Open access agreements for the United States: information for authors

Open access

Welcome

Under the terms of BMJ Group’s open access agreement with Michigan State University, Northeastern University, Rowan University, University of Arizona and Vanderbilt University, corresponding authors* and research institutions are eligible to publish their research open access (with fees covered by the agreement) in a range of BMJ Group journals.

*Acting as the main contact with BMJ Group after editorial acceptance.

What authors need to know

Article processing charges are covered for original research articles published in the following journals:
- Any BMJ Journals Collection (hybrid) title;
- Any BMJ Gold OA Collection title;
- The BMJ;
- and BMJ Case Reports*
You must be the corresponding author** of the article.
You must be affiliated with an eligible institution when your article is accepted for publication.
You must clearly state your primary affiliation in the published manuscript.
You must verify your eligibility during submission by selecting your institution or using your email domain.
Open access articles will be published allowing reuse under a CC-BY-NC or CC-BY license***.
*University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University and Rowan University only.
**Acting as the main contact with BMJ after editorial acceptance.
***Please check with your administrator for license details.

Select your institution from the drop-down list below to see if you are entitled to institutional funding, where the Agreement will cover your fees.

Useful Resources

Ready to publish? Next steps

1. Select your institution

2. How you can publish with fees covered by your institution

3. Ready to submit?

Authors

Ready to go? Then head straight to the journal’s drop down opposite. Any journal you select will have a clear “Submit” button on its home page.

Need a bit more help? You may find this guide useful when submitting your article:

Download OA at BMJ author guide

In addition, this video gives you an overview of publishing your article OA with us:

You may also find the accompanying infographic useful:

Download “How to publish your article open access with BMJ” infographic

Librarians
Learn how to access and use the RightsLink® institutional portal to manage your open access business.

Institutional Automatic Approval CCC Guide