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ACS: American Chemical Society


 

What: Open Access Terms

This is a token-based program administered by GALILEO. Each calendar year, a set number of tokens are available to USG institutions. Once the tokens have been used, the Grantee may purchase additional tokens. (GALILEO has expressed its willingness to purchase additional tokens if necessary.)

 

 

Where: Which Publications, What Article Types

Tokens can be used for publication in ACS Omega, JACS Au, the ACS Au collection, and all ACS hybrid journals, but cannot be used for eBooks. Articles that are additions or corrections or editorials are also not eligible under the Agreement.

ACS Hybrid Journals

 

 

Who: All Affiliated Corresponding Authors

Corresponding authors qualify if all of the following conditions are met at the time of submission of the article.: 

1. Corresponding author must be identified as the individual who is to communicate with ACS through the peer review process.

2. Corresponding author must be an Authorized User (i.e., serving in the capacity of employees, faculty, and other teaching staff, and persons officially registered as full or part-time students located at an Authorized Site).

3. Corresponding author must indicate affiliation to the Institution by identifying the Institution via a provided dropdown menu during the online manuscript submission process. It is highly recommended for ease of identification and administrative matters that corresponding authors utilize during the manuscript submission process a current email address extension that is directly associated with the Institution.

 

 

How: Options for Rights Assignment 

The CC-By license will control third-party access to and use of the final published article. Note that despite the availability of this agreement, a Qualifying Author has the option to direct the ACS to publish the article via ACS’s subscription model.