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Open Access Publishing Support for SMU Authors

This guide provides the details on how SMU corresponding authors can obtain financial support for article processing charges to publish their journal articles gold open access

OA Publishing Agreements with Publishers

SMU Libraries has established OA publishing agreements with the following publishers. Through these agreements, SMU corresponding authors can publish their articles without paying APC or at a discounted rate.

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Elsevier
Sage

Details of Agreement

Publisher	Quota/APC Discount	Agreement Period	Author Workflow	Additional Information
Elsevier	Limited quota; Allocated on first-come-first-served basis & article must be published in journals from SMU A*/A list. APC fully waived if quota is available OR 10% discount on APC if no quota available	1 January 2025 - 31 December 2026	Elsevier - Post Acceptance Author Journey
Sage	Limited quota; Allocated on first-come-first-served basis & article must be published in journals from SMU A*/A list. APC fully waived if quota is available	1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026	Instructions for Hybrid Open Access (Sage Choice)	Sage OA Support Hub
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Unlimited quota; APC is fully waived	1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027	ACM Open Author eRights Experience
Cambridge University Press (CUP)	Unlimited quota; APC is fully waived	1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025	Cambridge Open Access step-by-step guide	Publishing open access – Information for author

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2025 3:33 PM
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