APC discounts for authors
Can I get a discount on article processing charges (APCs)?
The University of Nottingham has a number of agreements with certain publishers that provide discounts on article processing charges (APCs). The table below shows the current discounts available to UK-based University of Nottingham authors and some of the basic terms and conditions which apply.
We recommend you contact openaccess@nottingham.ac.uk as early as possible to check your eligibility.
(Authors at University of Nottingham Ningbo China and University of Nottingham Malaysia should check eligibility for discounts as some agreements apply to UK-based authors only.)
The University receives block grants from the UK Research Councils (formerly grouped as RCUK but now part of UK Research and Innovation) and some of the six health charities formerly making up the Charity Open Access Fund (COAF) to cover the costs of open access publishing.
- UoN-affiliated authors whose work has been funded by these funders may be eligible to have the entire APC paid from the block grants. Please visit our Requesting open access funding page for more information.
- UoN-affiliated authors whose work is not funded by the Research Councils or health charities will need to identify a source of funding to cover the balance of the APC following any discount.
How do I obtain a discount?
When your article is accepted for publication, please complete the University of Nottingham Gold Open Access Funding Form. Please note that the process for articles submitted to journals published by BioMed (BMC)/Springer Open, Frontiers and MDPI journals is slightly different (see table below).
If the journal publishing your article requests a ‘verification code’ or ‘institutional membership code’ from you, this relates to an arrangement with the publisher for a partial APC discount. Please note that we can only release the relevant code to you after your Gold Open Access Funding Form is approved by the Open Access team, to ensure adequate funding is in place to cover the balance of the APC.
Publisher discounts for UoN authors
APC discounts for authors
| Publisher | APC | Discount | Notes |
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| AAAS |
USD 4,500 |
10% |
Discount applies to the journal Science Advances.
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| British Medical Journal (BMJ) |
GBP 1,800 - 5,000 |
15% |
A partial (15%) APC discount applies in BMJ's fully open access (gold) or hybrid titles.
Note: Funded authors may be able to claim a full APC discount in eligible BMJ hybrid journals: please see our Transformative agreements page for further information.
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| Elsevier (including Cell Press and The Lancet) |
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15% |
A partial (15%) APC discount applies in fully open access Elsevier, Cell Press and The Lancet titles. Please read the Elsevier page on the 'Read and Publish' agreement for further details.
Discount applies to UoN authors affiliated to UNUK, UNNC and UNM.
Note: UoN corresponding authors can publish open access in hybrid titles without paying an APC. Please see our Transformative agreements page for further information.
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| Frontiers |
USD 490 - 3,495 |
10% |
Gold Open Access Funding Form to be completed on submission of article, not acceptance.
All titles are fully open access journals.
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| MDPI |
CHF 500 - 2,600 |
20% |
Gold Open Access Funding Form to be completed on submission of article, not acceptance.
Discount also available to authors at the University of Nottingham's China and Malaysia campuses (Note: UNNC and UNM authors will be invoiced directly).
All titles are fully open access journals.
UoN authors are also eligible for a 10% discount on book processing charges (BPCs) from this publisher.
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| PeerJ |
USD 1,195 - 1,395 |
10% |
Discount applies when APC is paid. Alternatively, authors with lifetime individual memberships may publish without needing to pay APCs. Please see the publisher's pricing page for further information. |
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| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
GBP 750 - 1,600 |
15% |
A partial (15%) APC discount applies in fully open access RSC titles.
Note: UoN corresponding authors can publish open access in RSC hybrid titles without paying an APC. Please see our Transformative agreements page for further information.
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| SAGE |
USD 445 - 2,500 |
20% |
A partial (20%) APC discount applies in fully open access (gold) SAGE titles, under the terms of the SAGE agreement with Jisc.
Discount applies to UoN authors affiliated to UNUK, UNNC and UNM.
Note: UoN corresponding authors can also publish open access in SAGE's hybrid titles without paying an APC. Please see our Transformative agreements page for further information.
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| Springer Nature |
GBP 590 - 3,590 |
15% |
Partial discount applies in fully open access titles across the Springer Nature portfolio (BMC, SpringerOpen, Palgrave and Nature Portfolio).
For a list of eligible titles, please read the section 'Publishing in a fully open access journal' on the Springer Nature Open access agreement for the UK page.
Gold Open Access Funding Form to be completed on submission of article, not acceptance.
Note: UoN corresponding authors can publish open access in hybrid Springer Nature titles without paying an APC. Please see our Transformative agreements page for further information.
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| World Scientific |
USD 500 - 2,000 |
20% |
Discount applies in World Scientific fully open access (gold) journals.
Note: UoN corresponding authors can publish open access in World Scientific hybrid titles without paying an APC. Please see our Transformative agreements page for further information.
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