Open access publishing has shifted the cost of publishing from subscribers to authors or institutions. A 2021 article in BMJ Open reported that the median article publishing charge (APC) paid by high-impact medical researchers was $2,900. (Source) This charge is also sometimes referred to as the article processing charge or the publication fee.
Dahlgren Memorial Library has a limited number partnerships with publishers that provide waived or discounted fees to affiliates. These partnerships are pilot programs to examine this publishing business model.
Many publishers use an author's ORCID affiliation to determine eligibility for the waived or discounted APC. GUMC Authors should ensure that their ORCID credentials (see below) indicate their current employment within the Georgetown University Medical Center.
Other than the publishers/titles listed above, DML does not have the funds to subsidize APCs. Support for open access publishing at Georgetown University Medical Center is most often paid through grant or departmental funds.
Many publishers use an author's ORCID affiliation to determine eligibility for the waived or discounted APC. GUMC Authors should ensure that their ORCID credentials indicate their current employment within the Georgetown University Medical Center.
The GUMC authors of these recently published articles took advantage of the DML Open Access partnerships. These articles either had the APC's waived or reduced.