Publishing Open Access with Plant & Cell Physiology
Plant & Cell Physiology (PCP) offers you the choice to publish your paper open access (OA).
Open access is a movement that seeks to grant free and open online access to academic information. OA publishing is among the ways that OUP fulfil their mission to further excellence in research, scholarship, and education as part of Oxford University.
Keep reading to discover the benefits of publishing OA with PCP, and routes you can take to get your work published under an OA license.
Benefits of publishing OA with PCP at OUP
- Broaden your reach: Publishing under an open access license increases the visibility of your research and creates more opportunities for fellow researchers to read, share, cite, and build upon your findings.
- Citation Rates: OUP’s open access articles have the 2nd highest mean lifetime citation rate compared to other major academic publishers*.
- Contribute to open research: By publishing your paper OA with PCP you will be supporting open research, which maximises reproducibility and transparency, removes barriers to access, and accelerates progress towards new research outcomes.
- The same rigorous peer review: PCP’s OA papers are subject to the same rigorous peer review and publication ethics processes as all the research we publish.
- Instantly readable & citable: Your paper can be fully accessible to all readers as soon as it is published online.
How to get your work published under an OA license
Head to the open access section of PCP’s author guidelines to find all the information you need to publish your work open access.
There is a charge to publish under an open access license, however there may be funding options available to reduce or waive this fee. Keep reading to ensure you are taking full advantage of the options available to you.
Read & Publish Agreements
OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish (R&P) agreements with institutions and consortia to provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, with the host institution covering the fees.
You can find out if your institution is participating here, or find more information on Read & Publish Agreements here.
Read & Publish in Japan
Since 2023, OUP has started a Read & Publish agreement with Japan’s largest university library consortium, JUSTICE. Check here to see if your institution is participating.
JSPP Members Discount
JSPP society members can receive a 20% discount on open access publication fees. Become a member here, and view PCP’s publication charges here. (Member discounts do not apply to APCs paid with Read & Publishing funding).
*Data source: Dimensions. Comparing the mean lifetime citation rate of open access articles to those published by Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Frontiers, Hindawi, Institute of Physics Publishing, MDPI, PLOS, Sage, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley.
