Support for Cornell Authors
Financial support for Cornell authors
- Cornell Open-Access Publication FundCOAP is a fund available to help select Cornell-affiliated researchers cover the publishing costs associated with publishing, *when no other funding options exist*. To qualify, the journal must be open access and comply with best practices in open access publishing.
- Cambridge University Press OA waiverCornell authors may publish open access at no charge in Cambridge University Press journals that offer an OA option. Select United States/Cornell to view a list of eligible journals and next steps for authors.
- TOME / Open Access Monograph Publishing GrantOne grant per year is awarded to support the publication of an open access monograph.
- Institute of Physics Open PublishingFrom 2024, Cornell authors can now publish OA in almost all IOP & Electrochemical Society titles at no additional charge. Important notes: A few journals have page charges that are not covered by these agreements. In addition, journals from the American Astronomical Society are not included in the R&P model because the AAS does not support Read & Publish agreements – they require APCs for all OA articles.
Services for Cornell authors
- Cornell Data ServicesCornell Data Services is a collaborative, campus-wide organization that provides support for data management, data management planning, data sharing and archiving.
Support for Open Access Journal Editors
Cornell University Library provides a journal hosting service for Cornell-affiliated authors of open access journals.
Your Library Liaison can help identify resources to enhance the discovery, access and preservation of an open access journal developed at Cornell:
- Indexing: Librarians can identify publishers of indexing and abstracting databases that may accept your journal for inclusion. Librarians can make direct recommendations to some publishers (e.g. Ebsco or Proquest), or provide contact and policy information for others (e.g. Web of Science).
- Library catalog record: Librarians can ensure that a record is created for the Cornell University Library Catalog.
- DOAJ: It is important to register open access journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals as a discovery tool. In addition, the record can then be automatically harvested for inclusion in library catalogs around the world. More information on applying for your journal to be in DOAJ is available.
- Preservation: To ensure long term content security and access, librarians can provide information on options such as institutional repositories, LOCKSS or Portico.
Transitioning an existing journal to open access
Resources for transitioning a traditional, subscription-based journal to open access:
- The University of California Office of Scholarly Communication Transitioning Journals to Open Access toolkit.
- SPARC's Transitioning your journal from subscription to open access.