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American Chemical Society (ACS)

Umeå University researchers can publish open access at no cost in ACS journals. This page provides more information about the terms of the publishing agreement for 2025 and what it means for you.


This is included in the agreement

The open access publishing fee (APC, article processing charge) has been pre-paid through an agreement between the library and the publisher. The agreement applies when the corresponding author (i.e., the one handling communication with the publisher and journal) is affiliated with Umeå University.

The agreement does not cover additional charges, such as page charges or charges for colour illustrations.

Journals and publication types

The agreement applies to open access publishing in all hybrid and open access journals from ACS. The agreement covers articles that have undergone peer review.

Choice of licence

Articles covered by the agreement are published with a CC BY licence.

What you need to do

To be covered by the agreement, you must:

  • be the corresponding author;
  • be the submitting author;
  • state a correct affiliation to Umeå University in the manuscript; and
  • state Umeå University as your primary affiliation in the publisher submission system.

We recommend that you use your email address ending in umu.se, which simplifies identification of your Umeå University affiliation.

Good to know about the publishing process

Read more about the publishing process on the ACS website:
Sweden - ACS Open Science
Guide for ACS Publications journal manuscript submission

Always check the terms and conditions

It is crucial that you review the terms and conditions on the website of both the publisher and the journal in which you choose to publish.

Contact the library

Contact the library if you have any questions. Select "Publishing, theses and research data" in the contact form.

Contact the library

Latest update: 2025-08-27

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Open access publishing agreements

Publish open access free of charge thanks to publishing agreements.

Tidskrift med ett öppet hänglås.

Search journals included in our publishing agreements

Search for a journal to see if it is included in the library's open access publishing agreements.

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Publish open access

You are expected to publish your research results open access.