Open Access Publishing

Waivers and discounts for AUB Affiliates

Open Access (OA) refers to allowing unrestricted online access to scholarly information including peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, working papers, graduate theses, data, and other. For more on information, click here. 

AUB Libraries is participating in the membership program of the following open access publishers. Due to these memberships AUB scholars and academic researchers are eligible for waivers and discounts on the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for open access publishing.

Publishers	Waivers and discounts	Additional Information
	9 free Article Processing Charges on a 1st come 1st served basis. Expiry Date 31- June 2023 Submission Instructions Log in to ACS Paragon Plus. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one	ACS Open Access Policy How to Publish Open Access with ACS Journals
	15% Discount In case of lack of funding please click here for exceptional discounts	Copyright and License Find the Right Journal
	100% discount as mentioned in Waivers & Discounts Upon submission please contact support@bmj.com	Copyright List of Journals Open Access Fees
	Free Article Processing Charges till the end of 2022 in Gold and Hybrid journals	Journals Open Access Publishing Open Access
	3 free Article Processing Charges till the end of 2022 in Gold and Hybrid journals          Submission Instructions The corresponding author must submit the request. The length of the publication should not exceed 8 pages Extra pages and colors will result in extra charges paid by the author	Guide for Corresponding Author Publication Recommender
	Free Article Processing Charges	Article Processing Fee Submission Guidelines
	10% Discount	For Authors Journals Processing Charges
	PLOS is offering waivers & discounts on a case-by-case basis Waiver Instructions Ask for a waiver by emailing the request to pfa@plos.org and to the journal's editor	Journals  Publication Fees
	25% Discount	Benefits for Authors Journals Processing Charges
	Free in most of Sage Gold Open Access Journals till the end of 2022 Submission Instructions Submit your primary affiliation in peer review as American University in Beirut	Author Services Information for Authors Publishing in Gold OA
	8 free Article Processing Charges from SPIE on a 1st come 1st served basis Submission Instructions When submitting, note the complimentary APC in the text-box provided for the institution name	Free Resources Journals
	In case of lack of funding please click here for exceptional discounts	APC Waivers & Discounts Journals Open Access Policies
	15% Discount In case of lack of funding please click here for exceptional discounts	APC List Explore Journals Springer OA at AUB
	50% discount In case of lack of funding please send a letter to the editor and ask for waivers	Open Access Waiver Request
	6 free Article Processing Charges on a 1st come 1st served basis until September 2022 All taken	Open Access Journals For Authors

Springer, Springer Nature and BioMed Central:

If you are not in receipt of any research funds please send a scanned copy of:

• A letter from your head of department confirming that you are not currently in receipt of any research funding, signed and printed on headed paper.
• A description of the dire and governing circumstances.

Copies of these documents should be emailed to waivers@springernature.com and to the editor of the journal.

For further assistance contact Mr. Albert Haddad, ah75@aub.edu.lb ext. 2608

N. B. When publishing in open access peer reviewed journals check the World Bank classification of Lebanon. Countries with lower middle income receive better waivers.