Open Publishing Discounts

UTK Libraries strive to support our researchers and the open access landscape through a number of investments. The publishers listed below offer varying levels of discounts to UTK researchers.

View a full list of direct investments.

For questions or support, please contact oaprograms@utk.edu

Note: To take advantage of discounts and waivers listed below, please use your UTK email address when submitting.

• "Read and Green" agreement for authors to self-deposit their article for free in an institutional or funder repository.
• Must be the submitting, corresponding author.
• "Publishing in an ACS hybrid journal will automatically qualify for you for free and immediate self-archiving of your accepted manuscript in an institutional or funder repository."
• Learn more with ACS's webpage.

Fees 100% waived on APCs for the following eligible journals:

• Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
• Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Infection and Immunity
• Journal of Bacteriology
• Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• Journal of Virology

See this link for more about the eligible journals under the Subscribe to Open model. Page charges may still apply.

• Fees 100% waived
• All fully peer-reviewed research articles newly published in ACM's magazines, conference proceedings, and journals are eligible.
• UTK author must be the "corresponding author" to claim the discount.

• Fees 100% waived.
• Eligible journals can be found using the discount checker tool (please note UTK is under “University of Tennessee Knoxville” not “The University of Tennessee”): https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-access-policies/waivers-discounts. UTK author must be the “corresponding author” to claim the discount.

• OA publishing fees 100% waived.
  • Applicable to four hybrid research journals published by Cold Spring Harbor: Genes & Development, Genome Research, RNA, and Learning & Memory.

• Researchers must be corresponding authors to claim benefits. Eligibility is determined as part of the submission and publication process using email domain names. Please provide correct affiliation information when submitting a paper.

   

• 100% fees waived.
• Eligible journals are identified during the submission process; approximately 80% of De Gruyter journals are included.
• UTK author must be the "corresponding author" to claim the discount.

• Fees waived 100%
• Limit of 2 vouchers per year
• Use waiver code HROAAFFUTENN. On the charges estimate page, authors should select the ‘APPLY DISCOUNTS’ button and enter the code in the ‘Promotion campaign discount’ box, then choose apply.

• 10% discount on ACPs
• Authors are prompted in the last step of submission to determine if they are eligible for discounts under the open access program. The program is pre-selected if authors use their institutional email address.

• 100% coverage of APCs
• Eligibility is determined as part of the submission and publication process using email domain names. Please provide correct affiliation information when submitting a paper.

• Fees waived 100%
• Once you have a peer-reviewed manuscript accepted please return to the UTK institutional PeerJ page to begin verification for funds.

• Fees waived 100%
• Full list of eligible journals
• Researchers must be corresponding author to claim benefits. Upon submitting your manuscript to any of the eligible PLOS journals, be sure to list your institutional affiliation in our submission system, Editorial Manager. If your work is accepted for publication, PLOS will check this field and ensure that your benefits are applied to waive or reduce any publication fees.

• Eligible journals are covered under an 100% fee waiver through our institutional agreement
• If an article is accepted for publication, the Royal Society of Chemistry will confirm eligibility for APC funding before the author chooses their publication option
• For more information and support with open access publishing for the Royal Society of Chemistry, visit their webpage

• 10% discount
• For Gold OA journals only.
• Must select “University of Tennessee” as affiliate institution during the submission process.

• 15% discount
• Discount includes BMC and SpringerOpen titles ONLY.
• At point of submission, must select UT for discount. Authors are advised to look for the “APC Agreement” section (or the payment options page) in the initial online submission process. Select the option for “institutional discount,” rather than agreeing to pay the full amount of the article processing charge (APC). If the institutional discount option was not selected upon submission, authors are advised to contact SpringerNature to have the discount applied before their invoice is issued.

• 15% discount (increased from previous 10% discount in 2026)
• For hybrid journals only. At point of submission, must select UT for discount
• See our agreement webpage with Taylor & Francis for more information

• 100% Waiver
• UTK researchers can publish an uncapped number of Open Access research articles as part of our 5 journal Read & Publish agreement. For more information, see author instructions: https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/guide-for-authors/

• Fees waived 100% for the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD), published by Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
• Must include “University of Tennessee-Knoxville” as your affiliated organization during the submission process. When asked about the APC, select “WAIVER OPTION 1: My library subscribes to JAFSCD.”

• Fees waived 100%
• During the submission process, the corresponding author should state their UTK affiliation, and select the ‘Read & Publish’ option.
• For more information, see The Royal Society's "For Authors" page.

• 100% fees waived for hybrid journals only.
• Author must be the "corresponding author" to claim the discount.
• Institutions covered: UTK, UTHSC, UTM, UTC.
• As part of the agreement with Wiley, affiliated authors with eligible articles can apply for article publication charges (APC) coverage with your institution, as detailed on Wiley Author Services’ Institutional Payments page.
• Read more about open access and open data best practices on their Author Services website and browse their frequently asked questions as well.
• Watch a recording of how to publish using this waiver.
• Note: there is a limited number of APC waivers available per year. Waivers will be available from Wiley on a first-come, first-served basis.