ACS Read and Publish Agreements
ACS read and publish agreements help your institution sustainably support the transition to open science by growing the amount of work your researchers publish in open access formats, while also providing full access to ACS subscription content. Currently, authors at over 1,500 institutions worldwide benefit from ACS read and publish agreements.
How do ACS read and publish agreements work?
ACS read and publish agreements replace your existing ACS journals subscriptions. These agreements combine full reading access to ACS’ trusted scientific journals and coverage of open access article publishing charges (APCs). Our industry-leading workflow in partnership with CCC RightsLink for Scientific Communications makes the process simple for both authors and administrators: your researchers are made aware of any applicable read and publish agreements when publishing their article, and administrators can easily monitor uptake and expand your program without any IT downtime.
Who has agreements with ACS?
Select a country or region to view who has read and publish agreements with ACS.
If you think your institution is covered by an agreement but don’t see it listed, please contact us.
Select a country or region to view who has read and publish agreements with ACS.
If you think your institution is covered by an agreement but don’t see it listed, please contact us.
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Learn MoreHow to publish open access under a read and publish agreement
If your institution has a read and publish agreement with ACS, you may be able to publish open access in ACS journals at no cost to you.
These steps will walk you through the process of requesting open access publication under a read and publish agreement.
If you do not have access to an ACS read and publish agreement, please refer to our guide to publishing open access using grant or personal funding.
Step 1
Once your article is accepted, you will receive an email to complete the Journal Publishing Agreement (JPA).
Select “Yes, I wish to publish open access as per the agreement” and complete the JPA signing process.
If you are part of an agreement using the Copyright Clearance Center Touch-free workflow, your open access funding request is automatically sent to the agreement administrator at manuscript acceptance; no further action is required from you.
If you are part of an agreement using the Copyright Clearance Center Standard workflow, click the “Order Open Access” link provided after you sign the publishing agreement.
Step 2
The “Order Open Access” link will take you to Copyright Clearance Center RightsLink®, ACS’s open access e-commerce partner for open access transactions.
Select “Seek Funding from (Your Institution/Agreement)” and click “Next”.
Step 3
On the Charges Estimate page, review the details including the agreement assigned creative commons license, and that the total due is $0.
Step 4
The Copyright Clearance Center requires a registered account in RightsLink® to complete the funding request transaction. Here you can create an account, if you don’t already have one, or sign in if you do have an account. Note that this account is different from your ACS account.
Step 5
Review your funding request. The Billing Address is the address for the administrative entity of the open agreement, for example, the consortia or institution with which the agreement is associated with. Check that you have agreed to the ACS Terms and Conditions and click “Submit for Approval” to complete the open access funding request.
Video demonstrations
Our first Journal Publishing Agreement demo video shows you how to navigate the Journal Publishing Agreement assistant and publish your research open access under a Read and Publish Agreement.
This Journal Publishing Agreement demo video shows you how to navigate the Journal Publishing Agreement assistant and publish your research open access under a Read and Publish Agreement with an added demo of the Copyright Clearance Center RightsLink® system.