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APC Discounts

APC Discounts

The University of Toronto Libraries has negotiated discounts with the following publishers, giving eligible authors access to discounted article processing charges (APC). These discounts help to reduce the financial obligations on researchers.

Last updated: January 2020

Questions? Email scholarly.communications@library.utoronto.ca 

American Chemical Society (ACS)

University of Toronto authors are eligible for a $250 USD discount off the APC price.

Once an invoice is paid, ACS is unable to offer refunds. Please apply for all applicable discounts before paying. 

American Society of Plant Biologists

Immediate Open Access can be purchased for $950 USD. However, all articles become open access after 12 months. More information is available here.

BioMed Central (BMC)

University of Toronto authors are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs for articles published in BioMed Central, SpringerOpen, and BMC Chemistry (formerly known as Chemistry Central) journals.

Once an invoice is paid, BMC is unable to offer refunds. Please apply for all applicable discounts before paying. 

Cambridge University Press

University of Toronto authors are eligible for 20% off APCs for articles published in Cambridge University Press journals. This discount will be automatically applied once a researcher selects their institutional affiliation as part of the submission process. 

Canadian Science Publishing

CSP offers a 50% discount to University of Toronto authors who choose to publish Open Access via the OpenArticle option. Original APCs of $3000 are reduced to $1500. For more information, contact pubs@cdnsciencepub.com or visit this link.

BMC Chemistry (Formerly Chemistry Central)

University of Toronto authors receive 15% off APCs for articles published BMC Chemistry, formerly known as Chemistry Central Journal.

Once an invoice is paid, BMC is unable to offer refunds. Please apply for all applicable discounts before paying. 

Journal of Experimental Botany

A 100% reduction in fees is available to University of Toronto researchers. This discount is applied automatically to your manuscript upon submission.

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

U of T authors are eligible to receive 10% off APCs in MDPI journals. If you are submitting your manuscript using your University of Toronto email address then this discount will be applied automatically, otherwise authors will be prompted in the last step of submission to select the name of their institution from a drop-down menu.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

U of T researchers receive a 25% reduction in APC costs, from $1450 to $1150. This discount is applied automatically to your manuscript upon submission.

SAGE

University of Toronto authors are eligible for up to a 40% discount on APCs as part of SAGE's agreement with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network. In order to obtain the discount code, the author must email APCQueries@sagepub.com and SAGE will provide a unique code to apply to their order.

SPIE

U of T authors receive a 25% discount on APC costs as part of SPIE Digital Library Subscription. This discount is applied automatically once a paper is accepted for publication. This discount applies to any paper that has at least one author (primary or secondary) who belongs to a subscribing institution. This discount only applies to fully open access journals. For more information, visit the SPIE Journals Open Access webpage. 

SpringerOpen

University of Toronto authors receive a 15% discount on APCs for articles published in SpringerOpen journals.

Once an invoice is paid, BMC is unable to offer refunds. Please apply for all applicable discounts before paying. 

Taylor and Francis Open Select Journals

University of Toronto authors are eligible for a 25% discount on APCs as part of T&F's agreement with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN). 

This process will be entirely automatic, following the steps outlined here:

  • Author submits article to an Open Select journal via Taylor & Francis Online following the standard process.
  • On acceptance they are offered the choice to make the article open access.
  • If they choose open access they will be asked to generate a quote for the APC. When they select  a CRKN institution as their organization, the discount will automatically be applied.
    • The organization selection is mandatory and a drop-down list rather than free text, to ensure accuracy in identifying affiliated authors. If an author has used their organizations' email domain, that organization will appear as the top suggestion.
    •  The price shown will include a breakdown of list price, discount applied and actual price.
  • Once the author accepts the quote, they will be offered a choice of Creative Commons licences to sign.
  • The author selects the invoice payer and the invoice is sent out at the discounted rate.

Thieme

Limited APC waivers are available for U of T authors publishing in Thieme journals. In order to obtain the waiver, please email scholarly.communications@library.utoronto.ca.