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Open Access Publishing @ Wits: ChronosHub

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

ChronosHub Workflows

Welcome to ChronosHub
A platform to guide you through the OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING submission process.

Optimizing the Author Experience

ChronosHub APC Payment Process

1 Journal  Guide for Authors       

Select from 51000+ journals:

DHET-accredited journals

Transformative Agreements (TAs) Publishers

Transformative Agreements (TAs) listed journals

Ensure SDGs are incorporated

Submit a manuscript to a  publisher

2. APC Payment Dashboard  

Author       

  Use the Widget to submit an Invoice & Article 

Library Administrator:

  Approval dashboard and funding eligibility checks

ChronosHub Pays:

  Faculty: above R40 000

  Publisher: up to R40 000

3. Full-Text Deposits—Repositories

Author:

  Datasets archiving (at any stage)

  Manuscript uploading (permitted version)

Wits IR Specialist

Review and Publish: Datasets and Manuscript

Need help with:

Archiving datasets & uploading manuscripts? Contact:

      openscholarship.library@wits.ac.za

ChronosHub Widget

Notice

The 2025 Wits APC Fund depleted in April. You are encouraged to publish with Transformative Agreements journals. Contact OpenAccessPublishing.Library@wits.ac.za for further assistance.