Open Access Publishing Options at KAUST: American Physical Society (APS)

The KAUST Library signed a  read and publish deal with APS for the period 2022 - 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Author

“Initial Corresponding Author” is defined as the author identified as the corresponding author in the initial instance of submission of a manuscript to one of the Publisher’s journals.

In cases of the reassignment of a manuscript’s corresponding author duties, to an author other than the Initial Corresponding Author, after initial submission, the manuscript will not be reassessed for eligibility under this Agreement.

.“Eligible Authors” are defined as Authorized Users who are officially affiliated with the Licensee.

In cases of articles authored by multiple authors, only the Initial Corresponding Author may qualify as an Eligible Author.

Eligible Articles

“Eligible Articles” are defined as those which meet all of the following conditions:

- articles submitted by a confirmed Eligible Author that list the Licensee as the affiliation of the Eligible Author

- articles accepted for publication by a Participating Journal within the range of dates comprising the Term of this Agreement (2022/24)

All article types are acceptable under the policies of the Participating Journal, including but not limited to Regular Articles, Letters, Rapid Communications, Reviews, Perspectives, and Short Papers.

Open Access License

“Open Access License” is defined as the Creative Commons license Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 

Physical Review Letters

Physical Review A

Physical Review B

Physical Review C

Physical Review D

Physical Review E

Physical Review Applied

Physical Review Fluids

Physical Review Materials