Open Access Publishing Options

Our commitment to open science spans our entire publication portfolio. We publish a suite of Diamond and Gold Open Access journals, and our Author Select option enables authors to make their paper open access in all our other titles.

Gold Open Access Journals

AIP Publishing’s growing list of peer-reviewed Gold Open Access journals includes:

AIP Advances
APL Bioengineering
APL Computational Physics
APL Engineering Physics
APL Electronic Devices
APL Energy
APL Machine Learning
APL Materials
APL Photonics
APL Quantum
JASA Express Letters (in partnership with the Acoustical Society of America)
Structural Dynamics (in partnership with ACA: The Structural Science Society)

AIP Publishing authors who wish to allow open access to their work in our subscription-based journals can choose Author Select and decide on one of three options of Creative Commons licenses listed below.

Diamond Open Access Journals

AIP Publishing’s growing list of peer-reviewed Diamond Open Access journals includes:

Matter and Radiation at Extremes (sponsored by China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering (sponsored by Tianjin University)
International Journal of Fluid Engineering (sponsored by Hefei General Machinery Research Institute and Zhejiang Sci-Tech University)
MechanoEngineering (sponsored by State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures)

Diamond open access journals articles are freely accessible, without restriction, to the global public. Although the papers are open access, authors are not responsible for any publication charges.

Creative Commons License Options

Authors publishing in an open access journal — or a subscription journal through Author Select — may choose from three Creative Commons licenses. Under these licenses, authors or their employers retain copyright to the article and allow others to use their materials under the license terms selected. Note that AIP Publishing remains the publisher for the Version of Record of the original article.

Open Access Publishing Licenses

CC BY: The least restrictive of the Creative Commons licenses. This license allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, as long as the user gives credit to the person(s) who created the material. This license allows for commercial use without requesting approval from the creator.
CC BY-NC: This license allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, as long as the user gives credit to the person(s) who created the material.
CC BY-NC-ND: This license allows individuals to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format solely in un-adapted form for noncommercial purposes, as long as the user gives credit to the person(s) who created the material.

We encourage you to research the different licensing options to ensure your selection will meet funder requirements. For more details and specifications on the various license types, visit: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/

If you cannot decide which license is right for you, Creative Commons can help! Visit https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/

Questions? Email rights@aip.org for more information or assistance.

Publication Charges and Gold Open Access Fees

The publication fee for Open Access articles in AIP Advances is $1800 USD. The publication fee for Open Access articles in all other Gold Open Access AIP Publishing titles is $2750 USD.

For Publishing partner journals: Article processing charge for JASA Express Letters and information on discounts for members of the Acoustical Society of America can be found here. Article processing charges for Structural Dynamics and discounts for members of ACA: The Structural Science Society can be found here.

Publishing Open Access in our Subscription Journals through Author Select

By electing to participate in Author Select, authors may choose to make their article Open Access. Author Select is available on all AIP Publishing subscription journals. The $3800 USD fee for Author Select articles supports publication and archiving costs.

For Publishing partner journals: All of the AIP Publishing partner journals offer an Author Select option, but the APCs vary by society. Please visit individual Publishing Partner pages or journal pages for more information.

Learn More About Open Access Author Licenses

Waiver and Discount Policy

AIP Publishing is committed to ensuring that authors can publish in Open Access journals regardless of their economic status. Authors who are based in low-income and lower-middle-income countries as classified by Research4Life and the World Bank are eligible to receive either a full waiver or a discount on the APC price. Waivers and discounts are automatically applied when the corresponding author is from one of the Group A or Group B countries listed below. Requests for APC waivers and discounts from other authors will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and may be granted in cases of financial need.

Waiver – Group A – Countries on the following list will not be charged an APC to publish in AIPP’s Gold Open Access titles:

Afghanistan	Grenada	Republic of Moldova
Angola	Guinea	Rwanda
Bangladesh	Guinea-Bissau	Saint Helena
Belize	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Benin	Haiti	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Bhutan	Kenya	Samoa
Burkina Faso	Kiribati	Sao Tome and Principe
Burundi	Kyrgyzstan	Senegal
Cambodia	Lao People’s Democratic Republic	Sierra Leone
Cameroon	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Cabo Verde	Lesotho	Somalia
Central African Republic	Liberia	South Sudan
Chad	Madagascar	Sudan
Comoros	Malawi	Suriname
Congo	Maldives	Syrian Arab Republic
Cook Islands	Mali	Tajikistan
Côte d’Ivoire	Marshall Islands	Timor-Leste
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Mauritania	Togo
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Micronesia	Tokelau
Djibouti	(Federated States of) Mozambique	Tonga
Dominica	Myanmar	Tuvalu
Equatorial Guinea	Nauru	Uganda
Eritrea	Nepal	Ukraine
Eswatini	Nicaragua	United Republic of Tanzania
Ethiopia	Niger	Vanuatu
Gambia	Niue	Yemen
Ghana	Palau	Zambia
	Papau New Guinea	Zimbabwe

Discount – Group B – Countries on the following list will be charged a reduced publication fee: 1500 USD for APL Bioengineering, APL Machine Learning, APL Energy, APL Materials, APL Photonics, APL Electronic Devices, APL Quantum, APL Computational Physics, APL Engineering Physics and Structural Dynamics, 800 USD for AIP Advances and 725 USD for JASA Express Letters.

Algeria	Antigua and Barbuda	Armenia
Azerbaijan	Belarus	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Botswana	Colombia
Cuba	Ecuador	Egypt
El Salvador	Fiji	Gabon
Georgia	Guatemala	Guyana
Honduras	India	Indonesia
Iran	Iraq	Jamaica
Jordon	Kosovo*	Libya
Mauritius	Mongolia	Montenegro
Morocco	Namibia	Nigeria
Pakistan	Paraguay	Peru
Philippines	Republic of North Macedonia	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Servia	Seychelles	Sri Lanka
Tanzania	Tunisia	Uzbekistan
Venezuela (Bolivian Republic of)	Vietnam	West Bank and Gaza Strip

*in accordance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)

Article Processing Charge (APC) Refund Policy

AIP Publishing will only refund a previously paid article processing charge (APC) if alternative funding is provided for the open access article. The alternative funding must be received by AIP Publishing prior to issuing a refund. Refunds must be requested within 12 months of the publication date. For more information on how to request a refund for an open access APC please contact us at pcr@aip.org.

Read & Publish Agreements

To learn more about Read & Publish Agreements, and find out if your institution is participating, click here.

Making Articles Publicly Accessible After Publication

Green Open Access

AIP Publishing’s liberal Green Open Access (OA) policy allows authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts immediately upon acceptance—at no cost and with no embargo period.

What this means:

Immediate sharing: Authors can post their accepted manuscript versions in institutional or subject repositories, such as arXiv, on personal websites, or on funder platforms as soon as their article is accepted—no need to wait for formal publication.
No fees, no delay: This is a free service. There are no article processing charges (APCs), and no embargo period to delay sharing.
Wider access: This policy enables broader dissemination of peer-reviewed research, helping more readers—including those without subscriptions—access the latest findings.

Why it matters:

For Libraries: It supports open science goals by enabling institutional repository deposits, broadening the reach and visibility of your institution’s research without additional cost.
For Researchers: It empowers authors to comply with funder mandates and reach wider audiences quickly, enhancing the discoverability and citation potential of their work.
For Science: Removing access barriers fosters greater collaboration, transparency, and innovation—accelerating progress in the physical sciences and beyond.

CHORUS Initiative

AIP Publishing, through participation in the CHORUS initiative, makes publicly available the Accepted Manuscript version of an article in response to government or funder requirements. Accepted Manuscripts are licensed under AIP Publishing’s License to Publish Agreement, unless otherwise mandated and indicated in the article.

Scholarly Collaboration Networks (SCNs)

Scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs) are rapidly growing as an avenue to share scholarly information. We understand that researchers are constantly looking for ways to make meaningful professional connections with the ability share their research and data. AIP Publishing supports the voluntary principles for article sharing on these websites and allows accepted versions of the manuscript to be posted and distributed immediately.

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