Subscribe to Open (S2O) Publish open access for free
AIP Publishing is excited to announce Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas are fully open access journals in 2024 through our Subscribe to Open (S2O) program.
As a not-for-profit publisher, we’re committed to supporting open access (OA) and accelerating the physical sciences. That’s why we’re thrilled two of our most impactful journals— Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas— are FREE to publish OA in 2024.
When your research is published open access, it has the greatest potential to be more impactful. OA articles are more discoverable and more widely shared and used by researchers across the globe.
AIP Publishing (AIPP) articles published open access benefit from the following:
✔ 4x views
✔ 2x citations
✔ 2x shares
How does it work?
Subscribe to Open (S2O) relies on institutional journal subscription renewals to pay for the open access publishing program for that entire calendar year. Since our participation threshold from renewing subscribers was met, all articles published in the journals in 2024 are now fully OA. Any articles published from January 1, 2024 onward are published under a Creative Commons license of the authors choosing. All APC charges for 2024 articles are now waived, and all the content published in 2024 remains OA in perpetuity.
We will continue to support the physical sciences community to make open access possible for all, and to increase the impact and discoverability of this research. Since we received enough institutional support to sustain the S2O program, your published article will be available to all researchers worldwide at no cost to you, the author.
Advance science. Be part of an equitable future.
Submit your work to our S2O journals to benefit from the free OA publishing in 2024.
All articles submitted to our S2O journals through December 31, 2024 that are accepted for publication will publish Open Access with a Creative Commons license.
Our expert editorial teams ensure our journals have the rigorous peer review processes you expect from a society publisher.
Journal of Applied Physics
Led by Editor-in-Chief Julia R. Greer, California Institute of Technology, USA, Journal of Applied Physics showcases research from across the world in current applied physics.
Physics of Plasmas
Led by Editor-in-Chief Michael E. Mauel, Columbia University, USA, Physics of Plasmas is published in cooperation with the APS Division of Plasma Physics. The journal showcases research from across the world in experimental, computational, and theoretical plasma physics.
Have Questions? We have answers:
Q. How does the Subscribe to Open model work?
A: The Subscribe to Open model leverages institutional subscriptions to support the transition of the journals to fully open access. We ask our subscribing institutions to continue their subscriptions as usual. Since enough libraries renewed their subscriptions, 2024 journal content became open and is accessible to all. Free to publish and free to read by everyone.
Q. Will my article be freely available to readers immediately upon publication under the Subscribe to Open model?
A. Yes, your article will be published as open access immediately upon publication, allowing for increased visibility and potential impact.
Q. What are the benefits of publishing under the S2O model?
A: It allows you to make your research freely accessible to a wider audience without bearing the burden of article processing charges (APCs).
Q. Are there any costs or fees for authors under the Subscribe to Open model?
A: There are no costs or fees for authors. The model relies on existing and new subscriptions to support the journal’s transition to open access each year.
Q. If I submit my article in 2024 and it publishes in 2025, will it still be open access?
A. Yes, your article will still be published open access under a Creative Commons license if it was submitted by December 31, 2024. Articles submitted after January 1, 2025 onward will be still be eligible as we are continuing the S2O program through 2025, but a final decision on access will be pending until March 2025.
Q. What happens if the journal does not reach its institutional subscription target? Will my article still publish open access?
A: Each March, we’ll review subscription renewals to assess if we are able to make articles published in the Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas fully open access. If we do not meet our targets to support the program for that year, articles will not automatically publish as open access. You may still choose to publish open access through our Author Select program and will incur the regular Article Processing Charge (APC).
Q. If I publish my article during an S2O year, will it always be open access?
A: Yes, your article will be published open access under a Creative Commons license of your choosing and will forever be free to read.
Q. If I published an article in the Journal of Applied Physics or Physics of Plasmas prior to 2024 last year, will my article be made open access?
A: If you did not initially publish your article as open access, it will be accessible to readers at subscribing institutions. Your article will not automatically be made open access now or in later years through the Subscribe to Open program.
Still have questions? We’re here to help:
Please reach out to the Journal of Applied Physics Editorial office or the Physics of Plasmas Editorial office.