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“BioMed Central—Supporters membership (discount to authors) PLoS Active Membership (discount to
authors).”
“D-LIB journal, BioMed Central contribution (not author fees).”
“Institutional memberships such as PLos, BioMed Central that provide discounted author’s fees for articles
accepted for publication.”
“Library pays for ‘memberships’ which allow for discounted author fees for our institutional authors.”
“OhioLINK fees.”
“The Library is a member of BioMed Central, and pays author/article fees for submissions. We are preparing an
institutional repository and will be subsidizing those expenses.”
“We are a member of PLOS. We provide a 30% reduction of author fees to faculty if they publish with PLOS.”
We provide membership and founding support for some OA resources, e.g., BioMed Central, Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. In some cases we pay ‘subscriptions,’ e.g., International Journal of Disability and
Rehabilitation, Nucleic Acid Research.”
“BioMed Central author fees are covered by a consortium group membership with the provider.”
“SPARC — charter member support Vanderbilt TV Archive — initial 2yr sponsor Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy — 3 yr membership BioMed Central membership — lowers author fees.”
“We cover 100% of BioMed Central article processing charge, and through PLoS membership provide 30% for
faculty authors. We also indirectly support other OA efforts—by maintaining subscriptions to journals with an
OA option and discounts for authors from subscribing institutions.”
Both Locally and Externally Hosted
“As an early member of SPARC, we have provided some financial support to the production of SPARC titles.
The College Library publishes one e-journal, and absorbs all costs.”
“Locally hosted — we host and provide technical support for OA journals connected with faculty/groups
at the university. Externally hosted — we have membership fees for OA journals such as BioMed Central
and PLoS, which offset the costs of author fees. We contribute funds towards projects such as the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy.”
“Locally: library hosts at no charge. Externally: library subsidizes authors’ fees.”
“PLOS and PNAS discount for authors.”
“PubMed Central member SPARC member.”
“SPARC Membership SSRN Membership (law library) Server and support for locally hosted law journals and
ETD repository.”
“Support through subscription and/or author fee. We have done this on both the local and consortia level.”
“The libraries have a subscription to BioMed Central. The Libraries are hosting the online archive of locally
“BioMed Central—Supporters membership (discount to authors) PLoS Active Membership (discount to
authors).”
“D-LIB journal, BioMed Central contribution (not author fees).”
“Institutional memberships such as PLos, BioMed Central that provide discounted author’s fees for articles
accepted for publication.”
“Library pays for ‘memberships’ which allow for discounted author fees for our institutional authors.”
“OhioLINK fees.”
“The Library is a member of BioMed Central, and pays author/article fees for submissions. We are preparing an
institutional repository and will be subsidizing those expenses.”
“We are a member of PLOS. We provide a 30% reduction of author fees to faculty if they publish with PLOS.”
We provide membership and founding support for some OA resources, e.g., BioMed Central, Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. In some cases we pay ‘subscriptions,’ e.g., International Journal of Disability and
Rehabilitation, Nucleic Acid Research.”
“BioMed Central author fees are covered by a consortium group membership with the provider.”
“SPARC — charter member support Vanderbilt TV Archive — initial 2yr sponsor Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy — 3 yr membership BioMed Central membership — lowers author fees.”
“We cover 100% of BioMed Central article processing charge, and through PLoS membership provide 30% for
faculty authors. We also indirectly support other OA efforts—by maintaining subscriptions to journals with an
OA option and discounts for authors from subscribing institutions.”
Both Locally and Externally Hosted
“As an early member of SPARC, we have provided some financial support to the production of SPARC titles.
The College Library publishes one e-journal, and absorbs all costs.”
“Locally hosted — we host and provide technical support for OA journals connected with faculty/groups
at the university. Externally hosted — we have membership fees for OA journals such as BioMed Central
and PLoS, which offset the costs of author fees. We contribute funds towards projects such as the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy.”
“Locally: library hosts at no charge. Externally: library subsidizes authors’ fees.”
“PLOS and PNAS discount for authors.”
“PubMed Central member SPARC member.”
“SPARC Membership SSRN Membership (law library) Server and support for locally hosted law journals and
ETD repository.”
“Support through subscription and/or author fee. We have done this on both the local and consortia level.”
“The libraries have a subscription to BioMed Central. The Libraries are hosting the online archive of locally
