund)

• Up to $2,000 per UO researcher per funding year to support the publication of Open Access Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles, until funding runs out
• A maximum APC award of $2,000 per article, even if there are multiple UO authors
• UO researchers may spread their potential allotment out over multiple requests, but funding does not roll over into next FY
• Due to increasing demand for the OA-APC Award Fund and limited funding, UO Libraries can not currently fund Book Processing Charges (BPC).

Applicant Guidelines

• UO researchers includes any current member of the UO faculty, student body, and staff pursuing research for publication.
  • Outside researchers may be co-authors, but not the primary or first author. In the case of an outside researcher being listed as “first” author due solely to the alphabetical listing of authors, please include an explanation.
  • One exception to the first/primary author rule is for UO Alumni who are the first/primary author, if the applicant is a co-author who is a current faculty member, student, or staff member at the UO, and the publication is based upon research done at the UO. Note that the allotment would be granted to a current UO researcher who is a sponsor, not the Alumnus.
• UO researchers who are early career will be privileged in the case that more requests are made than can be fully funded. (e.g., students, pre-promotion/tenure TTF and NTTF, etc.) This includes early-career co-authors but especially applies to early career authors who are the first or primary author of an article.
• Articles must be accepted for publication in a qualifying publication before applying for the OA-APC Funds
• Do not pay fees in advance; the UO Libraries must submit payment directly and cannot reimburse researchers

Article Publication Guidelines

• Journals must provide free, immediate, online access to the full text of research articles upon publication without restrictions
• Eligible journals include those listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals, or publishers that are generally compliant with the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association’s (OASPA) Code of Conduct
• Journals must be peer-reviewed
• Journals must make their standard fee schedules publicly accessible
• Hybrid journals do not qualify (i.e., a journal must be entirely open access, rather than offering “optional-OA” fees. The journal may not charge a subscription fee.)

Process

1. Submit the Article Processing Charge Application.
2. The UO Libraries OA-APC Fund Committee will review applications as they are submitted. We typically reply within a couple of days.

Apply for the APC Award Fund