Please note that this agreement has been extended until 31 March 2025. For further information, please see our ACS negotiations page.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) publishing agreements allows UoB affiliated corresponding authors (subject to eligibility criteria listed below) to publish open access at no additional cost in fully OA and hybrid titles.
Eligibility criteria
- This agreement covers research articles accepted for publication from 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2025.
- The agreement does not cover additions, corrections, editorials, chapters or portions of e-books.
- The corresponding author must be affiliated to the University of Birmingham, and ensure their @bham.ac.uk email address is used on submission to the journal. In addition they must indicate affiliation to the University via a provided dropdown menu during the online manuscript submission process.
- Any additional page, colour or other charges will not be covered through this agreement or the open access budget.
Next steps
If you meet the eligibility criteria for this agreement, you can submit to the journal. On acceptance, remember to create a record in Pure and link to any funding acknowledged on the paper.
If you are uncertain whether you are eligible for this agreement, please complete an APC request form.