What is Open Access?
Open access (OA) is the practice of providing unrestricted access via the Internet to peer-reviewed scholarly research. Open access journals provide 'gold' open access, meaning immediate open access to all of their articles on the publisher's website. 'Gold' open access for individual articles is funded by authors (or their author's institution or funders) who pay an open access article-processing charge (APC).
Article Processing Charges (APC)
What costs does the APC cover?
As costs are involved in every stage of the publication process — from peer review to copy editing and hosting the final article on dedicated servers — authors will be asked to pay an APC in order for their article to be published open access. By paying the APC, authors can post the final, published PDF of their article on a non-commercial web site, institutional repository or other non-commercial free public server, immediately on publication.
Why do authors pay APCs?
The Journal of Oncology Pharmacy (JOP) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. To provide open access, the journal charges publication fees for each article published. These fees cover the expenses incurred by publication, including the peer review process, journal production and publication, and hosting and archiving fees. Fees vary by article type.
| Tier | Article Types | APC (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Experimental Research | € 300 for non-members | € 200 for ESOP Global-members |
| Tier 2 | Letters and Editorials | € 150 for non-members | € 75 for ESOP Global-members |
Authors, funders, or institutions will be invoiced after acceptance.
How will readers know articles are open access?
All open access articles will be marked with an icon bearing 'Open Access' on the full-text and PDF formats of the published work. Information on the type of Creative Commons licence will be available on all article formats and listed in the article metadata.
Copyright and Licensing
Who retains copyright?
Authors retain copyright for their article. Open access articles will be freely available to read, download and share from the time of publication. JOP provides authors the choice of applying any of the Creative Commons 4.0 licences defined below, to be determined after acceptance.
Most restrictive. Others may download and share the work with attribution, but may not change it or use it commercially.
Others may remix and build upon the work non-commercially, with attribution, under identical terms.
Others may remix non-commercially with attribution; derivative works need not use the same licence.
Allows redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, unchanged and in full, with attribution.
Others may remix and build upon the work even commercially, with attribution and under the same terms.
Most permissive. Others may distribute, remix, and build upon the work commercially, with attribution.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does publishing in JOP make me compliant with my funding body requirements?
JOP's services and policies ensure that authors can fully comply with the public access requirements of major funding bodies worldwide.
Is JOP online only?
Yes, JOP is only available online, with no print edition.
How do I subscribe to JOP?
JOP is an open access journal, so there is no subscription. All content is freely available to read without charge.
Does JOP have an Impact Factor? Is JOP indexed in PubMed Central or Medline?
JOP has been accepted for coverage in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and will be evaluated for an Impact Factor in due course. The journal is not yet included in PubMed Central or Medline. As soon as the required application criteria are met, the journal will apply for indexing in these databases. When accepted, indexing will occur retroactively.