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APC Discounts

Submitted by Amanda Holmes on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:41

With guidance from our members and the Content Strategy Committee, CRKN is pursuing open access agreements in alignment with our Strategic Plan. These include negotiating article processing charge (APC) discounts, read and publish agreements, and funding partnerships that actively support open access infrastructure and publishing.

Please select the publisher or service provider below for more information. Instructions on how to benefit from these agreements is included. For questions or more information, please contact licensing@crkn.ca.

Use the search bar below to find the open access publishing options for journals covered by CRKN agreements.

American Chemical Society

Authors

Authors affiliated with an institution participating in the license agreement are eligible to receive a 250 USD discount on the article processing charge (APC) for all ACS hybrid journals. The APC discount is applied upon acceptance of manuscript. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting of their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount.

For detailed instructions on open access publishing with American Chemical Society, please visit the ACS OA publishing webpage.

License participants

ATLANTIC REGION
Acadia University
Cape Breton University
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
Université de Moncton
University of New Brunswick
QUÉBEC
Concordia University
École Polytechnique de Montréal
McGill University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec:
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université Laval
ONTARIO
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Ontario Tech University
Queen's University
Royal Military College of Canada
Toronto Metropolitan University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
WESTERN
Concordia University of Edmonton
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Trinity Western University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
Vancouver Island University
Canadian Science Publishing

Authors

Authors affiliated with an institution participating in the license agreement are also eligible to receive a 25% discount on the article processing charge (APC) for all CSP Hybrid journals. The following Gold OA journals are not eligible for the 25% discount: Arctic Science, Drone Systems and Applications, and FACETS. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting of their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount.

The CRKN-CSP 2023-2025 agreement is available for download here.

License Participants

ATLANTIC REGION
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
University of New Brunswick
QUEBEC
Concordia University
McGill University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec:
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université Laval
ONTARIO
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Ontario Tech University
Queen's University
Royal Military College of Canada
Toronto Metropolitan University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
WESTERN REGION
Athabasca University
MacEwan University
Mount Royal University
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
Elsevier ScienceDirect

Authors

CRKN-affiliated authors publishing in Elsevier’s Gold Open Access journals can benefit from a 20% discount on their APCs in 2024, 15% in 2025 and 2026, and 10% in 2027.

Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount. Please review the author workflow.

Please consult the Elsevier Core Gold APC Discount Eligibility for a list of eligible journals for the Gold OA APC discount.

The CRKN-Elsevier 2021-2023 agreement is available for download here.

License Participants

ATLANTIC REGION
Acadia University
Cape Breton University
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
Université de Moncton
Université Sainte-Anne
University of New Brunswick
University of Prince Edward Island
QUEBEC
Bishop's University
Concordia University
École Polytechnique de Montréal
HEC Montréal
McGill University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec:
École de technologie supérieure
École nationale d'administration publique
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Télé-université du Québec
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Université Laval
ONTARIO
Algoma University
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
Ontario Tech University
Queen's University
Toronto Metropolitan University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
WESTERN REGION
Athabasca University
Brandon University
Capilano University
Concordia University of Edmonton
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Mount Royal University
Royal Roads University
Simon Fraser University
The King's University
Thompson Rivers University
Trinity Western University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
Vancouver Island University
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
NOSM University

 

SAGE

Authors

As of January 1, 2021, authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in SAGE Choice hybrid journals for the duration of the agreement (2021-2023). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication in eligible hybrid journals. Authors are also eligible to receive a 40% discount on the APC for most gold open access journals.

The list of SAGE Choice hybrid journals eligible to have their APC fees levied for open access publication is available here. The list of gold OA journals eligible to receive the 40% discount on APC fees is available here.

The CRKN-SAGE 2021-2023 agreement is available for download here.

License Participants

ATLANTIC REGION
Acadia University
Cape Breton University
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
Université de Moncton
Université Sainte-Anne
University of New Brunswick
University of Prince Edward Island
QUEBEC
Bishop's University
Concordia University
HEC Montréal
McGill University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec:
École de technologie supérieure
École nationale d'administration publique
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Télé-université du Québec
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Université Laval
ONTARIO
Algoma University
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
OCAD University
Ontario Tech University
Queen's University
Toronto Metropolitan University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
WESTERN REGION
Athabasca University
Brandon University
Concordia University of Edmonton
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
MacEwan University
Mount Royal University
Royal Roads University
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Trinity Western University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
Vancouver Island University
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
NOSM University
Taylor & Francis

Authors

Authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement are eligible to receive a 25% discount on the article processing charge (APC) in T&F Open Select hybrid journals (list available below in Related Documents).

Authors should select the Open Access Publishing option when submitting an article. When the APC quote is generated, authors should select their affiliated institution from the drop-down menu. The APC discount will be automatically applied. Authors can select a Creative Commons license once they have accepted the APC quote. Visit Taylor & Francis' website for further details on the process.

Libraries

There is no intervention (or validation) required by Libraries for this agreement. Once an eligible article is identified via the author's affiliation, the discount will automatically be applied before the author is invoiced.

License Participants

ATLANTIC REGION
Acadia University
Cape Breton University
Dalhousie University
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
Université de Moncton
University of New Brunswick
University of Prince Edward Island
QUEBEC
Bishop's University
Concordia University
École Polytechnique de Montréal
HEC Montréal
McGill University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec:
École de technologie supérieure
École nationale d'administration publique
Télé-université du Québec
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Université Laval
ONTARIO
Algoma University
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
Ontario Tech University
Queen's University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
WESTERN REGION
Athabasca University
Brandon University
Capilano University
Concordia University of Edmonton
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
MacEwan University
Mount Royal University
Royal Roads University
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Trinity Western University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Regina
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
Vancouver Island University
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
NOSM University
Université de l'Ontario français
Wiley

Authors

CRKN-affiliated authors publishing in Wiley’s Gold Open Access journals can benefit from a 10% discount on their APCs in 2025 and 2026. 

Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount. 

Please consult the Wiley Gold APC Discount Eligibility list for a list of eligible journals for the Gold OA APC discount.

License Participants

ATLANTIC REGION
Acadia University
Cape Breton University
Dalhousie University
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
Université de Moncton
Université Sainte-Anne
University of New Brunswick
University of Prince Edward Island
QUEBEC
Concordia University
École Polytechnique de Montréal
HEC Montréal
McGill University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec:
École de technologie supérieure
École nationale d'administration publique
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Télé-université du Québec
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Université Laval
ONTARIO
Algoma University
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
OCAD University
Ontario Tech University
Queen's University
Royal Military College of Canada
Toronto Metropolitan University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
WESTERN REGION
Athabasca University
Brandon University
Capilano University
Concordia University of Edmonton
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
MacEwan University
Mount Royal University
Royal Roads University
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Trinity Western University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
Vancouver Island University
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
NOSM University

 

Related Documents

Elsevier Core Gold APC Discount Eligibility
List of included and excluded titles
Elsevier Author Workflow
CRKN-SAGE 2024-2026 Agreement
CRKN-SAGE Hybrid SAGE Choice APC Discount Title List
CRKN-SAGE Gold OA APC Discount Title List
Taylor & Francis Open Select Journals
CRKN Wiley 2025 Gold OA Journal Title List
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