Academic Publishing Support

Open Access

Open Access publishing aims to create a research system where scholarly works are immediately and freely available online to researchers and the public.

Open Access scholarship has many benefits:

• Open Access works are more available.
• Open Access works have a greater impact.
• Open Access helps researchers retain copyright.
• Funding agencies may require Open Access publication.

Open Access publishing and open scholarship comes in many forms:

• Open Access Repositories are central, disciplinary, or institutional repositories which make content available. PubMed Central, arXiv, and UTC Scholar are examples.
• Open Access Journals provide immediate open access to all articles, while in “hybrid” journals some articles are open access while others are only available to subscribers. Not all Open Access journals are the same. Authors should investigate and understand funder mandates, journal policies and author agreements before making decisions about publishing in any journal.

Article Processing Charges 

Although most Open Access Journals do not charge authors to publish, many OA publishers require an Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover costs associated with publication. UTC supports APC funding in several ways:

• The Open Publishing Support Fund, offered in partnership with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. The fund reimburses APCs for eligible peer-reviewed, fully open access journals. Funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum award of $1500, limited to one award per fiscal year. The funding is limited each year and is not guaranteed to every eligible applicant.
• Transformative Agreements with publishers, which include discounted APCs as part of journal subscription agreements. Visit the Transformative Agreements page for details.
• Faculty Grants to support Research and Creative Activity are available for up to $2500.
• Other sources of funding to pursue could be departmental or college discretionary funds, grant funding, or funding from the institution of a co-author.