Open Access Publishing Support: Wiley

Refer to the attached spreadsheets for a list of all journals that qualify for covered APCs.

Under the terms of the agreement with Wiley, APCs for hybrid journals and gold OA journals will handled differently.

Hybrid journals

There is no limit on the number of APCs that will be covered for WCU-affiliated authors publishing OA in Wiley's hybrid journals.

Gold OA journals

APCs for articles published in Wiley's gold OA journals will be charged against a deposit account shared by all participating institutions. Once the deposit account funds are depleted, the author will become responsible for gold OA journal APCs. 

To be eligible:

• The WCU-affiliated author must be the corresponding author and must use their WCU email address.
• Your article must be primary research or a review article.
• Your manuscript must have been accepted on or after January 1, 2025 to qualify for hybrid journal APCs or submitted on or after January 1, 2025 to qualify for gold OA journal APCs.
• This agreement cannot be used to cover additional charges (e.g. cover, color, and page charges), which individual journals administer separately
• If submitting to a hybrid journal, and you don't order open access initially, your manuscript will be published under the traditional closed access model. You may order open access retroactively, but once your paper is published in Early View or In Issue online you are no longer eligible to publish at no charge.

To publish open access:

1. Log in to Wiley Author Services and go to 'My Articles' once your paper has been accepted.
2. Click 'Manage Article,' look for the Open Access card, and click 'Order open access'.
3. Select funders for your article, if applicable. If you haven't received funding, check 'I did not receive funding for this article'.
4. Add or confirm your institutional affiliation by clicking 'Add affiliation'.
5. Select the appropriate copyright option and then select 'My APC will be covered by an institution or funder that has a Wiley Open Access Account arrangement with Wiley'.
6. Confirm open access. If vouchers are still available, you will receive a message that funding is still available and be able to select 'Yes, make my article open access'. 

For more detailed instructions with screenshots, follow the link below.

How many articles are covered?

For 2025, the terms of our agreement with Wiley have changed. There is no limit on the number of APCs that will be covered for WCU-affiliated authors publishing OA in Wiley's hybrid journals. APCs for articles published in Wiley's gold OA journals will be charged against a deposit account shared by all participating institutions. Once the deposit account funds are depleted, the author will become responsible for gold OA journal APCs. 

In years past, the participating institutions received a shared pool of APC vouchers available on a first come, first served basis and that were applied to OA articles published in both hybrid and gold OA journals. The change to our current model expands the ability for WCU-affiliated authors to publish open access with no charge.

What happens if the gold OA deposit account runs out?

The corresponding author will see a message indicating that the gold OA deposit account has been depleted when they go through the open access selection process.

What are the benefits of publishing open access?

The benefits of publishing open access include increased visibility, compliance with funding mandates, and more freedom to share your published research through a variety of platforms (e.g., institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, etc.). Larger benefits include providing equitable access to scholarly output.

Can I share my article?

Authors who take advantage of this deal will retain copyright of their article. Articles will be published gold open access and under a Creative Commons license. Authors will be able to add the version of record (i.e., the final article with publisher formatting) to any website or repository immediately upon publication. Consider depositing your published article to WCU's institutional repository to increase the reach of your research!  Contact Scottie Kapel, skapel@wcu.edu, for more information.

What if I have other questions?

Please reach out to Scottie Kapel, skapel@wcu.edu.