Open access for journal authors

Gold Open Access for journal articles

Gold OA is available for all original research articles by paying an Article Processing Charge (APC). Gold OA articles are free for everyone to download and read.

Authors can only opt-in to gold OA after their article has been accepted; this ensures that OA funding has no influence on the publishing decision. In order for the article to be OA on release, the APC must be paid in full before publication.

If a funder pays an APC and OA for the article is subsequently funded through another route (for example, a successful Subscribe to Open campaign), we’ll refund the APC.

Article Processing Charges

• Standard: £1,500 (+VAT if applicable)
• First author from a Research 4 Life Group B Country: £750
• First author from a Research 4 Life Group A Country: £0 (fee waived by Edinburgh University Press)

Gold Open Access for published articles

If your article was published more than 18 months ago and you would like to flip it to gold OA, we offer a discount on the APC.

• Standard: £500 (+VAT if applicable)
• First author from a Research 4 Life Group B Country: £250
• First author from a Research 4 Life Group A Country: £0 (fee waived by Edinburgh University Press)

If your article was published less than 18 months ago, the full APC applies.

What does the Article Processing Charge cover?

The APC contributes to publication costs including:

• Copy-editing
• Typesetting
• XML mark-up
• Perpetual online hosting
• Supply to abstracting and indexing services
• Permanent archiving of the published article
• The editorial, production and marketing infrastructure that supports the journal

The APC does not contribute towards print costs for the journal issue. Currently, it does not subsidise subscription prices due to low take-up; we’ll review this annually and update our policy if we start to see significant numbers of gold OA articles.

Offset arrangement

Funders can claim a free one-year subscription to the journal the gold OA article will be published in (if you have self-funded, you can claim an individual subscription). To claim, email journals@eup.ed.ac.uk.

How to publish your article gold OA

• Submit your article to the journal you want to publish in
• After acceptance, fill in the Open Access Request Form
• Email the completed form to EdinburghOpen@eup.ed.ac.uk
• Ensure you or your funder pays the APC as soon as possible and before publication

Production and publication

Your gold OA article is treated in exactly the same way as all of our other articles as it goes through the production process to publication.

• From accepted manuscript to published article: find out more about our production process

Licensing for gold OA articles

Further information on our licensing for gold open access articles can be found on our open access licences page.

Green Open Access (deposit and sharing) for journal articles

All journal articles can take part in our can take part in our green open access policy. This policy complies with all current funding body mandates on green OA publishing/self-archiving.

Where and when you can deposit/share your article under our Green OA policy

• Author’s Original (AO)/preprint: the un-refereed version of an article. Can always be deposited and shared.
• Accepted Manuscript (AM)/postprint: the version of the article that has been accepted for publication in the journal following the process of peer-review (but before typesetting and proof correction). Can be deposited and shared in line with our green OA policy below.
• Version of Record (VoR)/published article: the definitive version of the article as published by Edinburgh University Press. May never be deposited or shared.

Institutional repository, departmental webpage or personal website:

• Author’s original/preprint: at any time
• Accepted manuscript/postprint: on acceptance
• Version of record/published article: abstract only, with a link to the version of record on the Edinburgh University Press website

cOAlition S repository, where applicable

• Author’s original/preprint: at any time
• Accepted manuscript/postprint: on publication
• Version of record/published article: abstract only, with a link to the version of record on the Edinburgh University Press website

Non-commercial subject repository:

• Author’s original/preprint: at any time
• Accepted manuscript/postprint: 12 months after publication
• Version of record/published article: abstract only, with a link to the version of record on the Edinburgh University Press website

Commercial repository or social networking site (including Academia.edu and ResearchGate):

• Author’s original/preprint: at any time
• Accepted manuscript/postprint: abstract only, with a link to the version of record on the Edinburgh University Press website
• Version of record/published article: abstract only, with a link to version of record on the Edinburgh University Press website

Licensing for Green Open Access

Further information on our licensing for green open access articles can be found on our open access licences page.

UKRI Open Access policy

If your article comes under the UKRI Open Access Policy, please contact the relevant journal editor to discuss. We will comply with the policy through gold or green routes.