University of Lethbridge researchers are currently entitled to discounts and waivers on author processing charges (APCs) for open access (OA) journal articles published by certain publishers. These discounts and waivers have been negotiated into agreements by the consortia that manage our licenses with scholarly publishers.
Remember, even if your APC is not discounted or waived by our agreements listed below, some funding agencies treat APC fees as an allowable expense for successful grant applicants. For example, in the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide, APCs are an eligible expense under Dissemination of Research Results.
Finally, if your funding agency will not cover your APC, U of L's Office of Research Services (ORIS) has an Open Access Publishing Fund of up to $1,500 CDN each.
Should you have any questions about these agreements below, be sure to contact your subject librarian.