Streamlining Open Access Agreement Lookup for U-M Authors

"We recently tackled a long-standing challenge for University of Michigan researchers and authors: locating publications covered under transformative (also known as read and publish) agreements—offering either a discount or a full waiver for article processing charges (APCs) to publish as open access.

A question frequently asked of Library colleagues at faculty orientation sessions across our campuses has been: "How do I find journals covered by our Open Access publishing agreements?" 

Until recently, the answer involved a bit of a scavenger hunt through various publisher title lists—a process that often led to more questions than it answered (and more frustrated emails to librarians).

To change this messy situation, we set out to build a single-page application: Journals with Article Processing Charge (APC) Agreements."