About Online Open
Online Open offers authors who wish to publish their research in a Blackwell journal the opportunity to ensure that their article is immediately made freely available for all to access online.
This pay-to-publish option is an important part of Blackwell's response to the calls for open access and our commitment to viable high quality publishing on behalf of societies.
Authors pay-to-publish
Authors of accepted peer-reviewed articles may choose to pay a fee in order for their published article to be made freely accessible to all via our online journals platform, Wiley InterScience.
Authors are required to download the OnlineOpen Form from the individual journal's website or by clicking a link in the Instructions for Authors.
For 2007, the Online Open fee is fixed at US$2600, 1950 Euros or £1300 (plus VAT where applicable). 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 or other funding agency. Payment must be received in full for the article to be published Online Open.
The Physiological Society and FEBS have different arrangements which are based on a per page rate. Please refer to individual homepages of the societies for further details.
In addition to publication online via Wiley InterScience, authors of Online Open 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. Blackwell Publishing will also deposit the final text of relevant Online Open articles on publication with PubMedCentral (PMC) in addition to any mirror of PMC (such as UKPMC).
TopArticles are published as normal
All Online Open 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 InterScience 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.
TopReaders have full access
The only difference for the reader is that they can access all Online Open articles without restriction, something that may not be available for subscription-based articles.
Online Open articles are identified on Wiley InterScience as being freely available for all. They are also included in the print edition of journals with an indicator which shows that the article is available for free online.
TopImpact on subscription prices
During the first six months of each year we undertake our annual pricing review for the following year. One of the key factors we take into account in setting subscription prices is any increase in the amount of material we expect to publish in the journal in the following year.
We will continue to use this information in setting pricing but only take into account material published under the traditional publishing model. Any articles published under the Online Open model are excluded from this calculation.
TopNote to authors funded by the Wellcome Trust
The Online Open service is approved by the Wellcome Trust and mentioned in its information for authors as such.
To access Online Open articles, go to www3.interscience.wiley.com
Link to Blackwell Publishing's Position Statement on Open Access.
Please Download the file below for a list of journals currently offering the Online Open service to their authors.
Online Open list: May 2007
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