Publishing Support at the TMC Library

Corresponding authors must use their **institutional email address**

to become eligible for the Author benefit

Summary of Author Benefits:

*Additional fees (e.g. page charges) may apply;  see publisher's Author pages at Top left for more information.

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Subscription vs. Open Access journals:

Subscription journals require payment of an annual fee before readers can access the content.

Open access (OA) is a publishing model that makes articles freely available to readers. Most major publishers offer an open access option for authors.

OA journals require authors to pay an upfront fee to make the article publicly available to readers. Learn more about the benefits of open access from SPARC.

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Should I choose a subscription-based or an open access journal?

The decision on Where to Publish requires careful consideration.  

When choosing a journal, authors should review the journal's subscription model. 

Traditionally, subscription-based journals allow authors to submit their manuscripts for free. In exchange for free submission, authors must sign over copyright ownership to the publisher and pay the journal to view and share their own content. In addition, these publishers charge readers to access the journal content.

In contrast, open access journals require authors to pay an upfront article processing fee (APC). Authors retain their copyright ownership over the published content, and authors and readers can access and share the journal content for free.

Should I publish in an open access journal? Click here to learn more.  

Whether a subscription journal, or an open access journal, be sure to review the journal's submission guidelines carefully before you submit. 

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Corresponding authors must confirm that they have a current affiliation with one of our academic institutions listed here: 

UT Health Science Center Houston  | Baylor College of Medicine  |  Prairie View A&M College of Nursing, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences  |  Houston Community College, Coleman College for Health Sciences

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Corresponding authors must use their **institutional email address**

to become eligible for the Author benefit.

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Our current participating publishers are listed at the Top left of this page. 

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Wondering if your journal provides a discount or waiver of an open access fee? 

To find out, use the publisher's journal search tool, or browse the title list, within their Author pages.  See the publisher menu buttons at the Top left of this page.

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The TMC Library proactively investigates publisher agreements that provide open access benefits. The Library will participate when the agreement is financially viable and provides authors with comprehensive open access publishing options.

The Library does not fund APCs or open access fees, but encourages our academic institutions listed above, to take advantage of discounts or waivers provided by our select publishers.

The Library will continue to evaluate future agreement options from our other publishers as they become available.