"Hybrid" open access refers to individual articles that are published open access in a journal that is otherwise subscription-based for access. This is opposed to journals that are fully open access.
Because hybrid models of open access rely on the authors-pay model, hybrid publishing has been criticized for "double dipping", as they make money from the article processing charges and subscription costs. Some publishers credit back institutions that subscribe to hybrid journals based on the amount of open access articles published in that year.
Learn more about hybrid journals and double dipping.
Many journals with open access publishing models offset the costs of production by charging authors an "article processing charge" or APC. You may wish to include these anticipated costs in grant proposals or request funding from College or departmental research funds.
Through agreements with the following publishers, corresponding authors with a Swarthmore affiliation can publish in the following journals at a discount or at no additional cost. We recommend choosing a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. If you have questions about your eligibility for these discounts, please contact your subject specialist.
| Publisher | Which titles? | Discount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | All journals | 100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| American Institute of Physics | Eligible journals: American Journal of Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Chaos, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Mathematical Physics, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Physics of Fluids, Physics of Plasmas, Review of Scientific Instruments, The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Physics Teacher |
100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement and Subscribe to Open |
| Annual Reviews | All journals | 100% covered | Through Subscribe to Open |
| Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | All journals, magazines, and proceedings | 100% covered | Through ACM Open |
| Cambridge University Press | Eligible journals | 100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| The Company of Biologists | Eligible journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology |
100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| Duke University Press | Demography | 100% covered | Through Subscribe to Open |
| EDP Sciences | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 100% covered | Through Subscribe to Open |
| IOP Publishing | Eligible journals (Lists A, B, and D) | 100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| Mohr Siebeck | Religion in the Roman Empire | 100% covered | Through Subscribe to Open |
| National Academy of Sciences | PNAS | $500 discount | Through our Subscription. The fee only applies to immediate open access; all content is open after 6 months |
| Royal Society | All journals | 100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | All journals | 100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| SCOAP3 | All journals | 100% covered | We are a supporting member |
| Springer Nature | Eligible journals [.xlsx file] | 100% covered | Through a Read & Publish agreement |
| University of Toronto Press | Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy | 100% covered | Through Subscribe to Open |
The Libraries also support the following book publishing programs:
| Publisher | Content | Discount | Notes |
| Lever Press | OA monographs | 100% covered | We are a supporting member |
| Punctum Books | OA monographs | 100% covered | We are a supporting member |
Questions? Interested in us becoming a supporting member of another organization? Let us know!