Open Access

Also this year all IMC´s authors have the opportunity to publish articles in open access journals without article processing charges, with publishers ACS, RSC, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley.

Publication fees are paid by tokens (1 token covers the publication fee for 1 article). Tokens are available from most publishers in a limited number, so please check with the library (M. Máliková, E. Čechová) before submitting your article whether this option is still available. Tokens can only be used by authors with an institute affiliation, so we recommend to use the institutional e-mail for communication with the journal publisher.

Number of tokens allocated for IMC and instructions for authors here and on the CzechELib website

An overview of all journals in which OA articles can be published free of charge can be found on the CzechElib website (version 7, 15. 4. 2025).(The titles in the table can be filtered by institution, publisher and OA type (for filter settings see the coloured boxes at the top, please Enable editing).

Open Access publications without APC for 2025

ACS

number of tokens – unlimited, can be used in v hybrid and Gold OA titles (including ACS Omega and Au Journals)
approval of accepted articles in the publisher's system - yes; please check with the library in advance
instructions for authors
detailed instructions from the publishers

RSC

number of tokens – unlimited, can be used in all titles – hybrid and Gold OA
approval of accepted articles in the publisher's system – no; do not check with the library in advance - token usage is based on identifying the author's institutional email domain when submitting the article for peer review
instructions for authors
detailed instructions from the publishers

Springer

number of tokens – 0, can be used in hybrid titles (Springer, Adis, Palgrave, Academic journals on Nature.com)
approval of accepted articles in the publisher's system - yes; please check with the library in advance
instructions for authors,
detailed instructions from the publishers

Taylor & Francis

number of tokens - 2, can be used in hybrid titles (OpenSelect)
Publication types: Article, Review, Research Article, Review Article, Report, Short Communication, Case Report, Note, Original Article, Guest Editorial
approval of accepted articles in the publisher's system - yes; please check with the library in advance
instructions for authors,
detailed instructions from the publishers

Wiley

number of tokens - 30, can be used in hybrid titles
Publication types: Research Article, Review Article
approval of accepted articles in the publisher's system - yes; please check with the library in advance.
instructions for authors,
detailed instructions from the publishers