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Transformative Agreements

Here you will find information about SCU's transformative agreements, agreements that allow SCU-affiliated authors to publish Open Access articles at no cost

Participating Journals

All 310+ Emerald eJournals Premier Collection journals are included.

What is the cost to the author?

Corresponding Author Article APCs in hybrid journals (Consortial Cap)

Capped at 115% of historical publishing volume

  • 2025: 30; 2026: 31; 2027: 32 (3% annual increase in cap)
  • Estimated waiver usage: 2025: 18

 

5% APC Discount (Unlimited) on Corresponding Author APCs in fully open access journals

  • All APC-based emerald fully open journals are included

Publishing Workflow

Workflow: Automated, Author-driven

Identification: at Acceptance: Based on corresponding author institution

Approval: Automatic, based on Ringgold and email domain

Who Can Publish?

Corresponding authors whose primary affiliation is with a participating institution. "If an author's affiliation changes prior to acceptance of the article, it will no longer be eligible for the voucher."

Original acceptance date between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2027.

Which Article types qualify?

Case reports, conceptual papers, literature reviews, technical papers, viewpoints, research articles, extended editorials, practitioner papers, impact articles, brief reports and policy briefs.