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Journal Open Access Policies

If you are seeking information regarding open access (OA) policies for SAA journal articles published in Advances in Archaeological Practice, American Antiquity, or Latin American Antiquity, click here: Cambridge University Press (the SAA’s journal publishing partner).

Both Green (self-archiving) and Gold OA options are available. Cambridge has agreements covering over 2,000 institutions around the world to make Gold OA publication options available to authors. If the corresponding author of a research article is affiliated with one of these institutions, in the majority of cases these agreements will cover the full costs of publishing Gold OA. See whether your institution is part of an agreement using the eligibility checker: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-access-policies/waivers-discounts

The Cambridge Open Equity Initiative (COEI) also funds Gold OA publishing for authors from over 100 low- and middle-income countries, covering over 5,000 institutions. More information can be found here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/open-research/open-access/cambridge-open-equity-initiative

Authors who are not covered by an institutional open access agreement or the COEI can choose to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) for Gold OA publication in any of the SAA journals. The charge is currently $3,255 for nonmembers and $1,000 for members. Upon acceptance of an article to the journal, authors may choose Gold OA via a License to Publish agreement.