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<p>You've finished your manuscript—hooray!</p>
<h3>Now, what's your next move?</h3>
🔹 [[Choose the best journal|Choose Journal]]
🔹 [[Share early results as a preprint|Preprint Path]]
🔹 [[Maximize open access|OA Goals]]
🔹 [[Minimize or avoid publishing fees|Avoid Fees]]
🔹 [[Publishing Quest: Content Map]]
<h3>Choosing the right journal is a big step!</h3>
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<p>You're looking for a journal that:</p>
🎯 Matches your research topic and scope
🏛️ Has a good reputation and ethical publishing practices
🧩 Fits your goals for visibility, Open Access, and audience
🧭 Try these helpful journal finder tools:
[DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals] (https://doaj.org/)
[JANE — Find journals that have published similar articles] (https://jane.biosemantics.org/)
[Enago Journal Finder]( https://www.enago.com/researcher-hub/journal-finder.htm )
<h3>💬 Pro Tip:</h3>
Always double-check:
Fees (Are there APCs?)
Peer review process (Is it clear and fair?)
Journal scope and indexing (Does it reach the audience you want?)
✉️ Need help?
You can always ask a librarian for advice!
📚 Email the Research & Scholarly Communication Team at rsclib@uwo.ca — we're happy to help you find a good fit.
🔹 [[Can I post a preprint?|Preprint Path]]
🔹 [[Are there publishing fees?|Check APCs]]
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<h3>Want to share your results early? Consider a preprint</h3>
<p>Preprints let you share your research immediately — boosting visibility, speeding feedback, and protecting your ideas with a time-stamped record.</p>
🔗 Many preprint servers let you link your preprint to the final published article later using a DOI!
⚠️ Always check journal rules first, and be clear that preprints are not peer-reviewed.
<h3>How?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Publisher website (Author Instructions on "self-archiving")</li>
<li><a href="https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk" target="_blank">Open Policy Finder</a></li>
</ul>
🔹 [[Continue to journal submission|Check APCs]]
🔹 [[Learn more about preprints|Preprint Tip]]
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<h3>Does your target journal charge an APC (Article Processing Charge)? 💸</h3>
If yes:
- ✅ Check if your grant can cover it.
- ✅ Check if the library has a Transformative Agreement: [OA Support Spreadsheet](https://www.lib.uwo.ca/scholarship/oasupport.html)
- ✅ Deposit your Accepted Manuscript later (Green OA) at no cost to you
If no:
- 🎯 Hooray! Maybe it's a Diamond OA journal.
Options:
🔹 [[Find Diamond OA journals|Diamond Dig]]
No budget?
🔹 [[Share your Accepted Manuscript|Green Win]]
🔹 [[Celebrate your success!|Congratulations]] <h3>You want maximum reach! 🌍</h3>
✅ Open Access helps boost citations and fulfills grant requirements.
✅ More readers
✅ More citations
✅ Greater impact
✅ More opportunities
✅ More good for the world 🌍
<h3>📈 Why Open Access Matters</h3>
✅ Open Access (OA) makes your work available to <em>anyone</em>, <em>anywhere</em> — not just to those who can afford expensive journal subscriptions.
🌍 Researchers in every country, community organizations, policymakers, and curious readers can find and use your ideas — <strong>without barriers</strong>. 📚 Studies show that OA articles are <strong>cited more often</strong> and <strong>read more widely</strong>. More readers means more impact — and more opportunities for collaboration, recognition, and real-world influence. 🔎 Open Access also makes it easier for your work to be found through search engines like Google Scholar — boosting visibility without extra effort. 💬 Sharing openly invites <strong>conversations</strong> and <strong>connections</strong> you might never have imagined — from journalists, to teachers, to new research partners! ⚡ Plus, Open Access helps fulfill requirements from many research funders and universities, who now expect research to be freely available to the public that supports it.
<strong>Explore:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Transformative Agreements</li>
<li>Diamond OA journals</li>
<li>Green OA options</li>
</ul>
🔹 [[Find journals|Choose Journal]]
🔹 [[Check publishing fees|Check APCs]]
<h3>You want to avoid publishing costs — smart!</h3>
Options:
- 💎 Diamond OA journals (free!)
- 🧾 Hybrid journals + Green OA
- 🤝 Transformative Agreements (library pays APCs)
Check the [OA Support Spreadsheet](https://www.lib.uwo.ca/scholarship/oasupport.html) for covered journals.
🔹 [[Find Diamond OA journals|Diamond Dig]]
🔹 [[Share Accepted Manuscript|Green Win]]
<h3>🏆 You discover Diamond OA journals: free to publish, free to read!</h3>
🔍 1. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) – No-Fee Journals
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a comprehensive index of open access journals from around the world. To find journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs):
Visit the DOAJ website.
Use the search function to filter journals by selecting the option for journals without APCs. This will provide you with a list of journals that offer open access publishing without any fees.
🏛️ 2. Western Libraries' Open Access Journal Finder
Western Libraries offers a Journal Finder tool to help researchers identify journals that:
Offer discounts or fee waivers as part of Western's publisher memberships.
Do not charge publication fees at all under these agreements.
This tool is particularly useful for Western-affiliated authors looking to publish open access while taking advantage of institutional benefits.
🔹 [[Submit and celebrate!|Deposit & Share]]
🔹 [[Learn more about Green OA|Green Win]]
<h3>No budget? No problem.</h3>
You can share your Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in a repository like Scholarship @ Western, soon tom become the new D-Space supported Western Scholaris — or in a disciplinary (subject) repository related to your field!
🌐 Explore subject repositories in the <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/" target="_blank">COAR Directory of Open Access Repositories</a> — thousands of options across disciplines!
✅ Free, legal, global access!
🔹 [[Celebrate your success!|Congratulations]]
🔹 [[Learn about article versions|Article Versions]]
🔹 [[Start over and explore other journals|Start]]
<h3>Your article is accepted and now you want it to be seen!</h3>
Options:
- 📥 Deposit in Western Libraries' Institutional Repsoitory [Scholaris](https://scholaris.ca)
- 📥 Use [open access subject repositories ] (https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Disciplinary_repositories)
- 📥 Check rights with [ShareYourPaper.org](https://shareyourpaper.org)
📢 Link your DOI when sharing online!
✉️ Need help?
Contact the library team at rsclib@uwo.ca — we’re happy to help!
🔹 [[Why go open access?|OA Impact Tip]]
🔹 [[Celebrate your success!|Congratulations]]
🔹 [[Back to Start|Start]]
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<h3>What's a Preprint?</h3>
A preprint is a draft shared before peer review.
✅ Often allowed — but check journal policies first!
✅ Boosts visibility early.
Examples:
- [arXiv](https://arxiv.org)
- [bioRxiv](https://biorxiv.org)
- [SocArXiv](https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/)
Find more: [COAR direcotory of Preprint Servers](https://doapr.coar-repositories.org/)
🔹 [[Back to your quest|Start]]
🔹 [[Celebrate your success!|Congratulations]]
<h3>Which version can I share?</h3>
Understanding article versions helps you share legally and maximize access:
- Submitted Manuscript = the version you originally sent to the journal — before peer review.
- Accepted Manuscript (AAM) = the peer-reviewed version that incorporates reviewer comments, but without the journal’s final formatting or branding.
- Version of Record (VoR) = the final published version with the journal's typesetting, layout, and logos — usually the most restricted for sharing.
✅ Many journals allow you to upload the Accepted Manuscript into a repository after an embargo period.
🔍 Use ShareYourPaper.org to quickly check what you’re allowed to share — and even deposit it automatically!
🔹 [[Back to your quest|Start]]
📈 Open Access = sharing your work with the world. 💛
<h3>By publishing Open Access:</h3>
🌍 You help readers everywhere — no matter their resources — access your ideas.
📚 You increase your chances of being cited and recognized.
🔎 You make it easier for people to find, read, and share your work.
💬 You invite conversation, collaboration, and real-world impact.
✅ Your research has so much to offer — Open Access helps it travel farther and make a bigger difference.
🔹 [[Back to your quest|Start]]
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Pick a destination to start your journey:
- 📖 [[Choosing the Right Journal|Choose Journal]]
- 🧪 [[Sharing Early Results: Preprints|Preprint Path]]
- 💸 [[Understanding Publishing Fees (APCs)|Check APCs]]
- 🌍 [[Open Access Goals and Strategies|OA Goals]]
- 💎 [[Finding Diamond Open Access Journals|Diamond Dig]]
- 📥 [[Sharing Your Accepted Manuscript (Green OA)|Green Win]]
- 🎉 [[Depositing and Sharing Your Work|Deposit & Share]]
- 📄 [[Which Version Can I Share?|Article Versions]]
- 🧠 [[Learn More About Preprints|Preprint Tip]]
- 📈 [[Why Open Access Matters|OA Impact Tip]]
🔹 [[Back to Start|Start]]
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🔹 [[Start Over and Explore Again|Start]]