Discounts for Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Purdue Libraries is a supporting member of several publisher Open Access programs. As a benefit of our support, these publishers provide discounted article processing charges (APCs) to Purdue authors—see below for the complete listing.

Publishing Discounts

BioMed Central (BMC): BioMed Central publishes 250 peer-reviewed open access journals. Purdue University is a Supporter Member, which means that when you publish in any BioMed Central or SpringerOpen journal, you will receive a 15% discount on the article-processing charge.

SpringerOpen: Purdue University is a Supporter Member, which means that when you publish in any BioMed Central or SpringerOpen journal, you will receive a 15% discount on the article-processing charge.

DeGruyter: 10% discount

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD): Purdue is a shareholder for Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD). Being a shareholder, Purdue authors have the $500 APC waived.

MDPI: 10% discount

SPIE: Purdue authors receive a 25% discount on the three Gold OA journals:

• Advanced Photonics
• Journal of Biomedical Optics
• Neurophotonics