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Publication Fees and Access Options
We offer authors Gold and Green options to comply with funders’ open access policies, extending a home to all manuscripts that meet the criteria of novelty, significance, and scientific rigor.
| GOLD OPEN ACCESS | GREEN OPEN ACCESS | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Your published article is immediately publicly available to all. | Your published article is accessible to readers with a subscription. It is publicly available to all 12 months after publication. |
| Funder compliance | RUP deposits your published article to PubMed Central, where it will be immediately publicly available. | You may self-deposit your accepted manuscript to a funder repository (e.g., PubMed Central) or an institutional repository in accordance with your funder/institutional policy. Please check with your funder/institution for guidance.
RUP deposits published articles that acknowledge NIH funding to PubMed Central for release 12 months after publication. |
| Article Processing Charge (APC) | $6000. | None. |
| Page Charges | None. | $2000 flat-fee page charge. |
| Fee Exceptions | APCs are automatically waived for corresponding authors from institutions with an RUP Read-and-Publish agreement and from low- or middle-income countries. | Inability to pay will not affect the publication of your manuscript. If you are experiencing financial hardship or complications with requirements by your funder, please contact us for more information |
| Copyright © | Author retains copyright if allowed by their institution/funder. | Author retains copyright if allowed by their institution/funder. |
| License | CC-BY
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RUP license to publish allows reuse of RUP’s published articles for educational and non-commercial purposes. License to Publish: Green Open Access |
| Preprint Servers | Allowed. Posting of manuscripts to a community preprint server by the author does not preclude consideration. Submitted and accepted manuscripts can be deposited. | Allowed. Posting of manuscripts to a community preprint server by the author does not preclude consideration. Submitted and accepted manuscripts can be deposited. |
| Deposit to PubMed Central and other repositories | RUP will deposit your published article to PubMed Central, where it will be immediately publicly available under a CC-BY license.
You may self-deposit your published article under a CC-BY license to any other institutional, funder, or subject repository. |
You may self-deposit your accepted manuscript to an institutional, funder, or subject repository, under a CC-BY license, if required by your funder, in accordance with cOAlition S Rights Retention Strategy and institutional Rights Retention Policies. Please check with your funder/institution for guidance.
RUP deposits published articles that acknowledge NIH funding to PubMed Central for release 12 months after publication. |
| Syndication to ResearchGate | Yes | Yes |
| Archived in LOCKSS/ CLOCKSS | Yes | Yes |
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