Exploring open access publishing opportunities | Exchanges

" ... At Wiley we work closely with our society and editorial partners on developing strategies to deliver sustainable open access options that focus on meeting the needs of their members.  We have devised a clear process to help our partners come to an informed decision about the best open access opportunities for them. So what are those opportunities? 1. Drive hybrid publications OnlineOpen is Wiley’s hybrid open access option. Authors pay an article publication charge for the final published version of their articles to be made open access. Increasing OnlineOpen articles is an efficient way to offer an open access option, help authors comply with funder mandates, and gain greater visibility and impact while publishing in their preferred journals. 2. Support an existing open access journal As well as accepting direct submissions, a number of Wiley Open Access journals operate a Manuscript Transfer Program. These journals are supported by other journals, including society-owned titles. The supporter journals refer rejected articles and offer authors the option to submit to a Wiley Open Access journal. Referred articles publish faster because the peer reviews transfer with them; this efficiency is a huge benefit for the authors (and reviewers) ... 3. Collaborate with eminent Wiley partners to launch a more prominent open access journal Wiley has experience with successfully launching open access journals on behalf of eminent Society partners ... 4. Convert (flip) an existing subscription-based journal into an open access journal  Wiley has successfully converted 8 journals from the subscription model to open access ... 5. Launch a new open access (direct submission model) journal ..."