The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Center for Library Programs has secured an Open Publishing Agreement with Wiley that provides open publishing opportunities for affiliated corresponding authors through December 31, 2027, while maintaining full read access to Wiley’s journal portfolio.
For University of Nebraska authors, this new agreement provides the ability to publish open access (OA) in Wiley’s hybrid OA journals (“Online Open”) without individual article fees for articles editorially accepted in 2026 and 2027. In addition, there is a limited allocation for publishing in Wiley’s gold OA journals (“Fully Open Access”).
Continued Hybrid OA Benefits
If you are a corresponding author at UNMC, you will continue to benefit from unlimited open access publishing for articles accepted in 2026 and 2027 in Wiley’s hybrid OA journals at no cost and full read access to the Wiley journal portfolio. The agreement maintains the Alliance’s “no fees, no caps, no limits” approach for Wiley’s hybrid OA journal articles editorially accepted in 2026 and 2027.
Gold OA Changes
With this new agreement, there is a limited allocation for publishing in Wiley’s gold OA journals. Articles submitted to Wiley’s gold OA journals by Monday, August 31, 2026 are guaranteed to be covered under the central contract with the Big Ten Academic Alliance; after this date, authors will begin to see Article Processing Charges (APC fees) that need to be paid from other sources, which could include granting agencies or the author.
What This Means for Authors
Authors should plan ahead when considering publishing in Wiley journals. For Wiley’s hybrid OA journals, you should carefully consider the average time to publication to try to ensure your article is accepted and the author agreement completed by the December 31, 2027 deadline. Wiley’s gold OA journals articles will need to be submitted for publication by Monday, August 31, 2026 to be covered by this agreement. After that date authors will need to seek funding support from other sources.
Why Is This Change Needed?
The BTAA states “The extension of the Wiley agreement ensures continuity for authors and institutions across the Big Ten Academic Alliance, maintaining publishing eligibility and access, and provides clarity as affiliated authors plan for future publications. At the same time, this change reflects broader challenges and pressures in research publishing. Against this backdrop, the Alliance remains committed to supporting open access as a model that recognizes both the real costs of publishing and the importance of making scholarly work widely and fairly available as a public good.”
For information about this and other open access agreements for UNMC authors, visit the library’s OA Publishing Discounts guide. Questions can be directed to Heather Brown, Scholarly Communications Librarian at hlbrown@unmc.edu