In 2003, ACRL defined scholarly communication as "the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to to the scholarly community, and preserved."
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Publisher Agreements for Reduced or Waived OA Fees
Publisher
Institution
Notes
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
VIVA
To receive these savings, authors should submit their institution's AAAS number upon acceptance of their manuscript.
American Chemical Society (ACS)
VIVA
When authors submit their works through the ACS authorship system, they are prompted to respond whether they are affiliated with an "All Pubs" ACS institution. Their responses are then vetted against the active ACS list.
Association for Computing Machinery
VIVA
Authors are identified through their email domain, so they should use their institutional email addresses when submitting manuscripts.
Cambridge University Press
VIVA
Authors are identified through a variety of data points, including email domain, ROR ID, and Grid ID.
Company of Biologists
W&M
Corresponding authors can publish an uncapped number of Open Access research articles in the hybrid subscription journals and fully Open Access journals.
Institute of Physics
VIVA
Authors are identified through affiliation as entered through the manuscript submission process.
International Water Association
VIVA
Authors are identified through a variety of data points, including email domain, ROR ID, and Grid ID.
PLoS
CRL
Includes unlimited publishing in all 12 PLOS journals. Discontinued Spring 2025
Rockefeller University Press
VIVA
Authors are identified through institution's ROR ID during the publication process.
Royal Society
W&M
Corresponding authors for select Open Choice and fully Open Access journals
Springer Nature
VIVA
Please see the Springer Nature Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions and covered journals.
Wiley
VIVA
Any researcher at a participating VIVA institution may use these funds, regardless of rank. Funding is distributed on a first come first serve basis.
Additional information about the VIVA supported transformative agreements can be found at the VIVA APC Discounts webpage.
