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Open Access Publishing: Paying For Open Access

Article Processing Charges (or APCs) are publication fees that are charged by publishers to cover the cost of making an article open access. These fees are most typically charged and paid for by the authors; typically the corresponding or first authors. These fees vary from publisher to publisher, and range from as little as $1,000 to nearly $12,000 per article. APCs can be charged for articles in fully gold OA journals as well as hybrid journals.

These fees are becoming more prominent as publisher's shift towards providing more open access content as a way to supplement the lost revenue of fewer subscriptions and transferring that burden to the authors. Currently, the NOAA Library is looking at ways to help alleviate some of the burden of these costs on NOAA authors and offices, while still promoting open access publishing and open science overall. 

NOAA Library provides two publishing agreements, see below:

Wiley Journals 

Wiley LogoStarting January 1, 2024, the NOAA Library will cover NOAA federal authors’ article processing charges (APCs) when they publish in hybrid or Gold OA Wiley journals, including AGU and AFS publications. Additionally, NOAA will have access to all Wiley subscribed content full-text for reference and research. Effective July 1, 2024, this agreement will also cover Cooperative Institute employees if their article includes at least one federal NOAA employee as a co-author; order within authorship listing is not a factor.

Wiley Author Services: https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/open-access/affiliation-policies-payments/noaa-agreement.html

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PLOS Climate

PLOS LogoStarting June 1st, 2022, the NOAA Library will cover NOAA corresponding authors’ article processing charges (APCs) when they publish in PLOS Climate, through their Global Equity model  which empowers institutions in every region of the world to provide unlimited publication support for their authors through a single, annual fee that is equitable, and affordable. 

PLOS Climate is a peer-reviewed fully open access journal that provides a venue for all areas of climate research, with an emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work that improves global and regional understanding of climate phenomena and informs critical strategies for combating climate change. 

For more information about how to ensure your publication is covered by this program see our Author Guide for instructions

First publication in PLOS Climate via the NOAA Library agreement: How climate change and climate variability affected trip distance of a commercial fishery (2023) by Dr. Hing Ling Chan, Industry Economist, Social-Ecological and Economic Systems (SEES) Program, Ecosystem Sciences Division, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

APC Coverage Comparisons

This table answers some, but not all, of the questions regarding Library APC coverage. Email library.reference@noaa.gov for more information.

  PLOS Climate Wiley Journals (including AGU & AFS)
Article Processing Charges Green Check Green Check
Color figures and extra page charges Green Check red x

NOAA Federal Employees

Green Check Green Check
Federal Contract Employees Green Check Green Check
Cooperative Institute Authors red x

Green Check 

IF, the article includes at least one federal NOAA employee as a co-author; placement within authorship is not a factor.

Type of publication    
Data Article Green Check Green Check
Method and Protocol Green Check Green Check
Editorials  red x red x
Opinion Pieces red x red x
Perspective none applicable mark green check
Practice and Policy none applicable mark green check
Rapid Publication none applicable mark green check
Research Article green check green check
Review Article green check green check
Short Communication none applicable mark green check
Technical Note none applicable mark green check








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