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The Library currently has 4 active OA agreements with the following publishers.  Click on the publisher to learn more about their OA eligibility and their author workflow.  Please contact Library Support Team if you need support for OA publishing.      

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Unlimited Quotas

Effective from December 2023 , the Library has entered Open Access Publishing Agreement with ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery), allowing Lingnan authors to publish unlimited number of accepted research articles as OA in ACM journals, conference proceedings and magazines at no cost to the author, upon fulfilling the following conditions:

  1. ACCEPTED for publications within ACM Open Program   [Eligible Publication List for OA]
  2. Date of Acceptance: Fall within 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024
  3. Have a Corresponding Author [ACM's definition] AFFILIATED with Lingnan University
  4. Corresponding Author MUST use Lingnan Email Address (ending with @LN.edu.hk or @LN.hk) upon submission, in order to attribute your accepted article manuscript with OA Agreement between LU and ACM.
  5. Eligible Article Types - Articles in the ACM Digital Library designated as "research articles":
    • Research Articles
    • Review Articles
    • Conference or Proceedings papers
    • Other articles that ACM charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) (See APC-Eligible Article Type @ ACM)

OA Publishing @ ACM Open

Upon acceptance of a manuscript by ACM, corresponding author would need to complete ACM eRights Form.
Below is a brief summary of author instructions. For full guidance, please see the document “ACM Open Author eRights Experience” for details.

More details can be found with this document : “ACM Open Author eRights Experience”

Point to note:

  • Lingnan corresponding author (determined by the email with @LN.edu.hk or @LN.hk) will receive an email upon having a manuscript accepted for publication in ACM Open, informing the details about the LU-ACM OA Agreement, with a link to access “eRights form”. Click on it.
  • Select “Institutional Paid Open Access”, followed by opting your preferred Creative Commons license (e.g. CC-BY) for your paper in the ACM Digital Library.
  • Upon confirming CC License, “ACM Permission Release Form” will be prompted. Complete and Submit the form with your preference to grant ACM the permission to publish your manuscript.
  • Upon successful submission of eRights form, corresponding author will receive email confirmation of the acceptance of publication.

Other useful information:

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Unlimited Quotas

The Library has entered a “Read & Publish” Agreement with Cambridge University Press that has been commenced in 2022. Under this agreement, LU researchers are eligible to publish their "accepted manuscripts" with Open Access (OA) at no additional cost, upon fulfilling the following conditions:  

  1. ACCEPTED for Publication in the following CUP's suites of journals:
  2. Date of Acceptance: Fall within 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2024
  3. Have a Corresponding Author [CUP's definition] AFFILIATED with Lingnan University
  4. Eligible Article Types:
    • Research Article
    • Review Article (except Book Review)
    • Rapid Communication
    • Brief Report
    • Case Report

Already having an Article Accepted in CUP?

Please follow “Step-by-Step Guide” and observe some important notes highlighted for LU researchers below:

"Step-by-Step guide to publishing OA in Cambridge Journals" (PDF)

Point to note:

  • You are the corresponding author and use “Lingnan University” as your primary institutional affiliation. Please use your Lingnan email address when submitting your work.
  • Upon reaching “Publication Decision” stage, choose "Gold Open Access" and your preferred Creative Commons license (e.g. CC-BY)
  • Corresponding author will then receive an email from the Publisher's Rightslink system to process Article Process Charges (APCs)
  • Register and log in to the Rightslink. You will then see a notification funding options. Check "Seek Funding from the Lingnan University" option.
  • Upon receiving your response, CUP will check if the article is eligible for APC waiver based on the corresponding author's institution information.

Other useful information:

Springer Nature

Remaining Quota: 3

The Library has entered OA Publishing Agreement with Springer Nature.  Effective from 1 January 2024, Lingnan Researchers can publish in over 1,900 hybrid journals of Springer Nature (until the annual quota permits) with OA fees covered, upon fulfilling the following conditions:

  1. ACCEPTED for Publication in Springer Nature - Hybrid Journals (Other Springer Full OA and Nature Research journals are EXCLUDED)
  2. Date of Acceptance: 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024
  3. Have a Corresponding Author AFFILIATED with Lingnan University
  4. Eligible Article Types:
    • Original Paper / Standard Article
    • Review Paper
    • Brief Communication
    • Continuing Education
  5. Annual Article Quota (2024): 10 articles (to be used on first-come-first served basis by Article Acceptance Date)

Author Workflow @ Springer Nature 

Upon acceptance of an article to publish in Springer Nature hybrid journals, corresponding author will receive an email invitation to complete the publication process. Please read the Author Guide to learn more about the workflow:

More details can be found with: “Transformative Agreement with Springer Nature: a Guide for Authors”

Point to note:

  1. Identity yourself as Lingnan author with options provided. (recommended to use your Lingnan email address to facilitate the identification process)
  2. For articles that are identified as eligible to be covered by an OA agreement, the corresponding author will be presented with confirmation that they can publish OA with fee covered
  3. OA Publication request will be reviewed. Once approved, the article is published immediately as OA
  4. Corresponding Author will be asked to agree to an OA Creative Commons (CC) license

Other useful information:

Wiley

Remaining Quota: 3

The Library has entered OA Publishing Agreement with Wiley.  Effective from 1 January 2024, Lingnan Researchers can publish in Wiley's Full OA / Hybrid journals or Hindawi's Full OA journals (until the annual quota permits), with no transactional APC, upon fulfilling the following conditions:

  1. In Wiley Hybrid Journals - ACCEPTED for Publication on or after 1 January 2024 [Journal Lists (Hybrid)]
  2. In Wiley / Hindawi Full OA Journals - SUBMITTED for Publication on or after 1 January 2024 [Journal Lists (Full OA)]
  3. Have a Lingnan-affiliated author in "Responsible Corresponding" ** role at the point of acceptance of paper
  4. Eligible Article Types - Primary research and review articles, including but not limited to:
  5. Annual Article Quota (2024) : 9 articles (to be used on first-come-first served basis by Article Acceptance Date)

**Responsible corresponding author: author who manages the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process - from submission through publication. This author has the authority to act on behalf of all the co-authors and will also be the contact for inquiries after publication.

Author Workflow @ Wiley / Hindawi

Depending on the source of journals to publish your article in Wiley / Hindawi, you will follow different author workflow leading to OA publishing:

Wiley Hybrid Journals: Upon ACCEPTANCE of paper, authors will receive invitation email to login Wiley Author Services.  APC Funding request will be generated should the "responsible corresponding author" is Lingnan-affiliated.  Order Workflow Guide
Wiley Full OA Journals: Responsible corresponding author needs to declare your affiliated institutions as Lingnan when requested during the SUBMISSION process  Guide
Hindawi Full OA Journals: Responsible corresponding author needs to agree to the APC during the PRE-SUBMISSION checklist when submitting manuscript to Hindawi full OA journals Guide

Other useful information:

Need Assistance on OA Publishing?

Contact Library Research Support Team [Tel: 2616-8553 ; Email: scholars@LN.edu.hk]

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