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Open Access Publishing @ Wits: American Institute of Physics

This LibGuide provides useful information about Open Access at Wits including the Wits Article Processing Charge (APC) fund, as well as Transformative OA agreements that apply to Wits authors

AIP Publishing 2025-2027

 

ABOUT THE AGREEMENT
  • SANLiC (South African National Library & Information Consortium) has negotiated a transformative open access agreement with AIP (American Institute of Physics) that covers publication for hybrid journals in physics, acoustics, chemistry, engineering and geosciences.. Being a member of SANLiC the contract with Wits University is effective from 2025-2027.

  • The agreement with AIP entails that Wits authors that submits a manuscript to an AIP Hybrid journals can make their article available Open Access at no additional cost and links them to the rights offerings that AIP offers. View the full journal title list here.

  • Read more about AIP OPEN (AIP's Transformative Model for Open Access Publication) and University of the Witwatersrand commitment here

  • Please note that the AIP's fully open (gold open access) journals are not included in read & publish agreements because they are already open.

  • Read & Publish Author Guidelines