University of Michigan

How does a “read and green” agreement work?

The read and green agreement with the University of Michigan provides authors publishing in an ACS hybrid journal with the option to deposit their accepted manuscript into a repository with no embargo and a Creative Commons license of their choice (CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND). The author will retain copyright of the version of record.

Authors who would like to participate in the program will need to opt-in by selecting the option to retain copyright and be allowed to deposit their manuscript when completing their Journal Publishing Agreement.

There is no fee for authors to participate in this program.

 

I’m a prospective author, how do I publish?

For step-by-step instructions on how to retain copyright and deposit your accepted manuscript under your institution’s read and green agreement, please see below:

Self-archiving with an ACS read and green agreement

 

Gold open access pricing

Submitting corresponding authors who are affiliated with the University of Michigan for a reduced APC of $3,000 when publishing the version of record as gold open access in ACS hybrid journals under a CC BY-NC-ND license.