Open Access Rights Management

All open access articles will be published under either the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) or the Creative Commons Attribution, NonCommercial, No Derivatives License (CCBY-NC-ND).

CC BY and CCBY-NC-ND allow authors to retain copyright of their article and permit a very broad range of reuse. Under CC BY, reuse for commercial purposes or to create derivative works is permitted, whereas under CCBY-NC-ND, reuse cannot be for commercial purposes or change the work in any way.  Under the CC BY licenses, authors are responsible for protecting their content from possible abuses such as infringement and plagiarism.

Note that publishing open access requires payment of an open access article processing charge.

Open Access Article Processing Charges

IEEE offers three options for open access (OA) journal publishing:

1. Hybrid journals are traditional subscription journals that accept OA content. Over 100 IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters offer hybrid publication. The article processing charge for publishing in a hybrid journal can be found by referring to the current IEEE Article Processing Charges List for the most up-to-date prices. Some hybrid journals may charge additional fees such as overlength fees; see the author instructions of the individual journal for specific details. 
2. Topical journals are fully open access journals that are dedicated to a specific subject area.  Article processing charges for publishing in a topical journal can be found by referring to the current IEEE Article Processing Charges List for the most up-to-date prices. Some topical journals may charge additional fees such as overlength fees; see the author instructions of the individual journal for specific details.
3. IEEE Access is a multidisciplinary, fully open access journal that covers all of IEEE’s fields of interest. The article processing charge for publishing in IEEE Access can be found by referring to the current IEEE Article Processing Charges List for the most up-to-date prices.

Authors from low-income countries

Authors from low-income countries are eligible for waivers and discounts on open access article processing charges in fully open access journals.

• Corresponding authors from low-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) are eligible for a 100% waiver on open access article processing charges.
• Corresponding authors from lower-middle-income countries are eligible for a discount ranging from 25% to 50% off open access article processing charges. The discount level is determined by the GNI per capita for the corresponding author’s country as listed by the World Bank Country and Lending Groups.

IEEE discount options may vary from year to year, as IEEE continually assesses its publishing program. This comprehensive analysis ensures that IEEE prices are appropriate and sufficient to enable us to fulfill our mission to support researchers in disseminating their work to the technical community. For information about a specific country’s discount, please contact apcinquiries@ieee.org.