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Transformative Agreements

We have transformative agreements with several major publishers to provide financial support for Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers who publish open access. Our agreements cover the cost of the article processing fee (APC) for WMU researchers publishing in eligible open access journals and other publications from these publishers.

Our agreements

Our transformative agreements make publishing open access easier than ever before.

  • You don’t need to pay article processing fees—select WMU as your institution and we’ll take care of the publishing charges.
  • Your work will comply with funder mandates.
  • You retain the copyright for your work and publish it under a .
  • Your work will be available for everyone to read, cite and share.

(Adapted from MCLS practical guide to publishing open access.)

AuthorTitleJournalPublisher
Abdel-Qader, IkhlasConcurrency and Computation: Practice and ExperienceWiley
Altay, Bilge NazliColor Research & ApplicationWiley
Adkison-Johnson, Carla R.Journal of Multicultural Counseling and DevelopmentWiley
Curiel, HugoJournal of Applied Behavior AnalysisWiley
Damashek, AmyInfant Mental Health JournalWiley
Dumican, MatthewInternational Journal of Language & Communication DisordersWiley
Dumican, MatthewLaryngoscope Investigative OtolaryngologyWiley
He, ChanshengHydrological ProcessesWiley
LaLonde, KatePsychology in the SchoolsWiley
Poling, AlanJournal of Applied Behavior AnalysisWiley
Poling, AlanJournal of Applied Behavior AnalysisWiley
Poling, AlanJournal of Applied Behavior AnalysisWiley
Reyes Alardo, LauraEuropean Journal of Dental EducationWiley
Shrivastava, UtkarshR & D ManagementWiley
Sonmez, SinanColoration TechnologyWiley
Srof, Brenda J.Nursing InquiryWiley
Venter, AndreRapid Communications in Mass SpectrometryWiley
Witucki, AllisonBiochemistry and Molecular Biology EducationWiley
Zakharov, DavidGeochemistry, Geophysics, GeosystemsWiley

ACM OPEN

University Libraries has access to an ACM OPEN agreement as a member of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) consortium. This agreement enables WMU researchers to publish open access at no cost to all Association of Computing Machinery  for which ACM

ACS Publications

University Libraries has access to an ACS read and publish agreement as a member of MCLS. This agreement enables WMU researchers to publish open access at no cost in any of ACS’ and .

Cambridge University Press

University Libraries’ agreement with Cambridge will help cover the open access fees for WMU researchers publishing in more than . Available journals focus primarily on the sciences, healthcare and the humanities. This agreement runs through December 2026.

Karger Publishers

Â鶹´«Ã½'s agreement with Karger will fully cover the APC and Authors Choiceâ„¢ publication fee and all additional costs for WMU researchers publishing in more than (subscription journals with an open access option). Available journals comprise nearly the entire medical spectrum.

Wiley

We have depleted the funding available for Wiley open access publications. Eighteen authors have received funding through the Libraries’ Wiley agreement. Get notified about additional funding Â鶹´«Ã½ by .

Questions about transformative agreements?

Reach out to Edward Eckel, scholarly communications, copyright, and licensing librarian.