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Which open access license options are available through library-sponsored OA publishing agreements?

The typical options are listed below, but individual journals can vary. Consult our Creative Commons Licenses guide to understand your options for OA publications.  Publisher License options  ACM Closed, CC-BY 4.0 Default Alternatives: CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA, CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC-ND ACS Closed, Open CC-BY, Open CC-BY-NC-ND Cambridge Closed, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA and CC-BY-NC-ND.  Company of.

Which article types qualify for OA publication under library-sponsored publishing agreements?

Typically, all original research articles qualify. See more detail below: Publisher Qualifying publication types Ineligible publication types ACM research article, short paper, technical note / editorial note / note, tutorial, case study, interview, review article, survey article abstract, course material, demonstration, extended abstracts, introductions, invited talks, keynotes, opinion, panel, posters, editorials, columns, article commentary, announcements,.

Can I still publish my article as OA at no cost if it doesn’t qualify for any of the library-supported publishing agreements?

If your article does not qualify under any of the Library’s existing agreements, depending on your contract with the publisher, you could both publish it behind the journal’s paywall and deposit the peer-reviewed manuscript or the final Version of Record into The Claremont Colleges Institutional Repository Scholarship@Claremont or another suitable OA repository. Consult Sherpa Services for information on publisher policies and permissions..

What publishers are covered under the library-sponsored OA publishing agreements?

As of Feb 4, 2025, the Library has Read & Publish agreements with the following publishers: American Chemical Society (ACS) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Cambridge University Press Company of Biologists Elsevier Emerald Oxford University Press Springer Nature Wiley In addition, the Library participates in Subscribe to Open (S2O) Agreements with the following providers (multiple.

Do I need prior approval from the Library to publish OA under the agreement?

No prior approval is needed. The process is set on automatic approval for qualifying authors. Go to the library's Scholarly Communications Guide for more information. Visit Support for Open Access Publishing to explore how the library assists TCC authors in publishing their work through Open Access (OA).