Penn Libraries Open Access Agreements for Penn Authors

The Penn Libraries actively seeks ways to sustainably expand open access to Penn scholarship. This effort is motivated by a desire to elevate the impact and reach of Penn’s research, aid in the University’s compliance with mandates for public access, and provide sustainable, cost-effective support for Penn’s publishing activity. 

The Penn Libraries has entered into agreements with a growing list of publishers to provide APC-free open access publishing opportunities for Penn authors. The specific terms of these agreements vary by publisher. For more detailed information please consult the individual publisher pages on this guide, the publisher's author submission guidelines and your Subject Librarian for more information. 

In order to be eligible under these agreements, the responsible corresponding author must have a Penn affiliation. Only current members of the Penn Community are covered by the agreements.

• Students who graduate before their article is accepted for publication should list an advisor or other Penn-affiliated researcher as the corresponding author to ensure the article is eligible.
• CHOP-based Penn faculty are eligible, and CHOP researchers* with a current Penn research affiliation may be eligible under the Penn Libraries agreements.  However, all authors MUST select UPenn as their primary affiliation when submitting articles to these journals.  Authors are encouraged to add CHOP as a secondary affiliation.  
  *If you are unsure of your Penn affiliation status, please contact CHOP PennKey Administration | CHOP Research Institute
• Authors with ORCIDs are also encouraged to include it when submitting, to ensure accurate tracking and attribution of their publications.

Our agreements only cover open access publishing fees not other fees related to publishing such as page overage charges or color charges.

For specific advice related to scholarly publishing or communication, contact a Subject Librarian at the Penn Libraries for a consultation.

Our Author Services guide provides further information on open access publishing.