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:

• American Chemical Society: Funds available. No annual cap.
• Cambridge University Press: Funds available. No annual cap.
• Elsevier: As of September 2026, 34% of article allocation remaining.
• Institute of Physics (IOP): Funds available. No annual cap.
• Springer: As of September 2026, 29% of article allocation remaining.
• Wiley: The annual caps on fully open access journals and hybrid journals have been reached for 2026.

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: