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ACS Journals OA APC Free

Announcement

  • Temporary Suspension of the ACS OA Processing Platform (November 1–7, 2026)
  • The token allocation for the ACS Read & Publish 2024–2026 agreement is nearly exhausted. ACS needs to reconfigure participating consortium members. The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) processing platform will be temporarily suspended from November 1 to November 7, 2026, for the transition to the 2027–2029 agreement.
  • For articles accepted during the platform suspension period:
    • Authors are advised to temporarily refrain from signing the publishing license. In particular, authors submitting to Gold OA journals should not pay the Article Processing Charge (APC) themselves, as such payments cannot be refunded afterward.
    • The publisher will provide a list of accepted articles to the Library for verification. Once confirmed, the articles will be published as OA.

Service

  • ACS Journals (opens in a new window)offers APC waivers for agreement licensed journals, enabling the broad dissemination and unrestricted global access to your significant publications at no cost.
  • NCKU Library has joined the 2027–2029 ACS Read & Publish consortium agreement. The new agreement will take effect on November 8, 2026.

Eligibility for APC Discounts

  • Eligible author: Corresponding authors affiliated with National Cheng Kung University.
  • Article should be accepted between 2024.01.01 and 2026.12.31
  • Eligible Article Type: All types of journal is eligible.
  • Eligible journal list: All journals in ACS

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