University of Texas System

How does a “read and green” agreement work?

The read and green agreement with the University of Texas System 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 accepted manuscript.

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.

Participating institutions

• Stephen F Austin State University
• The Texas Medical Center Library
• The University of Texas at Arlington
• The University of Texas at Austin
• The University of Texas at Dallas
• The University of Texas at El Paso
• The University of Texas at Tyler
• The University of Texas Health Science Center
• The University of Texas Medical Branch
• The University of Texas Permian Basin
• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health

 

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 a participating institution qualify for a reduced APC when publishing the version of record as gold open access in ACS hybrid journals.

• CC BY license: $2,000
• CC BY-NC-ND license: $1,500

 

Access to All ACS Journals

In addition, participants in this special agreement will have full-text access to all current ACS Publications journal content.