This guide helps researchers at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) understand how to publish open access through institutional agreements—making your research more visible and accessible while avoiding out-of-pocket costs.
Publishing agreements are institutional arrangements between academic organizations (like HMSOM) and scholarly publishers that support open access (OA) publishing and enhance access to research literature.
HMSOM participates in institutional publishing agreements that support open access publishing for affiliated authors.
These agreements include:
Cover APCs for eligible authors publishing in selected journals
Simplify the publishing process by handling payments and approvals at the institutional level
Often include reading access to a large collection of subscription-based content
As a medical school committed to advancing human health through research and innovation, HMSOM benefits from publishing agreements in several ways:
Faculty and student authors can publish open access without facing financial or administrative barriers.
Research output becomes more discoverable to clinicians, policymakers, and the public—accelerating the impact of your work.
Promotes equity in academic publishing, giving more voices access to share their findings with a global audience.
📧 Contact the HMSOM Library for help confirming eligibility or navigating the submission process.
Visit the Publisher tabs for more specific information on those respective publishing agreements.
