Our Commitment to Open Access

AIP Publishing seeks to ensure the permanence of the scholarly record, allowing for science to be shared as widely as possible. We continue to work with the academic community to develop pragmatic, sustainable solutions for public access to funded research.

OPEN ACCESS PORTFOLIO : Gold | Green | Author Select

GOLD OPEN ACCESS

Offers authors the option to publish research through an article processing charge, that is covered by the author or a sponsor. AIP Publishing’s Gold Open Access portfolio includes six influential journals:

When publishing Gold OA, our authors retain their copyright and publish their work under a Creative Commons license. Learn more about Gold OA online!

AUTHOR SELECT HYBRID OPEN ACCESS

Scientists can select from 27 AIP Publishing and Publishing Partner journals that offer the hybrid open access option. Authors retain their copyright and publish their work under a Creative Commons license. Learn what the hybrid author select open access option is all about online.

GREEN OPEN ACCESS

AIP Publishing supports self-archiving and offers a growing green open access portfolio. This option is available for most of our journals, including all of AIP Publishing journals and journals from select Publishing Partners, including but not limited to:

ARCHIVING Authors are encouraged to self-archive an article that’s published Green OA immediately after acceptance. The final version of record can be saved on the author’s or employer’s website, as well as in an institutional or funder- designated repository, 12 months after publication. AIP Publishing, through participation in the CHORUS initiative, makes publicly available the Accepted Manuscript version of an article in response to government or funder requirements 12 months after publication.

Learn more about Open Access at AIP Publishing. https://publishing.aip.org/resources/researchers/open-science/open-access/