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VIVA: APC Discounts

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VIVA Discounts on Article Publication Charges (APCs) for Open Access Journals

Publisher/Publication Open Access Discount Discount Based On  Qualifying VIVA Institutions Notes
American Chemical Society (ACS) 100% Institutions that participate in the VIVA ACS Read & Publish Agreement. Please see the ACS Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions. Authors are identified through affiliation as entered through the manuscript submission process.
Association for Computing Machinery 100% Institutions that participate in the ACM VIVA Agreement Please see the ACM Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions. Authors are identified through their email domain, so they should use their institutional email addresses when submitting manuscripts.
Cambridge University Press 100% Institutions that participate in the CUP VIVA Agreement Please see the CUP Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions. Authors are identified through a variety of data points, including email domain, ROR ID, and Grid ID.
Institute of Physics 100% Institutions that participate in the IOP VIVA Agreement Please see the IOP Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions. Authors are identified through affiliation as entered through the manuscript submission process.
International Water Association 100% All VIVA institutions. All VIVA institutions. Please see the IWA Agreement page for additional information. Authors are identified through a variety of data points, including email domain, ROR ID, and Grid ID.

PLOS 

**VIVA's support for OA publishing in seven PLOS journals will end effective January 1, 2026. Articles must be formally accepted for publication by December 31st to be covered under the current agreement.

 100% for the seven journals covered by the agreement Institutions that in the PLOS VIVA Institutional Partnership Please see the PLOS agreement page for a full list of participating institutions and covered journals Authors are identified through affiliation as entered through the manuscript submission process.
Rockefeller University Press 100% Institutions that participate in the RUP VIVA Agreement Please see the RUP Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions. Authors are identified through institution's ROR ID during the publication process.
Springer Nature 100% Institutions that participate in the Springer Nature VIVA Transformative Agreement Please see the Springer Nature Agreement page for a full list of participating institutions and covered journals. Authors are identified through a variety of data points, including institutional affiliation, email domain, and IP address.
Wiley 100% covered for fully Gold Open Access Journals; 100% covered for hybrid while funds are available Institutions that participate in the Wiley VIVA Agreement Please see Wiley FAQ page for a full list of participating institutions Any researcher at a participating VIVA institution may use these funds, regardless of rank. Funding is distributed on a first come first serve basis. More information can be found here.