Publish for free in Cambridge University Press open access journals!
Vytautas Magnus University has made an agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP), which gives VMU researchers the opportunity to publish their scientific articles in CUP open access journals free of charge. Under this agreement, VMU authors do not have to pay Article Processing Charges (APC)*.
*An Article Processing Charge (APC) is the fee that publishing houses charge for editing, peer reviewing and making an article available on the Internet for open access to all readers.
Essential aspects:
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High standard of publishing: Cambridge University Press is an internationally recognised academic publishing house, guaranteeing high quality publications.
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Open Access: Published articles will be freely accessible to all readers, thereby increasing the visibility, dissemination and citation of research results. Publications will be licensed under a Creative Commons licence chosen by the authors.
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Free publishing: University researchers can save between $1,200 and $5,000 by paying no article processing charge.
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A wide choice of journals: VMU researchers can publish for free in 427 Cambridge University Press journals. The journals cover topics such as economics, business and management, regional studies, philosophy, religious studies, archaeology, history, linguistics, literature, music, theatre, architecture, political science, sociology, psychology, law, ecology, engineering, agricultural sciences, mathematics, biology, biomedical sciences, physics.
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Types of publications: the discount applies to the publication of research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports, case reports.
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Who can benefit from the discount: VMU staff and students who are credited as corresponding authors in the publication.
Cambridge University Press instruction on how to use the APC discount.