We are pleased to announce that two new read-and-publish agreements are now in effect for 2024 and beyond via our national Library consortium, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN).
University of Alberta authors are now eligible for unlimited Open Access publishing in over 1,800 Elsevier Hybrid journals with no Article Processing Charge (APC), including in 165 Core Hybrid Specialty journals. Additionally, as a measure to ensure the ongoing eligibility of journals, any titles that convert from Hybrid to Fully Gold OA within the term of the agreement will remain eligible for APC-free publication. Gold journals are eligible for a small discount on APC fees.
University of Alberta authors are eligible for unlimited Open Access publishing in over 350 Oxford hybrid journals with no Article Processing Charge (APC). In addition, a small discount will be applied to the APCs for Gold journals. Journals that convert to a Gold model during the term of the agreement will remain eligible for APC-free publishing. This agreement applies to articles accepted beginning February 1, 2024, but articles accepted in January 2024 will be reviewed for retroactive conversion to OA.
Both the Oxford and Elsevier agreements are in effect for 2024-2026.
In addition to these new agreements, the Library has renewed the contract with SAGE for another three years (2024-2026), and negotiated a new discount with IEEE. Please visit the library’s Article Processing Charge Support website for a full list of publishers for which APC fees have been eliminated or discounted.