University of Rochester-affiliated authors who are interested in sharing their research in an open access format can work with liaison librarians at the River Campus Libraries, Miner Libraries, or Sibley Library to identify potential venues, including open access journals, book publishers, and disciplinary repositories.

Here are some services and options to consider if you are willing to open your research:

  • Take advantage of the libraries’ OA agreements with academic publishers to void or greatly discount article processing charges or book processing charges. Ask your librarian about specific agreements.
  • Consult the Open Policy Finder--to check on individual journal copyright and open access policies or funders’ requirements for data archiving and publication-- and take advantage of green OA options for your preprint or accepted manuscript (PubMed Central, NSF PAR, OSTI, etc.).
  • Submit your preprint to an open repository such as arXiv, bioRxiv, OSF Preprints, SSRN, CORE, ChemRxiv, medRxiv, etc., if authorized by your target journal/publisher. Ask your librarian for additional disciplinary repository options.
  • Deposit your data or other documents linked to your scholarship (eg. Supplementary Information) to an open repository, such as the UR Research Repository, Dryad or Zenodo. Check re3data to explore other options or ask your librarian.
  • Contact our Scholarly Communications Team to explore options for opening up previous publications.
  • Add your paper to the UR Research Repository, Rochester’s new institutional repository on Figshare. Contact the library to learn more about the submission process.
  • If a publisher does not offer open access options, you are encouraged to append the University’s Authors’ Addenda to your publishing contract. If approved, the addenda gives you permission to share your work on the university’s institutional repository or your personal website.

 

To learn more about OA publishing, schedule a consultation with a scholarly communication specialist: