ACS-Sponsored Open Access Publishing for PUIs

Find My Institution

If you are associated with any of the Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) listed below and are the submitting corresponding author, you may have the opportunity to publish your research in any ACS journal under a CC BY open access license free of charge. This is available for the duration of your institution’s subscription to the ACS All Publications Package. Learn how to publish your next paper OA.

All PUIs qualify to participate in this program. Don’t see your institution? Ask your librarian or your department chair to contact us. Even if your organization does not qualify as a PUI, we can review options for open access publishing support at your institution.

How Do I Publish ?

Step 1

Submit your article to the ACS journal of your choice, making sure you are the submitting corresponding author.

Step 2

Ensure your institution affiliation is correct on your profile in the ACS Paragon Plus submission system.

Step 3

When your manuscript has been accepted for publication, you will be automatically prompted with the option to publish open access under the ACS Sponsored Read & Publish agreement.

Step 4

Confirm that “Yes, I wish to publish open access as per the agreement” and complete the Journal Publishing Agreement.

Step 5

Your article will be made immediately available as open access upon publication under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. There are no charges to pay and no further action required by either you or your institution.

Deposit

Your final published article will automatically be deposited to US Pub Med Central. Nothing more is required on your part.