How do I Publish Open Access

As a Researcher / Author

  • Upload copies of your peer-reviewed articles to ERA: Education and Research Archive.
  • SHERPA/Romeo tells you what journals publish OA, with information on copyright.
  • Open access journals are published for most academic disciplines. You can see a list of them at the Directory of Open Access Journals.
  • Some Open Access journals charge article processing charges (APCs), with authors required to pay a fee to cover publishing costs. Wherever possible, the University of Alberta Library negotiates license agreements with publishers who will provide U of A authors with free OA publishing or discounts on APCs, as part of our ongoing subscriptions.
  • Questions about open access publishing in relation to the library's licensed resources can be directed to librarians in the Collection Strategies Unit: csu@ualberta.ca.

As a Journal Editor