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Open Access (OA) Publishing

Open Access Publisher Agreements

The Raymond H. Fogler Library has a small number of publisher license agreements that enable UMaine faculty, staff, and students to publish their research as open access (OA) journal articles, without the need to pay an article processing charge (APC). The publishers listed below do not charge the library any additional fees for OA publishing on top of the library's existing subscription cost.

Some license agreements below enable authors affiliated with ANY University of Maine System campus to publish open access. Open access publishing and fee waiver applicability is indicated under "Author Affiliation."

American Society for Microbiology

Titles included:  journal list and related information

Please note: While there is no APC, the author must still pay page charges and supplemental material fees. Due to the library's license, there is a discount on these fees.

Period of agreement: calendar years 2025-2027

Information for authors: S2O Author FAQ and Author Center

Author affiliation: University of Maine [Orono/Machias]

Annual Reviews

Titles included:  journal list

Period of agreement: calendar year 2024+

Information for authors: Author Resource Center

Author affiliation: University of Maine [Orono/Machias]

Association for Computing Machinery

Titles included:

Period of agreement: August 2023+

Information for authors: Information for Authors

Author affiliation: University of Maine System

Cambridge University Press

Titles included: OA publishing agreement with NERL

Period of agreement: calendar years 2022-2024, and 2025-2027

Information for authors: Author Hub

Author affiliation: University of Maine [Orono/Machias]

Company of Biologists

Titles included:

  • Biology Open
  • Development
  • Disease Models & Mechanisms
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Period of agreement: calendar years 2024, 2025, 2026

Information for authors: Guide for Authors

Author affiliation: University of Maine [Orono/Machias]

The Royal Society of Chemistry

Titles included: RSC Gold journal list

Period of agreement: calendar year 2024 + 

Information for authors: Author and Reviewer Hub

Author affiliation: University of Maine System

SCOAP3 (selected physics journals)

Titles included: SCOAP3 journals

Period of agreement: calendar years 2017 +

Information for authors: see links from SCOAP3 journals

Author affiliation: University of Maine [Orono/Machias]

Librarian contact

Deb Rollins
Head, Collection Services
207.581.1659
drollins@maine.edu

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