Subvention: Open Access for Faculty Publications

Along with the ethical imperative of fostering access to research results and advancing education and collaboration, Open Access is shown to dramatically increase readership and citations, especially when publication is enhanced by a strategic communication plan.

Faculty and lecturers wishing to request a subvention to defray the costs of Open Access publishing can email the Director. Include the title and abstract of the article, where it will be published, and a communication plan. Typically, the best time to request a subvention is right after the article has been accepted for publication, but requests are welcome at any time during the publication process.

Components of the communication plan might include press releases (please consult with Joy Leighton [joy.leighton [at] stanford.edu (joy[dot]leighton[at]stanford[dot]edu)] at Stanford Communications), keynote conference talks or invited guest lectures, editorials, website or podcast interviews, guest blog posts, social media, email blasts to relevant list-serves or networks, and posting on prominent bibliographic websites (e.g., Academia.edu, ResearchGate, etc.)

Priority will be given to publications that meet one or more of the below criteria; however all requests will be considered fully.

Requests from assistant and associate faculty
Requests with cost-sharing, especially for Open Access fees exceeding $1,500
Peer-reviewed journal articles
If co-authored, the lead author is a Stanford Archaeology Center affiliate
Publications that will appeal to a broad audience
Publications that have high potential for classroom adoption
Publications in journals with high citation indices
Publications in journals associated with member-based professional associations (e.g., American Antiquity, American Anthropologist, AJA, etc.)

Publications receiving a subvention must include the following credit or acknowledgement: “Open Access for this article was funded by the Stanford Archaeology Center Director’s Fund.”