Bibsam Agreement with IOS Press

Agreement            Institutions            Journals                  Process                  Benefits                   FAQs

Agreement

IOS Press has an agreement with the Bibsam Consortium to assist with open access article processing charges (APCs) for eligible authors.

To qualify for the agreement, the corresponding author must be affiliated with an institution that is part of the Bibsam Consortium agreement and have an article accepted for publication in an eligible journal between January 01, 2021, and December 31, 2025. 

Publish open access in a subscription journal
As a corresponding author you can publish open access in your choice of 60+ IOS Press subscription journals offering hybrid open access free of charge, with no APC to pay.

Publish in a gold open access journal
As a corresponding author you can publish your article in a gold open access journal free of charge, with no APC to pay. 

Charges other than the author APC may still apply, please refer to individual journal submission guidelines.

Eligible Institutions

The agreement is open to corresponding authors affiliated with Bibsam Consortium institutional members.

The participating member institution list is available here. 

Eligible Journals

Use the lists below to check the 60+ IOS Press journals that offer free open access publishing as part of the Bibsam Consortium agreement:

Subscription journals

IOS Collection

Gold open access journals

IOS Press Gold open access journals

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Process

If your primary institution has an Open Access agreement with IOS Press and you are listed as the Corresponding Author, your article will automatically qualify for the applicable discount or waiver upon acceptance for publication in an eligible journal.

Step 1: Submission. Submit your paper via the submission system for your chosen journal (please refer to the list of Eligible Journals).

Step 2: Peer Review. Your paper will benefit from the high standards of peer review that we are committed to at Sage. Find out more about the peer review process.  

Step 3: Production. When your article has been accepted and enters the production process, authors will receive communication via Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment with an invitation to accept your APC offer and select your Creative Commons license.

Benefits

Greater visibility and impact - Publishing open access means that more people can view and cite your work as there are no barriers to access.

More control over your work - Under a Creative Commons license, authors retain greater control over their intellectual property and the rights to distribute and re-use work.

Meet your funder's open access requirement - Many funding bodies require research conducted with their funding to be published open access and/or under a particular Creative Commons license.

FAQs

Q. Which affiliation will be considered for Open Access agreement eligibility if I have more than one?

Q. How do I know if I have received a waiver or discount on the APC?

Q. What do I do if I haven’t received an email from Sage Journals: Licensing & Payment?