Rowan University Libraries' Open Access Publishing Fund

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Funds Availability and Eligibility

• $15,000 available; Awarded on rolling basis until funds are depleted
• Full-time General Faculty (tenured or tenure track) authors at SOM can apply
• One successful application of up to $3,000 per author annually; any additional costs are the responsibility of the submitter/authors or their department.
• Available for peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly monographs, and data sets
• Article or book chapter has been accepted for publication in qualified journal/book (see below)
• The author has paid no APC before applying; library cannot reimburse author(s)

• Funding Priority and Restrictions
  • Authors with no external funding associated with the publication will receive priority
  • Authors with external funding that cannot be used to underwrite open access fees
  • Fees occurring after the closure of a grant are eligible
  • Authors who failed to apply for available grant coverage of open access fees will not usually be eligible
  • Funds may not be used for reprints, color illustration fees, non-OA page charges, permissions fees, web hosting for self-archiving, or other expenses not directly related to open access fees

Qualified Journals/Publications

• Fully open access journals
  • Journal does not charge any subscription fee to access any of its content
  • All content published is available immediately and at no cost to readers
  • Publisher uses Creative Commons licenses or similar open licenses
  • Does not include hybrid journals where fee payment can make otherwise restricted publication openly accessible
• Authors retain copyright to their work
• Publishers must be members of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association or adhere to its Code of Conduct.
• Journal or book chapter is peer-reviewed
• Journal is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and/or openly adheres to rigorous editorial and publication ethics.
  • E.g., COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, and the COPE/DOAJ/OASPA/WAME Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
  • Open access book publishers may be listed in the Directory of Open Access Books.
• Fee schedules explicitly stated on journal/publisher website

• Authors may use the following tools to check the credibility of journals:
  • Journal Evaluation Tool
  • Think, Check, Submit
  • Cabells Scholarly Analytics Predatory Reports

Rowan Digital Works Requirement

• Authors must submit funded works for deposit in Rowan Digital Works
• Send a PDF of the final published version to rdw@rowan.edu

To Apply

• Remember
  • Work must be accepted by qualified publication before applying
  • Author cannot have paid APC
• Online Application

• https://oable.org/ 
• Choose “log in” at upper right
• Select Rowan University from the list of schools
• Will redirect to NetID login
• Note: if you have previously signed in and selected “Trust Browser”, you may be automatically logged in

Payment

• Paid directly to the publisher for approved applicants upon proof of acceptance for publication
• Rowan University Libraries is unable to process expedited payments to vendors
• Invoices must be made to Knowledge Unlatched (not the authors)
• Bill to address:

Knowledge Unlatched GmbH

Maximiliankorso 66

Berlin 13465

Germany

VAT: DE136766623

billing@knowledgeunlatched.org
 

Questions

• Please direct inquiries to oapubfund@rowan.edu.