Use the SciFree search box below to find open access journals with APC funding opportunities available through the library's agreements, or refer to the table below for comprehensive information about agreement terms for specific publishers.
Many frequently asked questions about Rush's transformative agreements are answered on the library's FAQ and help topic page. Have questions or need assistance? Fill out the library's Ask a Question form.
| Publisher | Yes/No | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wiley | Yes | The agreement is offered as a multi-institution effort through our statewide consortium, CARLI. Credits are allocated on a calendar year basis and are not unlimited. Authors who are eligible for funding will be notified upon acceptance of their article. The yearly pool of credits has been renewed as of January 1, 2026. Please email library@rush.edu with any questions. |
| Cambridge University Press | Yes | The library has a transformative agreement in place with Cambridge and all article fees should be covered. The corresponding author must be from Rush. |
| The Company of Biologists | Yes | The library has a transformative agreement in place with the Company of Biologists for these five journals: Development; Journal of Cell Science; Journal of Experimental Biology; Disease Models & Mechanists; Biology Open. The corresponding author must be from Rush. Original research articles only. |
| BMJ Case Reports | Yes | While not a transformative agreement per se, the library has an institutional fellowship which covers fees for all BMJ Case Reports submissions. Authors must submit using Rush's BMJ Case Reports Fellowship Code in order to have fees covered. Please contact the library to request the Fellowship Code. Please note that the Fellowship Code cannot be used for any BMJ publication other than BMJ Case Reports. Open Access fees for BMJ Case Reports are not covered, but are not required for publication. |
| Elsevier | Yes | As of January 1, 2026, the library has an agreement in place with Elsevier. A pool of credits matched to Rush's historical publication activity is allocated on a calendar year basis. The agreement covers over 300 journals published by Elsevier. Please email library@rush.edu with any questions. |
| Springer/Nature | No | The library does not have a transformative agreement in place with Springer/Nature at this time. |
| Ovid/Wolters Kluwer/LWW | No | Ovid/Wolters Kluwer/LWW is not currently offering transformative agreements in the U.S. at this time. |
| Karger | No | The library does not have a transformative agreement in place with Karger at this time. |
| Sage | No | The library does not have a transformative agreement in place with Sage at this time. |
| Other publishers | No | If the publisher you are considering working with is not listed here, then the library does not have a transformative agreement in place. |
