The following journals published by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) are hybrid open access:
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of
Crystallography, http://journals.iucr.org/a/
Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, http://journals.iucr.org/b/
Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure
Communications, http://journals.iucr.org/c/
Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography,
http://journals.iucr.org/d/
Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and
Crystallization Communications, http://journals.iucr.org/f/
Journal of Applied Crystallography, http://journals.iucr.org/j/
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, http://journals.iucr.org/s/
Click here to see a complete list of open-access articles in Crystallography Journals Online.
These hybrid open-access journals include a mix of open-access and subscription-only articles (i.e. articles available only to paid subscribers). Authors can choose to make their article open access by paying an open-access fee.
The IUCr also publishes one full open-access journal. For more details click here.
Authors will be given details of how to make their articles open access at the proof stage. Authors who do not wish to pay for open access will still be able to publish their article in the usual way (i.e. as a subscription-only article).
The charge for making an article open access is USD 1000. This charge is based on the average cost for the IUCr to produce the first copy of the article, excluding printing and distribution costs. Open-access articles will be clearly marked in contents pages and search results.
A paper may be made open access at any time after the proof stage on receipt of the appropriate payment. This applies to all back articles on Crystallography Journals Online. For further details, please contact support@iucr.org. Likewise, organisations wishing to sponsor open-access publication of a series of articles or complete journal issues should contact support@iucr.org.
Full instructions on how to pay the open-access fee will be provided at the proof stage. Payment may be made by cheque, purchase order or invoice.
The hybrid open-access journals will include a mix of both standard subscriber-only papers and open-access papers for the foreseeable future. Funds generated from open-access payments will be used to keep the subscription costs as low as possible. Where an open-access fee has been paid, the article will be available free of charge to subscribers and nonsubscribers.
For full details of the subscription policy for Crystallography Journals Online, click here.
Institutions may take out open-access membership of Crystallography Journals Online. Researchers from member institutions have the right to publish an unlimited number of open-access articles in IUCr Journals at a discounted rate. If your organisation would like to become a member, please contact support@iucr.org.
Authors who elect to make their article open access will be asked to agree to an open-access licence. This licence is identical to the Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
Some funding bodies, e.g. NIH, require authors to make their articles open access and deposit those articles in a recognised archive such as PubMed Central. For such articles the IUCr open-access charge will apply. The authors will not need to sign a transfer of copyright form but instead will be asked to agree to an open-access licence. The IUCr plans to arrange deposition of the articles in PubMed Central on behalf of the authors.