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.
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.
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
| Acadia University | Bishop's University | Brock University |
| Cape Breton University | Carleton University | Concordia University |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Dalhousie University | École de technologie supérieure |
| École polytechnique de Montréal | Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Lakehead University |
| Laurentian University | MacEwan University | McGill University |
| McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Mount Allison University |
| Mount Royal University | Mount Saint Vincent University | Queen's University |
| Royal Military College of Canada | Saint Mary's University | Simon Fraser University |
| St. Francis Xavier University | The King's University | Thompson Rivers University |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Trent University | Trinity Western University |
| Université de Moncton | Université de Montréal | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Université du Québec à Montréal | Université du Québec à Rimouski |
| Université Laval | University of Alberta | University of British Columbia |
| University of Calgary | University of Guelph | University of Lethbridge |
| University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick | University of Northern British Columbia |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa | University of Prince Edward Island |
| University of Regina | University of Saskatchewan | University of the Fraser Valley |
| University of Toronto | University of Victoria | University of Waterloo |
| University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg | Vancouver Island University |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
As of January 1, 2022, corresponding authors affiliated with an institution participating in the license agreement will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in all Cambridge hybrid and gold journals for the duration of the agreement (2022-2024). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication.
Cambridge uses an automated system, RightsLink, to associate authors with their affiliated institutions. Authors are encouraged to also use an email with an institutional domain to facilitate the identification of eligible articles. Please review the step by step guide to open access publishing for authors.
Libraries
Participating members can configure their institutional dashboards to automatically apply the APC waiver to authors. Please review the Journals Agreement Manager Workflow. A recording of the introductory webinar is available here.
The CRKN-Cambridge 2022-2024 agreement is available for download here.
License Participants
| Acadia University | Brandon University | Brock University |
| Carleton University | Concordia University | Dalhousie University |
| École de technologie supérieure | Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Kwantlen Polytechnic University |
| Lakehead University | Laurentian University | MacEwan University |
| McGill University | McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Mount Royal University | Mount Saint Vincent University | Nipissing University |
| Queen's University | Simon Fraser University | Thompson Rivers University |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Trent University | Université de Montréal |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Université du Québec à Montréal | Université du Québec à Rimouski |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Université Laval | University of Alberta |
| University of British Columbia | University of Calgary | University of Guelph |
| University of Lethbridge | University of Manitoba | University of Northern British Columbia |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa | University of Prince Edward Island |
| University of Saskatchewan | University of the Fraser Valley | University of Lethbridge |
| University of Toronto | University of Victoria | University of Waterloo |
| University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg | Vancouver Island University |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
As of January 1, 2023, corresponding authors affiliated with CRKN participating members will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in the following five journals at no charge for the duration of the agreement:
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Canadian Journal of Physics
- Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Genome
- Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Upon article submission to CSP using ScholarOne, authors provide their institutional affiliation to determine eligibility. For accepted papers by CRKN-affiliated participants in each of the five journals, the APC is waived automatically.
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. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting of their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount.
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
| Athabasca University | Brock University | Carleton University |
| Concordia University | Dalhousie University | Lakehead University |
| Laurentian University | MacEwan University | McGill University |
| McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Mount Royal University |
| Queen's University | Royal Military College of Canada | Saint Mary's University |
| Simon Fraser University | St. Francis Xavier University | Thompson Rivers University |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Trent University | Université de Montréal |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Université du Québec à Montréal | Université du Québec à Rimouski |
| Université Laval | University of Alberta | University of British Columbia |
| University of Calgary | University of Guelph | University of Lethbridge |
| University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick | University of Northern British Columbia |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa | University of Regina |
| University of Saskatchewan | University of the Fraser Valley | University of Toronto |
| University of Victoria | University of Waterloo | University of Windsor |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
Authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement are eligible to receive a 20% discount on the article processing charge (APC) for most Elsevier Hybrid and Gold Open Access journals.
Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount. Please review the author workflow.
Several journals are excluded from the discount, such as Cell Press, Lancet, and some other society owned journals. Click here to view the list of included and excluded titles in this agreement.
Libraries
CRKN is responsible for validating the eligibility of accepted articles on the Elsevier Open Access platform; for more information, please contact a member of our team at licensing@crkn.ca.
The CRKN-Elsevier 2021-2023 agreement is available for download here.
License Participants
| Acadia University | Algoma University | Athabasca University |
| Bishop's University | Brandon University | Brock University |
| Cape Breton University | Carleton University | Concordia University |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Dalhousie University | École de technologie supérieure |
| École d'administration publique | École Polytechnique de Montréal | HEC Montréal |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Lakehead University |
| McGill University | McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Mount Allison University | Mount Royal University | Mount Saint Vincent University |
| Nipissing University | Queen's University | Royal Roads University |
| Saint Mary's University | Simon Fraser University | St. Francis Xavier University |
| The King's University | Thompson Rivers University | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Trent University | Trinity Western University | Université de Moncton |
| Université de Montréal | Université de Sherbrooke | 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 |
| Université Sainte-Anne | Université TÉLUQ | University of Alberta |
| University of British Columbia | University of Calgary | University of Guelph |
| University of Lethbridge | University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick |
| University of Northern British Columbia | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa |
| University of Prince Edward Island | University of Saskatchewan | University of the Fraser Valley |
| University of Toronto | University of Victoria | University of Waterloo |
| University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg | Vancouver Island University |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
As of December 15, 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 most IOPP hybrid and gold journals for the duration of the agreement (2022-2024). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication.
Most IOPP journals use ScholarOne for the submission process. Please consult the guide to submitting under a Transformative Agreement which outlines the author's workflow.
A small number of partner journals do not use ScholarOne. While the submission process may be slightly different from the steps described in IOPP's guide, eligible articles will still be identified and authors will receive a notification to that effect.
- Under Step 4, authors are required to select an Open Access choice. This choice will apply only if an article is not eligible under the CRKN-IOPP agreement. Articles which are eligible under the terms of this agreement will automatically be selected for open access publishing.
- Under Step 6, authors are required to select an Open Access choice. This choice will apply only if an article is not eligible under the CRKN-IOPP agreement. Articles which are eligible under the terms of this agreement will automatically be selected for open access publishing.
- Once an article is accepted, the author will receive a notification if their article is eligible under the terms of this agreement. The article will be published open access unless the author elects to opt-out in writing before completing the copyright form. Authors will not be charged an Article Processing Charge (APC) for eligible articles.
Click here to view the list of included and excluded titles in this agreement.
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 article will automatically be processed under the open access terms of this agreement. An instructional webinar recording is available here.
The CRKN-IOPP 2021-2024 agreement is available for download here.
License Participants
| Acadia University | Athabasca University | Bishop's University |
| Brandon University | Carleton University | Concordia University |
| Dalhousie University | École de technologie supérieure | École polytechnique de Montréal |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Lakehead University | MacEwan University |
| McGill University | McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Mount Allison University | Mount Saint Vincent University | Queen's University |
| Royal Military College of Canada | Saint Mary's University | Simon Fraser University |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Toronto Metropolitan University | Université de Moncton |
| Université de Sherbrooke | University of Alberta | University of British Columbia |
| University of Calgary | University of Guelph | University of Lethbridge |
| University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| University of Ottawa | University of Prince Edward Island | University of Regina |
| University of Saskatchewan | University of Toronto | University of Victoria |
| University of Waterloo | University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
Corresponding and contributing authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement are able to publish an unlimited number of articles in the following twelve PLOS journals:
• PLOS Biology
• PLOS Climate
• PLOS Computational Biology
• PLOS Digital Health
• PLOS Genetics
• PLOS Global Public Health
• PLOS Medicine
• PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• PLOS ONE
• PLOS Pathogens
• PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
• PLOS Water
There is no cost to authors for open access publication. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from open access publishing at no cost.
PLOS has also prepared a publishing FAQ for authors.
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 author will not be invoiced.
A recording of the implementation webinar is available here: Kicking Off the Next Steps in Partnership
The webinar slides are available for download here.
PLOS has also developed a promotional toolkit for librarians available for download here.
License Participants
| McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland | University of Alberta |
| University of British Columbia | University of New Brunswick | Western University |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
Corresponding and contributing authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement are able to publish an unlimited number of articles in PLOS Biology and PLOS Medicine under the Community Action Publishing (CAP) model. There is no cost to authors for open access publication. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from open access publishing at no cost.
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 author will not be invoiced.
License Participants
| Algoma University | Brock University | Concordia University |
| Dalhousie University | McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Mount Allison University | Mount Saint Vincent University | Queen's University |
| Simon Fraser University | Université du Québec à Montréal | Université Laval |
| University of Alberta | University of Guelph | University of Manitoba |
| University of New Brunswick | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa |
| University of Saskatchewan | University of Toronto | University of Waterloo |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
Authors
Authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement are eligible to receive a 15% discount on the article processing charge (APC) for all RSC hybrid journals. The APC discount is applied upon acceptance of manuscript. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from the discount.
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
| Acadia University | Athabasca University | Bishop's University |
| Brandon University | Brock University | Cape Breton University |
| Carleton University | Concordia University | Dalhousie University |
| École de technologie supérieure | École polytechnique de Montréal | Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
| Lakehead University | MacEwan University | McGill University |
| McMaster University | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Mount Allison Mount |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Queen's University | Royal Roads University |
| Saint Mary's University | Simon Fraser University | St. Francis Xavier University |
| The King's University | Thompson Rivers University | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Trinity Western University | Université de Montréal | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Université Laval |
| University of Alberta | University of British Columbia | University of Calgary |
| University of Guelph | University of Lethbridge | University of Manitoba |
| University of New Brunswick | University of Northern British Columbia | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| University of Ottawa | University of Prince Edward Island | University of Regina |
| University of Saskatchewan | University of the Fraser Valley | University of Toronto |
| University of Victoria | University of Waterloo | University of Windsor |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |
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.
SAGE Open Access Portal (SOAP) is a centralized portal that automates SAGE's open access publication process. The following steps briefly outline the manuscript submission process. Please consult the user guide which outlines the author’s workflow and the article acceptance process.
- Authors must indicate their institution affiliation upon manuscript submission. Authors are encouraged to also use an email with an institutional domain to facilitate the identification of eligible articles.
- Once an article is accepted, the author will receive an email notification if their article is eligible under the terms of this agreement. For articles accepted in gold open access journals, the APC discount is automatically applied upon acceptance of manuscript.
- Authors can accept or decline to publish their article open access from within the SAGE Open Access Portal (SOAP). If an author declines to publish in open access, their article will be published via the subscription route.
- Authors can also select their copyright license and assign a payer (i.e. funding agency, institution, or a different bill payer), and make the APC payment from within the Portal.
Click here to view the list of journals not eligible for an APC discount.
Libraries
Unless the library has requested otherwise, there is no intervention (or validation) required by Libraries for this agreement. Once an eligible article is identified via the author’s affiliation, the applicable discount will automatically be applied before the author is invoiced.
The CRKN-SAGE 2021-2023 agreement is available for download here.
License Participants
| Acadia University | Algoma University | Athabasca University |
| Bishop's University | Brandon University | Brock University |
| Cape Breton University | Carleton University | Concordia University |
| Concordia University Of Edmonton | Dalhousie University | École de technologie supérieure |
| École nationale d'administration publique | HEC Montréal | Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Lakehead University | Laurentian University |
| MacEwan University | McGill University | McMaster University |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | Mount Allison Mount | Mount Royal University |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Nipissing University | OCAD University |
| Royal Roads University | Queen's University | Saint Mary's University |
| Simon Fraser University | St. Francis Xavier University | Thompson Rivers University |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Trent University | Trinity Western University |
| Université de Moncton | Université de Montréal | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 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 |
| Université Sainte Anne | Université TÉLUQ | University of Alberta |
| University of British Columbia | University of Calgary | University of Guelph |
| University of Lethbridge | University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick |
| University of Northern British Columbia | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa |
| University of Prince Edward Island | University of Regina | University of Saskatchewan |
| University of the Fraser Valley | University of Toronto | University of Victoria |
| University of Waterloo | University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg |
| Vancouver Island University | Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| York University |
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.
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
| Acadia University | Algoma University | Athabasca University |
| Bishop's University | Brandon University | Brock University |
| Cape Breton University | Carleton University | Concordia University |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Dalhousie University | École de technologie supérieure |
| École nationale d'administration publique | École polytechnique de Montréal | HEC Montréal |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Lakehead University | Laurentian University |
| MacEwan University | McGill University | McMaster University |
| Mount Allison University | Mount Royal University | Mount Saint Vincent University |
| Nipissing University | OCAD University | Queen's University |
| Royal Roads University | Saint Mary's University | Simon Fraser University |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Toronto Metropolitan University | Trent University |
| Trinity Western University | Université de Moncton | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Université du Québec à Montréal | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Université du Québec en Outaouais | Université Laval |
| Université TÉLUQ | University of Alberta | University of British Columbia |
| University of Calgary | University of Guelph | University of Lethbridge |
| University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| University of Ottawa | University of Prince Edward Island | University of Regina |
| University of the Fraser Valley | University of Toronto | University of Victoria |
| University of Waterloo | University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg |
| Vancouver Island University | Western University | York University |
Authors
As of January 16, 2023, corresponding authors affiliated with an institution participating in the license agreement will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in all Wiley’s hybrid journals for the duration of the agreement (2023-2024). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication.
Articles accepted for publication in Wiley’s gold journals are not eligible under this agreement. Authors will continue to be charged APCs for accepted articles in these journals.
Upon article acceptance for publication in a hybrid journal, the corresponding author will begin the Author Services process within the Wiley Open Access Account system. A customized message notifies the author upon login that their accepted article is eligible for open access at no cost (will refer to their institution and CRKN as providers) and the default selection for the author is to publish the article open access at no charge. Authors must identify themselves as affiliated with a participating CRKN institution in order for their article to be verified and approved for no charge OA under the agreement. An autocomplete form will populate with institutional affiliations as the author types, and the institution names are pulled from the Ringgold institutional hierarchy.
Please review the step-by-step guide to open access publishing for authors.
Libraries
CRKN is responsible for validating the eligibility of accepted articles on the Wiley Open Access Account system; for more information, please contact a member of our team at licensing@crkn.ca.
The CRKN-Wiley 2023-2024 agreement is available for download here.
License Participants
| Acadia University | Algoma University | Athabasca University |
| Brandon University | Brock University | Cape Breton University |
| Capilano University | Carleton University | Concordia University |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Dalhousie University | École de technologie supérieure |
| École nationale d'administration publique | École Polytechnique de Montréal | HEC Montréal |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Lakehead University |
| Laurentian University | MacEwan University | McGill University |
| McMaster University | Mount Allison University | Mount Royal University |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Nipissing University | NOSM University |
| OCAD University | Queen's University | Royal Military College of Canada |
| Royal Roads University | Saint Mary's University | Simon Fraser University |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Télé-université du Québec | Thompson Rivers University |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Trent University | Trinity Western University |
| Université de Moncton | Université de Montréal | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 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 | Université Sainte-Anne | University of Alberta |
| University of British Columbia | University of Calgary | University of Guelph |
| University of Lethbridge | University of Manitoba | University of New Brunswick |
| University of Northern British Columbia | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | University of Ottawa |
| University of Prince Edward Island | University of Regina | University of the Fraser Valley |
| University of Toronto | University of Victoria | University of Waterloo |
| University of Windsor | University of Winnipeg | Vancouver Island University |
| Western University | Wilfrid Laurier University | York University |