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There are many ways to make a work openly available that do not require authors to pay any fees! You may:
- Select publishers that allow authors to deposit final manuscripts or final formatted articles in scholarly repositories, such as the University Digital Conservancy or an appropriate disciplinary repository
- Deciding which journal to submit your article to? Find out a journal’s policy in the SHERPA/RoMEO database.
- Article already published? Search the article DOI at Shareyourpaper.org for ways to share your article.
- Negotiate to retain your copyrights, including the right to openly share post-publication. See www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/manage-your-rights.
- Contact your subject specialist librarian to discuss specific alternatives in your discipline (list of specialist librarians by subject area: www.lib.umn.edu/about/selectors)
If you are an author who has already been accepted to a publication that charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) for all articles, you may be able to seek a waiver from the publisher after indicating that there are no institutional funds available.
Also consider choosing a journal with which the University has a relationship that provides a discount on APCs.
Any further questions? Please contact openaccess@umn.edu or visit www.lib.umn.edu/openaccess/approaches-open-access
Questions or comments about open access issues at the University of Minnesota, and in general, can be directed to openaccess@umn.edu.