How will readers know which articles are available open access?
Which journals are currently participating in the Oxford Open initiative?
When will I be given the choice to pay a publication charge that will enable my paper to be freely available online?
How do I pay?
Will there be colour figure charges or additional page charges if my paper exceeds a certain length?
How will you ensure that the payment for publication charges by authors has no influence on whether an article is accepted for publication in an Oxford Open journal?
Will you deposit my article in PubMed Central (PMC)?
How will readers know which articles are available open access?
Articles will be clearly labelled as open access on the online Table of Contents page for users to access. Any users of the electronic table of contents (etocs) will therefore be notified when an open access article is published in the Oxford Open initiative.
Which journals are currently participating in the Oxford Open initiative?
A full list of the current participating titles is available here.
When will I be given the choice to pay a publication charge that will enable my paper to be freely available online?
Upon acceptance of your paper you will be required to sign a licence to publish online. As part of this process you will be be asked to indicate whether you would like to take the Oxford Open option and pay for open access for your paper.
If you select an Oxford Open licence to publish, you will be invited to pay online after signing the licence. Our system allows you to pay online using a credit card, or to request an invoice by email or post.
Will there be colour figure charges or additional page charges if my paper exceeds a certain length?
This will depend on the individual journal concerned. The optional open access charges are in addition to any normal (excess) page and colour charges, and so these charges will continue to apply where they are in place.
How will you ensure that the payment for publication charges by authors has no influence on whether an article is accepted for publication in an Oxford Open journal?
All manuscripts submitted to journals participating in the Oxford Open initiative will continue to be subject to the same rigorous process of editorial consideration and peer review, thereby ensuring that the high standards the community has come to expect from the journal are maintained. Under the Oxford Open model, the editors of the journal will not be involved in correspondence with authors regarding payment of open access charges for their article. Instead, the author charge system will be administered by the publisher, Oxford Journals, once manuscripts have been accepted for publication. In this way authors should be reassured that their ability to pay publication charges will not influence editorial decisions.
Will you deposit my article in PubMed Central (PMC)?
Upon publication in an issue, all Oxford Open papers will be automatically deposited in PMC by Oxford Journals, where subject relevant. The journals participating in this automated process have been determined by PMC, based on subject area. For a full list, visit here.
All NIH-funded papers will also be deposited automatically in PMC at issue stage. For more information on how Oxford Journals helps authors comply with funding body requirements, including NIH, Wellcome and HHMI, see our funding agencies page.