In order to your journal article is published open access, you often have to pay a fee, known as an Article Processing Charge (APC). The publishers below offer a discount on APC to Science Tokyo authors based on the institute's online journals agreement. For information on APC discounts for an academic society members, see the society's website.
APC Discounts for Authors Affiliated with Science Tokyo
Eligible Authors
Those who are affiliated with Science Tokyo at the time of open access application. However, during the period when the discounts listed on this page are applied based on the agreements with each of the former Tokyo Institute of Technology and the former Tokyo Medical and Dental University, the available publishers are limited.
【 available publishers 】
| Until December 31, 2024 | January 1 - March 31, 2025 | From April 1, 2025 | |
| Science and Engineering | All except Rockefeller University Press | All | All |
| Medical and Dental Sciences | Only Rockefeller University Press | All except Elsevier | All |
* The eligible authors indicated by “Science and Engineering” and “Medical and Dental Sciences” in the table above are as follows.
- Science and Engineering
- Those who are affiliated with a School ( School of Science, School of Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, School of Computing, School of Life Science and Technology, School of Environment and Society ).
- Those who are affiliated with the Institute for Liberal Arts, Research Organizations, Institute-wide Education Centers, Institute-wide Support Centers, or Offices under the Executive Board and were affiliated with Tokyo Tech as of September 30, 2024.
- Medical and Dental Sciences
- Those who belong to Yushima, Surugadai and Kounodai campuses.
- Other campus members who were affiliated with TMDU as of September 30, 2024.
* The timing of eligibility depends on the publisher (e.g., at the time of submission or acceptance of the article).
Discounts Through Open Access Publishing Agreements (Transformative Agreements etc.)
"Transformative agreements" generally refer to contracts that try to shift gradually the paiments by institutions to publishers from fees for accessing to articles to article publication fees and aim at expanding open access publications thereby.
Click the publisher's name for detailed information. (internal access only)
| Publisher | Eligible Journals | Author Type | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society | All journals | Corresponding author | Click the publisher's name |
| The American Society of Mechanical Engineers | All journals | Unlimited | 100% |
| Cambridge University Press | STM (science, technical, medical) journals with an open access option | Corresponding author | 100% |
| Elsevier | Hybrid journals*1 and fully open access journals*2 excluding Cell Press and The Lancet hybrid journals | Corresponding author | Click the publisher's name |
| IEEE | Hybrid journals and fully open access journals | Corresponding author | Click the publisher's name |
| Microbiology Society | All journals | Corresponding author | 100% |
| Rockefeller University Press | Journal of Cell Biology(JCB), Journal of Experimental Medicine(JEM), Journal of General Physiology(JGP) | Unlimited | 100% |
| SPIE (The international society for optics and photonics) | All journals | Primary author / Contact author | 100% |
| Springer Nature | Hybrid journals from Springer, Adis, Palgrave Macmillan and Academic journals on nature.com (Nature and the Nature research journals are not eligible) |
Corresponding author | Click the publisher's name |
| Taylor & Francis | Hybrid journals published by Taylor & Francis or Routledge | Corresponding author | Click the publisher's name |
| Wiley | Hybrid journals and fully open access journals | Corresponding author | Click the publisher's name |
*1 Hybrid journals: Subscription-based journals that offer authors the option to make their articles open access by paying a publication fee
*2 Fully open access journals: Journals where every article is published open access
Discounts for E-journals Subscribing Institution
Click the publisher's name for detailed information. (internal access only)
| Publisher | Eligible Journals | Author Type | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) | Science Advances | Corresponding author |
5% |
| De Gruyter | Hybrid journals and fully open access journals (Some journals are not covered.) |
Corresponding author | 10％ |
| National Academy of Sciences | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | Corresponding author |
APC for Immediate OA (Regular research articles) $500 discount Article Processing Charges (for corresponding authors from institutions with current-year site licenses) |
| Trans Tech Publications | All journals | First author / Corresponding author |
APC €700 discount |
Note
Non-APC charges such as page charges, color charges, cover charges, etc. are not discounted.
Related Information
- (Provisional translation) National Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded Scholarly Publications and Scientific Data (decided by the Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council on February 16, 2024)
- (Provisional translation) Measures for the Implementation of "National Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded Scholarly Publications and Scientific Data" (agreements of the relevant ministries and agencies revised on October 8, 2024)
Contact
Electronic Resources Management Group, Ochanomizu Library Group: apc.support◎library.isct.ac.jp (Replace "◎" with "@")