Purdue University is a supporting member of several publisher Open Access programs. As a benefit of our support, these publishers provide discounted article processing charges (APC's) to Purdue authors. Participating publishers include BMC, SpringerOpen, DeGruyter, MDPI and SPIE. See details below.
BioMed Central (BMC): BioMed Central publishes 250 peer-reviewed open access journals. Purdue University is a Supporter Member, which means that when you publish in any BioMed Central or SpringerOpen journal, you will receive a 15% discount on the article-processing charge.
SpringerOpen: Purdue University is a Supporter Member, which means that when you publish in any BioMed Central or SpringerOpen journal, you will receive a 15% discount on the article-processing charge.
DeGruyter: 10% discount
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD): Purdue is a shareholder for Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD). Being a shareholder, Purdue authors have the $500 APC waived.
MDPI: 10% discount
SPIE: Purdue authors receive a 25% discount on the three Gold OA journals:
Advanced Photonics: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/advanced-photonics
Journal of Biomedical Optics: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/journal-of-biomedical-optics
Neurophotonics: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/neurophotonics