The IU Libraries and Office of the Vice Provost for Research have collaborated to establish an Open Access Article Publishing Fund for faculty on the IU Bloomington campus. Faculty may apply for up to $2,000 to cover the article processing charges (APCs) associated with publishing in eligible open access journal articles. The following page provides additional details for faculty interested in submitting an application for funding.
Eligibility
Who is eligible for the Open Access Article Publishing Fund?
IU Bloomington tenured, tenure-eligible, and non-tenure-track faculty, research scientists, research scholars, research center directors, and librarians are eligible.
What kinds of publications are eligible for funding?
Peer-reviewed journal articles in journals that meet the following criteria are eligible:
- The journal is fully open access (ie, the journal provides immediate, unfettered access to all articles)
- The journal is either: listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals, a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association or adheres to its code of conduct, or a publisher that Indiana University Bloomington believes is taking a sustainable and affordable approach to open access publishing
How do I find out if my journal is eligible?
Send an e-mail to the Scholarly Communication Department at iusw@indiana.edu.
Co-authorship
What if I have non-IU Bloomington co-authors on the manuscript?
In the case of an article with multiple non-IU co-authors, each author is responsible for a prorated portion of any publishing fees. For example, for an article with three authors that is to appear in a journal with a $3,000 publication fee, each author is responsible for $1,000 of that fee.
What if I have IU Bloomington faculty co-authors on the manuscript?
In the case of an article with multiple IU Bloomington authors, each author is responsible for a prorated portion of any publishing fees. For example, for an article with two authors that is to appear in a journal with a $2,000 publication fee, each IU Bloomington author may apply for up to $1,000
What if I have IUPUI co-authors on the manuscript?
IUPUI has its own IUPUI Open Access Fund. Applicants with IU Bloomington/ IUPUI co-authored manuscripts are encouraged to contact the Scholarly Communication Department to coordinate joint applications.
What if I have student co-authors on the manuscript?
The fund will not count student authors when splitting APC responsibility among co-authors. For example, in the case of a manuscript with one IU Bloomington faculty author, one IU Bloomington graduate student, and one non-IU Bloomington faculty author with an APC of $2,000, each faculty author would be responsible for 50% of the APC, and the IU Bloomington faculty author could apply for up to $1,000 in funding to cover the cost of 50% of the APC.
Payment
If my application is accepted, how will the APC be paid?
The Open Access Article Publishing Fund will pay publisher invoices directly – reimbursement is not possible and authors with approved applications will not pay for APCs from personal or research funds. More details will be sent upon approval.
Are there strings attached?
We do ask that all fund recipients deposit their published article in our institutional repository and complete a brief survey, but there are no additional requirements.
Application
How do I apply for the fund?
To read more about the fund and to apply, visit the OVPR internal funding opportunity page here: https://research.iu.edu/funding-proposals/funding/opportunities/open-access-journal-fund/index.html
Who can I contact with questions?
Questions may be directed to the IU Libraries (iusw@indiana.edu) or the OVPR (ovprgrnt@indiana.edu).
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