Support for Open Access publishing at Concordia
Institutional memberships and discounts for Concordia authors
Concordia University participates in Canadian Research Knowledge Network's CRKN Open Access Publishing as well as non-consortial agreements. Please note that:
- CRKN agreements have OA components.
- These agreements are multi-year.
American Chemical Society (ACS)
CRKN publishing agreement period with ACS is between Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2027. Concordia authors are eligible to receive a 250 USD discount on the APC for all ASC hybrid journals upon manuscript acceptance for the duration of the agreement. Consult the ACS's How to Publish Open Access page.
Biochemical Society
Concordia University Library approved a Read & Publish agreement with Biochemical Society, effective Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2025 (non-consortial agreement). Concordia University-affiliated authors can publish in these journals with no APCs: Biochemical Journal, Clinical Science, Biochemical Society Transactions, Essays in Biochemistry, Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, and Bioscience Reports.
BioMed (part of Springer Nature)
Concordia University Library purchased an institutional membership to BioMed, renewed Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2025. Concordia authors publishing in BioMed and SpringerOpen journals are eligible for a 15% discount on the article-processing charge (APC). Review the submission guidelines for submitting on- and off-campus.
Cambridge University Press
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with Cambridge University Press is between Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2027. Concordia authors are eligible to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in all Cambridge hybrid and gold journals without APC fees for the duration of the agreement. Use your Concordia email address for eligibility and consult Cambridge's step-by-step guide.
Canadian Science Publishing
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with Canadian Science Publishing is between Jan. 2023 to Dec. 2025. Concordia authors are eligible to receive a 25% discount on the article processing charge (APC) for all CSP Hybrid journals during the duration of the agreement. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation.
Company of Biologists
Concordia University Library has an institutional agreement with the Company of Biologists, renewed Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2025. Concordia authors are eligible for an uncapped number of APC waivers in 3 hybrid journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology) and 2 fully OA journals (Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open). Details are available on the Company of Biologist’s library hub.
Elsevier ScienceDirect
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with Elsevier Science is between Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2026. Corresponding Concordia authors receive a 15% APC discount for gold OA titles during the duration of the agreement.
Érudit
Concordia has participated in CRKN’s partnership for OA with Érudit since 2014. This agreement currently consists of 180 Diamond OA journals, meaning no APCs. To find Diamond OA Journals, go to Journals by alphabetical order and filter by “open access.” You can additionally filter by discipline. The About section of any journal will indicate whether APCs apply.
Frontiers
Since 2022, Concordia University Library has an institutional membership with Frontiers, one of the most cited research publishers with over 200 journals. Concordia authors can publish in any Frontiers journal with a 15% discount on APCs. The author must use their Concordia University email address when submitting their article. Upon final acceptance of the article, the Concordia-affiliated author will receive the APC discount.
IEEE
Concordia University Library has an institutional membership with IEEE, the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology. Concordia-affiliated researchers are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs. The only journal not eligible for an additional affiliation discount is the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS). Concordia-affiliated authors must go through the authors' workflow as described in the RightsLink Quick Reference Guide: Completing Author Charges Orders. The "Discounts applied" label should signal that the 15% discount has been applied.
Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with IOP Publishing is between Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2027. Concordia authors are eligible to publish in open access in most hybrid and gold journals without APCs, though some publishing costs may still apply. Concordia authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon manuscript submission to benefit. Either in the peer-review process or upon acceptance, authors will also be asked to agree to a Creative Commons CC BY licence. Find out about eligible journals and how to take advantage of the agreement.
MIT Press Direct to Open eBooks
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with MIT Press Direct is between Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2027. Approximately 90 digital monographs will become openly accessible each year without book processing charges (BPCs).
Oxford University Press
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with OUP is between Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2026. Concordia authors are eligible to receive APC waivers for eligible hybrid journals and a 10% APC discount on gold OA Oxford journal titles. Consult OUP’s step-by-step author guide.
PLOS Community Action Publishing (CAP)
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with PLOS CAP is between Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2024. Concordia authors are eligible to publish an unlimited number of articles without APC costs in PLOS Biology and PLOS Medicine under the Community Action Publishing (CAP) model. Concordia authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon manuscript submission to benefit.
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with RSC is between Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2027. Concordia authors are eligible for a 15% discount on the APC for all RSC hybrid journals. The APC discount is applied upon acceptance of the manuscript. Concordia authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon manuscript submission to benefit.
SAGE
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with Sage is between Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2026. Concordia authors may publish their articles as open access in over 900 SAGE Choice journals (see list of journals excluded from SAGE Choice). Authors may also use a 40% APC discount to publish in SAGE's gold open access journals. When corresponding authors identify themselves as affiliated with a participating CRKN institution (e.g., Concordia), processing the APC waiver for SAGE Choice journals and the discount for gold open access journals is done automatically via the SAGE Open Access Portal (SOAP). SOAP is a dashboard for authors to submit their article, select a copyright licence, assign a bill payer (if applicable), and view article status. The Creative Commons licence CC BY will be applied to open access publications unless the author requests a different licence. Important: where an author is eligible for more than one discount for gold journals, discounts cannot be combined, but the highest discount available to the author will be applied to the APC due.
SCOAP³
SCOAP³ (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics) OA initiative with CRKN has been renewed from Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2027. All articles published in The European Physical Journal C, The Journal of High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics B, and Physics Letters B have APC waivers. High Energy Physics articles published in Acta Physica Polonica B, Advances in High Energy Physics, Chinese Physics C, Physical Review C, Physical Review D, Physical Review Letters, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics have APC waivers. See SCOAP³ FAQs.
Taylor & Francis
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with Taylor & Francis is between Jan. 2025 and Dec. 2026. Concordia authors are eligible for a 25% discount on APCs in Taylor & Francis Open Select journals. The APC will be automatically discounted based on the organization name used by the author when submitting their article.
Wiley
CRKN OA publishing agreement period with Wiley is between Jan. 2025 and Dec. 2026. Concordia authors are able to publish their articles open access in all Wiley hybrid journals for the duration of the agreement. Concordia authors are also eligible for a 10% discount on APCs for gold OA journals. Please review the step-by-step guide to open-access publishing for authors.
