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OnlineOpen

OnlineOpen is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With OnlineOpen the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley Online Library, as well as deposited in PubMed Central.

In addition to publication online via Wiley Online Library, authors of OnlineOpen articles are permitted to post the final, published PDF of their article on a website, institutional repository, or other free public server, immediately on publication.

An Approved Program

Our OnlineOpen program fulfils the requirements of the Wellcome Trust and the other UKPMC Funders (see ukpmc.ac.uk/funders for list of funders)

In addition, we have an agreement with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) whereby the HHMI pays for the deposit of authors' accepted manuscripts into PubMed Central with a 6-month post-publication embargo.

For more detailed information on our policies regarding specific funding organizations, including NIH, see: Wiley-Blackwell and Open Access.

A number of funders and institutions have arrangements with Wiley to pay the open access publication fee on behalf of their investigators. Please find out if your institution or funder will pay your open access fee: Institutional and Funder Open Access Payments.

Eligibility

The OnlineOpen option is offered only to those authors whose articles have been accepted for publication, and only at the point when the article is accepted, to ensure that the OnlineOpen option has no influence on the peer review and acceptance process.

How it Works

Authors of accepted peer-reviewed articles have the choice to pay a fee in order for their published article to be made freely accessible to all. The OnlineOpen fee is fixed at US$3000 for most journals. Any additional standard publication charges will also apply, such as for color images or supplementary datasets. The publication fee is charged on acceptance of the article and should be paid within 30 days by credit card by the author, funding agency, or institution. Payment must be received in full for the article to be published OnlineOpen.

How do I make my article OnlineOpen?

As the author of an article, you can decide to publish your article with open access once it has been accepted for publication. After acceptance you will receive an email from Author Services with a link to your 'My Publication' page. From here you can choose for your article to be published OnlineOpen in return for your payment of an open access publication fee (US$3000) by clicking on 'Make my article OnlineOpen'. Alternatively, you can go direct and complete the payment of the open access publication fee via the OnlineOpen Form.

A number of funders and institutions have arrangements with Wiley to pay the open access publication fee on behalf of their investigators. Please find out if your institution or funder will pay your open access fee: Institutional and Funder Open Access Payments.

All OnlineOpen articles are treated in the same way as any other article. They go through the journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their own merit.

The accepted articles are prepared for publication in the usual manner and are posted online on Wiley Online Library with the full range of features associated with that journal. The articles are archived for perpetuity and are registered at relevant Abstracting and Indexing Services and at CrossRef.

Journals Participating in OnlineOpen

For a complete list of participating journals, see the dropdown menu in the Online order form. To view Terms and Conditions, please see this page on Wiley Online Library.

OnlineOpen FAQs

Q. How do I order?
A. Please refer to the Online Open order form

Q. Can I pay by credit card online?
A. Yes. Please refer to the order form to pay by credit card.

Q. Can I be invoiced?
A. Yes. Please refer to the order form to pay by invoice.

Q. Must I pay in US Dollars?
A. We prefer USD and we will only provide invoices in USD. We will convert any other currency not USD at the time of order.

Q. I have a question. Whom do I ask?
A. Please e-mail your inquiry to cs-onlineopen@wiley.com for a prompt reply.

Q. I have written for a journal that is not included in the list of participating journals. Can I order OnlineOpen?
A. This will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that some journals do not offer this type of access as a matter of policy. When the article has been accepted for publication, you should ask the journal's editorial office if you can pay to make your article OnlineOpen.

Q. My article has already been published. Can I order OnlineOpen retroactively?
A. Yes.

Q. Is prepayment required?
A. Prepayment is required to activate OnlineOpen on Wiley Online Library, and deposit of your article in PubMed Central.

Q. Are there any restrictions on the types of articles covered by OnlineOpen?
A. The OnlineOpen program covers primary research articles (including short communications) and review articles.

Q. Are OnlineOpen articles available in Early View?
A. The OnlineOpen program is available for EarlyView articles once their complete bibliographic information is available.

Q. Will OnlineOpen articles be marked in Wiley Online Library?
A. Yes. OnlineOpen articles will be identified by the following icon.

Q. How is the OnlineOpen program related to the NIH's public access policy?
A. Wiley's OnlineOpen is a separate program, and is not related to the NIH's public access policy. NIH grantees are eligible for Wiley's OnlineOpen program. For more detailed information on our policies regarding specific funding organizations, including NIH, see: Wiley-Blackwell and Open Access.

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Guidelines by Journal

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, view the author guidelines for each journal by selecting the journal title below (the guidelines will appear in a new browser window):