Self-archiving with an ACS Read and Green Agreement

Self-archiving your accepted manuscript with an ACS read and green agreement

Please note: this information only applies to submitting corresponding authors covered by an active ACS read and green agreement. There is no fee for authors to participate in this program. The dedicated information page for your institution’s agreement will provide more details.

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 Publishing Center.

Step 3

Check that your affiliation is stated in the body of the manuscript as the corresponding author’s affiliation.

Step 4

If you are publishing in a hybrid journal: When your manuscript has been accepted for publication, you will be asked if you wish to participate in the read and green agreement through completion of the Journal Publishing Agreement. Authors selecting the option to retain copyright and be allowed to deposit their manuscript as per the agreement are able to deposit the accepted manuscript with no embargo period with a Creative Commons license of their choice (CC-BY or CC-BY-NC-ND).

Step 5

Once the Journal Publishing Agreement has been signed, you may upload your accepted manuscript to the repository of your choice. Your institution and/or research funder may specify the repository to use.