I am preparing a research article on public health and health promotion for a BMC Public Health journal which is open access. My university is not a member of the Springer Nature membership for APC fee waiver. This means that I would have to pay the APC fee myself. This is not fair.
Can anyone provide some support or advice on what I should do. Previous publications have been within hybrid journals, which are not open access and I was happy to take the embargo period.
What subscription only or hybrid journals on public health accept embargo?
If authors are publishing in open access journals, but their institution is not covered in the article processing charge (APC) waiver fee list, they have several options to cover the publication costs:
It's important for authors to plan their publication strategy and funding sources in advance, and to be proactive in seeking financial support for open access publishing if their institution is not covered by APC waivers. Additionally, they should check the specific policies and options offered by the journal they intend to publish in, as these can vary widely.
Thanks for your response Gaurav...much appreciated.
I find that universities encourage research active academics, like myself to apply for internal grants such as pump prime or knowledge exchange, but unfortunately don't always support researchers publishing in journals. It does depend upon the institution but the fact remains that writing for publication is challenging and time-consuming, let alone academics having to plan and secure APC funding before they submit artIcles.