For Your Publishing

Copyright

If you have questions about using copyrighted materials in the classroom or in your own publications, book a consultation with us. We also can help if you have questions about your rights as an author.

Publishing

You can use ScholarWorks, the university’s repository and publishing platform, to promote your scholarly publications, publish an open access journal, or host a BGSU-affiliated conference. Contact Emily Gattozzi, Scholarly Communication Strategist, at emilydg@bgsu.edu to get started. 

Open Access (OA)

We can help you find open access (OA) materials for your courses or learn more about publishing your work OA.

OhioLINK Agreements

The following read & publish agreements negotiated by OhioLINK provide opportunities for you to publish open access.

Cambridge University Press

Corresponding authors affiliated with BGSU can publish their articles open access in Cambridge University Press journals at no cost to themselves or the university. For more details about eligibility requirements, visit OhioLINK’s Cambridge Journals 2022-2024 Open Access Publishing: Information for Authors page. This agreement continues through December 31, 2024. 

Institute of Physics

Corresponding authors affiliated with BGSU can publish their articles open access in Institute of Physics (IOP) journals at no cost to themselves or the university. For more details about eligibility requirements, visit OhioLINK’s IOP Journals Open Access Publishing: Information for Authors page. This agreement continues through December 31, 2025.

Wiley

Corresponding authors affiliated with BGSU can publish their articles open access in Wiley’s 1,400 hybrid journals. For more details about eligibility requirements, visit OhioLINK’s Wiley OA Publishing: Information for Authors page. This agreement continues through December 31, 2023. 

University Libraries Open Access Community Partnerships 

The University Libraries provides support that helps publishers make scholarly content open access. The following is a list of the University Libraries' open access community partnerships:

• Demography
• Directory of Open Access Journals
  
• Open Book Publishers
  

Open Educational Resources (OER)

If you’re interested in adopting open educational resources (OER) for use in your courses or developing your own open alternatives to commercial textbooks, check out the University Libraries’ workshop and grant opportunities for faculty.