Compiled by Shaun Hardy, Carnegie Institution of Washington; updated October 2012
| Publisher | Sponsored OA Program | Self Archive Preprint | Self Archive Postprint | Terms | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society | Author Choice | (Yes) | (Yes) | Authors can archive pre- or post-prints after 12 months with editors permission; fee depends on affiliation and membership | $1,000 - $3,000 |
| American Geophysical Union | Wiley Online Open | (Yes) | (Yes) | Authors can archive pre- or post-prints; final PDF can be archived immediately on publication if Online Open option chosen | $3,000 |
| American Institute of Physics | Author Select | Yes | Yes | Authors can archive pre- and post-prints | $2,200 |
| American Society for Microbiology | Optional Open Access | No | Yes | Authors can post to IR, personal & employer web sites 6 months after publication | $2,000 - $3,000 |
| American Physical Society | Open Access Option | Yes | Yes | Authors have right to copy, distribute, transmit, & adapt the work; proper credit must be given | $1,700 - $2,700 depending on journal |
| Cambridge University Press | Cambridge Open Option | Yes | Yes | Accepted manuscripts can be posted with no embargo; Fee for immediate open access | $2,700 |
| Clay Minerals Society | Open Access Option | No | (Yes) | Articles open on all sites for a fee; same fee to archive in IR | $250 per page |
| Elsevier | Article Sponsorship | Yes | Yes | Preprints can be posted on author web site or IR; Accepted peer-reviewed manuscripts can be posted on author web site or IR; Final version can be posted for a fee | $500 to $5,000 depending on journal |
| Geological Society of America | Open Access Option | Yes (Embargo) | (Yes) | Accepted preprints can be posted after 12 mo. embargo; Fee for open access to published articles | $2,500 |
| Mary Ann Liebert | Liebert Open Access | No Information | Yes | Fee for open access to published articles | $3,200 |
| Mineralogical Society of America | Open Access Option | No | (Yes) | Articles open on all sites for a fee; same fee to archive in IR | $250 per page |
| Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland | Open Access Option | Yes | (Yes) | Preprints can be posted after embargo; Articles open on all sites for a fee; same fee to archive in IR; 24 mo. Embargo | £1500 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Open Access Option | Yes | Yes | Preprints can be posted online; Articles open for a fee; Postprint can be posted on web sites; all articles open after 6 months | $1,000 to $1,350 |
| Nature Publishing Group | Open Access Option | Yes | (Yes) | Author's version (not peer-reviewed) can be posted 6 months after publication; Fee for open access not available for all NPG titles | $4,800 to $5,200 |
| National Research Council of Canada Press | OpenArticle | Yes | Yes | Authors can post pre-prints; Postprint can be posted for a fee; Articles open for a fee | $3,000 |
| Oxford University Press | Oxford Open | Yes | (Yes) | Preprints can be posted; Post peer-review articles can be posted after 12 mo. embargo; Open Access for a fee | £1,000 - £2,500 |
| Routledge see Taylor & Francis | |||||
| Royal Society (UK) | EXiS (Excellence in Science) Open Choice | Yes | Yes | Preprints and postprints can be deposited at any time; All articles OA after 24 months | $2,380 |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | RSC Open Science | Yes | Yes | Postprints can be archived after 12 mo. embargo; Official PDF of OA articles can be posted on author web site or in IR | £1,000 to £2,500 |
| Sage | Sage Choice | Yes | Yes | Postprints can be posted in IR after embargo; OA available for a fee | $1,500 - $3,000 |
| E. Schweizerbart Science | Open Access Option | No | No | Authors can pay a fee for open access | 995 (6 pages or less); add'l pages 166 each |
| Society of Economic Geologists | Open Access Option | (Yes) | No | Author's version (not peer-reviewed) can be posted 12 months after publication; CC-BY-NC or CC-BY option for OA | $2,500/$3,000 (member/non-member) |
| Society for General Microbiology | Open Access Option | No | Yes | Postprints can be posted after 12 mos.; all articles OA from publisher after 24 mos. | £1,750 |
| Society of Exploration Geophysicists | Hybrid Open Access | No | No | Authors pay fee for open access | $2,500 |
| Springer | Open Choice | Yes | Yes | Authors may archive postprints 12 months after publication; OA articles can be archived in IR | $3,000 |
| Taylor & Francis | Open Select | Yes | (Yes) | Postprints can be archived after embargo period, which depends on journal; Fee to publish OA | $2,950 |
| Wiley | Online Open | Yes | (Yes) | Online Open PDF can be posted in IR; Postprints can be archived with permission | $3,000 (more for some society journals) |