Through our license agreements with Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), Lakehead is able to offer discounts on article processing charges (APCs) with a number of journal publishers.
The information provided here will help you determine if the journal you would like to publish in is eligible for an article processing charge discount. You can also contact the Scholarly Communications Librarian for assistance.
To obtain a discount, at the time of manuscript submission to the journal, you will need to indicate that you are affiliated with Lakehead University and that you want to publish your article as open access. An article processing charge discount will then be applied. In some cases, the discount will cover the full article processing charges. Most publishers are unable to offer refunds after you have paid an APC invoice.
| Publisher | APC Discount | Instructions |
| American Chemical Society | $250 USD flat discount on Hybrid journals | APC discount is applied upon submission of manuscript. Authors must identify their institutional affiliation in order to qualify for the discount. |
| Cambridge University Press | As of January 1, 2022, authors affiliated with Lakehead will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in Cambridge hybrid and gold journals at no charge for the duration of the agreement (2022-2024). | For more information, see details below table, in addition to a step-by-step guide under “Related Documents” at the bottom of this page. |
| Canadian Science Publishing | No APCs to publish in 5 journals: Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Canadian Journal of Physics; Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology; Genome; Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering 25% discount on APCs for all hybrid journals | APC discount is applied upon submission of manuscript. Authors must identify their institutional affiliation in order to qualify for the discount. |
| Elsevier ScienceDirect | 20% discount on Hybrid and Gold Open Access journals. Exclusions apply to Cell Press, Lancet, and some other society owned journals. A full list of journals eligible for the discount is located in the Member documents below. | CRKN will be responsible for validating the eligibility of accepted articles on Elsevier’s Open Access platform; for more information, please contact us. |
| Institute of Physics | As of January 1, 2022, authors affiliated with Lakehead will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in IOP hybrid and gold journals at no charge for the duration of the agreement (2022-2024). | IOP's guide to submitting under a Transformative Agreement. Click here for the list of journals included and excluded from this agreement. |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | 15% discount on Hybrid journals | Authors must identify their institutional affiliation in order to qualify for the discount. |
| SAGE | No APCs for Lakehead-affiliated corresponding authors in hybrid ("SAGE Choice") journals 40% discount for APCs in most Sage Gold open access journals | See instructions below (exclusions apply) |
| Taylor & Francis | 25% discount in T&F Open Select Hybrid journals | See instructions below |
| Wiley | No APCs for lakehead-affiliated authors in hybrid journals | A step-by-step guide for publishing OA with WIley can be found here. |
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Cambridge University Press Publishing in Hybrid and Gold Open Access Journals
As of January 1, 2022, authors affiliated with Lakehead will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in Cambridge hybrid and gold journals at no charge for the duration of the agreement. The following five article types are included in this Open Access publishing portion of this agreement:
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Rapid communication
- Brief reports
- Case reports
Ineligible article types include:
- Book reviews
- Discussions
- Editorials
- Introductions
- Letters
- Meeting reports
- Proceedings
- Book chapters
As to how the discount is applied, it is very straightforward. When an author completes their initial author publishing agreement, they simply choose “Open Access” as a part of this form. From there, the Lakehead Library has automatically configured the process so that the discount is applied with no further action on the part of the author.
SAGE Open Access Portal (SOAP)
Starting on January 1, 2021, authors affiliated with Lakehead will be able to publish articles in SAGE Choice hybrid journals under an open access license with no associated Article Processing Charge (APC).
SAGE Open Access Portal (SOAP) is a centralized portal that automates SAGE’s open access publication process. Lakehead-affiliated authors are entitled to a 40% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC) on Gold Open Access journals. The following steps briefly outline the manuscript submission process. For more information, see the PDF documents in the “Related Documents” section below.
- Authors identify their institution affiliation upon manuscript submission.
- Authors are notified by email of article acceptance. They are also notified of their eligibility for the 40% APC discount.
- Within the SAGE Open Access Portal (SOAP), authors can accept or decline to publish their article open access.
- If an author declines to publish in open access, their article will be published via the subscription route.
- In the Portal, the author can select their copyright license and assign a payer (i.e. funding agency, institution, or a different bill payer), and make the APC payment.
View the spreadsheet below for SAGE APC discount exclusions.
Applying a Taylor & Francis APC discount
To take advantage of the discount on T&F Open Select hybrid journals, an author can submit an article and choose the open access publishing option. When the APC is generated, authors can select their institution from the drop-down menu, and the discount will be automatically applied. The author can select a Creative Commons license to sign once they accept the quote. Visit Taylor & Francis' website for further details on the process.
RELATED DOCUMENTS (click to download)
SAGE: List of Excluded Titles from CRKN APC Discount
Elsevier: List of Eligible Titles for CRKN APC Discount
SAGE: How to use SAGE Open Access Portal (Gold Journals)
Elsevier: "Author Journey" (incl. CRKN APC Discount process)
Elsevier: List of Titles Excluded from APC Discount
Cambridge University Press: Step by Step Guide to Publishing Open Access
Institute of Physics: List of Titles Included and Excluded from Agreement
Questions?
Please contact Valerie Gibbons (vgibbons@lakehead.ca), Acting Scholarly Communications Librarian, for questions regarding discounts on Article Processing Charges (APCs).