Open Access Publishing

Open Access Publishing

How We Support Open Access

University Libraries actively promotes open access publishing through:

  • OhioLINK-negotiated publisher agreements
  • Strategic community partnerships with open access initiatives

OhioLINK Agreements for BGSU Researchers

BGSU-affiliated authors can publish open access at no cost through agreements with major publishers:

  • Cambridge University Press
  • Elsevier
  • Institute of Physics (IOP)
  • Springer
  • Wiley

These agreements require no additional University expenses. Learn more about publishing options.

University Libraries Open Access Community Partnerships

We invest in community-based open access initiatives to expand freely available scholarly content:

Partner Focus Area
Demography Open access journal publishing demographic research
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Comprehensive index of quality open access journals
Open Book Publishers Academic open access book publishing

Updated: 07/10/2025 10:39AM