Open Access Neurology: Genetics FAQ
Neurology® Genetics Open Access FAQ updated November 20, 2017
What is Open Access?
Open access (OA) is the practice of providing unrestricted access via the Internet to peer-reviewed scholarly research. Open access journals provide 'gold' OA, meaning immediate OA to all of the articles on the publisher's website. ‘Gold’ OA for individual articles is funded by authors (or their author's institution or funders) who pay an OA publishing fee or article processing charge (APC).
What costs does the APC cover?
As costs are involved in every stage of the publication process, from peer review to copyediting and hosting the final article on dedicated servers, authors will be asked to pay an APC in order for their article to be published OA. By paying the APC, authors can post the final, published PDF of their article on a website, institutional repository or other free public server, immediately on publication.
When do authors pay the APC?
To ensure timely publication, authors should be prepared to initiate payment of the APC via the payment site within 5 business days after acceptance. Credit card and “Bill Me” options are available for author, funding agency or institution. Customer support for the payment site is: 1-800-638-3030 (US) or 1-301-223-2300 (outside the US).
Who retains copyright of the OA articles?
Authors retain copyright for their articles, with content licensed under several Creative Commons licenses. Authors may publish under the following licenses:
• Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives: CC BY-NC-ND. This is an OA article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial No Derivative License, which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. All authors will have their final published article deposited into PMC. Please note: Current article processing charges (APCs).
• Attribution: CC-BY. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, RCUK, Swedish Research Council, Telethon Italy, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) [UK], or Wellcome Trust/COAF Partners are required to publish under the Creative Commons: Attribution (CC-BY) License. Please note: Current article processing charges (APCs).
If I publish in Neurology: Genetics, does this make me compliant with my funding body requirements?
Neurology: Genetics’ services and policies ensure that authors can fully comply with the public access requirements of major funding bodies worldwide but it is the responsibility of the author to read the Open Access Mandates and Options section of the Information for Authors to ensure they adhere to the mandates specific to their funding body.
Is Neurology: Genetics online only?
Yes. Neurology: Genetics is available online. There is no print edition.
How do I subscribe to Neurology: Genetics?
Neurology: Genetics is an open access journal, so there is no subscription.
How will readers know articles are open access?
All open access articles will be marked with an icon bearing 'Open Access' on the full-text and PDF formats of the published work, and information on the type of creative commons license will be available on all article formats and listed in the article metadata.
Does Neurology: Genetics have an impact factor?
As a brand-new journal, Neurology: Genetics does not yet have an impact factor but will apply for one as soon as the required number of issues is met. We have applied for indexing in PubMed. Neurology: Genetics is indexed in PMC, Google Scholar, DOAJ, and CrossRef.
Who can I contact if I have other questions?
For any questions, please contact the Neurology Editorial Office (email: journal@neurology.org) or LWW Customer Service at (email: customerservice@lww.com) or 1-800-638- 3030 (US) or 1-301-223-2300 (outside the US).