Institutional Open Access Memberships
Institutional memberships support new open access publishing models
Through the Libraries' institutional memberships in BioMed Central, Public Library of Science (PLoS) and other select open access titles, University of Maryland authors are eligible to publish for reduced or no page charges.
BioMed Central (BMC)University of Maryland authors are eligible for a 15% discount on the BMC article processing charge as a benefit of the University of Maryland Libraries' membership in BMC. Find out more about publishing in BMC.
Nucleic Acids Research
Nucleic Acids Research recently became a fully open access journal. The Libraries maintain a membership so that University of Maryland authors can publish at a reduced article charge. Check with NAR for current article fees
PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Authors may opt to pay an additional open access fee to make their articles immediately available online upon publication. Because of the Libraries' site license for this journal, UM authors receive a 25% discount off the PNAS open access fee
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
University of Maryland authors may publish at a reduced charge in PLoS journals. For general information about publication charges check the institutional memberships page, More detailed information can be found on the individual submission form for each PLoS journal.
