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The Libraries currently have arrangements with select publishers to cover author publishing charges (APCs) for open access publishing by UW-Madison corresponding authors. These are called ‘Read and Publish’ or ‘Transformative’ agreements, and are often done in consortium with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). Most agreements offer full coverage of APCs while others offer a discount.
UW-Madison corresponding authors can publish open access with free/discounted APCs in publications from the following publishers:
American Society for Microbiology: Contributing and corresponding authors from UW-Madison will not be charged APC’s and are eligible for discounts on standard page charges and supplemental material fees. Only applies to the six participating journals.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): Corresponding authors from UW-Madison can publish open access at no additional cost in any of ACM’s research publications, including technical magazines, conference proceedings, and journals.
Biochemical Society (through Portland Press): Corresponding authors from UW-Madison can publish open access at no additional cost until 2026. More details about what to expect as an author are available at the Portland Press Read and Publish information page. This agreement was negotiated by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
Cambridge University Press: Corresponding authors from UW-Madison can publish open access in CUP Gold or Hybrid OA journals (downloadable list) with no fee. Link your account to our institution for access. Eligible publication types include: research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports, and case reports. This agreement was negotiated by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
Canadian Science Publishing: Corresponding authors from UW-Madison may publish any article type open access in CSP’s hybrid journals at no additional cost. This agreement covers articles published between 2025 and 2027.
IOP Publishing: Corresponding authors from UW-Madison may publish open access in eligible IOP (Institute of Physics) journals, including 58 hybrid titles and 18 fully OA journals, at no additional cost. To qualify for no-cost open access publication, the article must be accepted in an eligible IOP journal between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025. This agreement was negotiated by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
Microbiology Society: Corresponding authors from UW-Madison may publish open access in all Microbiology Society journals at no additional cost. To qualify for no-cost open access publication, the article must be accepted between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025. This agreement was negotiated by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
PLoS Medicine and PLoS Biology: Corresponding authors from UW-Madison may publish research articles open access at no cost. If the corresponding author is not a PLoS Community Action Publishing member, UW-Madison’s membership entitles the article to a discount on open access fees. For more information, see Community Action Publishing FAQs. This agreement was negotiated by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
SCOAP3 (Assorted High Energy Physics) Journals: No cost to authors to publish. Fees are covered by a a partnership of over 3,000 libraries, key funding agencies and research centers in 44 countries and 3 intergovernmental organizations supporting open access publishing in key journals in the field of High-Energy Physics.
Wiley: Corresponding authors from UW-Madison may publish research articles open access at no cost. To qualify for no-cost open access publication, the article must be accepted between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025. This agreement includes Wiley’s full journal portfolio, including Hindawi. This agreement was negotiated by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
Membership models and APC discounting programs may be subject to change at any time, so check the publishers’ website before submitting. Contact Carrie Nelson if you have questions about a particular agreement.
The UW-Madison Libraries provide financial support to non-profit, scholarly organizations that provide open access infrastructure for preprints, monographs, data, and more.