Open Access

As a researcher affiliated with Vanderbilt University, you should never pay for a scholarly journal article. Vanderbilt’s system of libraries offers several tools that can be helpful when accessing library resources on the open web. Read More

A three-year read-and-publish agreement, effective through 2026, will enable Vanderbilt-affiliated authors to publish open access in hundreds of OUP’s hybrid journals without incurring article processing charges. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have successfully negotiated a series of open access agreements with major scientific publishers that expand the number of journals available to Vanderbilt University researchers and enhance the potential reach and impact of their published work. The initiative covers some or all of the article processing charges that Vanderbilt corresponding authors were previously responsible for paying. Read More