Category Archives: Electronic Journals

Library APC agreements save campus more than $1 million

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Publication data from calendar year 2025 has been gathered from the Library’s open access publishing agreements, and UT Southwestern authors saved more than $1 million in article processing charges (APCs) during the year.

The Library’s agreements allow UTSW corresponding authors to publish articles as open access either at no charge through an APC waiver or with a 10-15% APC discount. In 2025, the total value of APC waivers or discounts from the top 10 publishers equaled $1,026,561. The 2024 total of APC waivers and discounts was $738,788.50, so the 2025 total represents an overall 39% increase.

The Library has recently added three new 2026 agreements: JAMA Network, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Springer Nature. (Please note: the JAMA agreement excludes JAMA, and the Springer agreement includes neither the Nature journal portfolio nor Springer’s fully open access journals.) Please refer to the Library’s APC Guide for more information about our current agreements.

Library Transitions to Targeted Elsevier Journal Subscriptions – Effective January 2026

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UT Southwestern Library will transition from a multidisciplinary ScienceDirect journal bundle to a targeted individual journal subscription model, effective January 2026.

Key factors driving this transition:

  • Usage-driven selection to identify/prioritize journals with highest historical downloads
  • Elimination of redundant titles already accessible through alternative platforms
  • Strategic alignment with stable open access alternatives where available

All authorized members of the UT Southwestern community will retain access to articles via Interlibrary Loan (ILL), with no processing fees. In most cases, requests will be fulfilled within 24 hours through South Central Academic Medical Libraries (SCAMeL) partners and other lending libraries.

Consult the Library’s How to Request a Article from Interlibrary Loan tutorial for instructions on where to register for an ILL account and how to request and retrieve an article. The Library appreciates your understanding as they implement this strategic transition. For questions or concerns, use the Library’s Ask Us Form.

Library Stocking Stuffers You’ll Love!

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Don’t miss out on these must-have goodies from the Library—perfect for your academic and research projects!

Spot Predatory Journals Quickly – Cabells Data Now Powering LibKey! 

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Say goodbye to deceptive journals!  LibKey now integrates Cabells data to seamlessly flag predatory journals—whether you’re searching on-campus or remotely. No matter where you browse—publisher sites like Elsevier and Wiley, databases like PubMed, or even Google Scholar—LibKey warns you if a journal is potentially predatory. Click the alert to uncover key violations and access the full report via Cabells Predatory Reports. Just install the LibKey Nomad browser to integrate with Cabells Predatory Reports.  Stay informed, stay protected! 

New Predatory Publishing Guide

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Did you know that predatory publishers and organizers of predatory conferences prioritize profit over scholarly integrity? 

The recently launched Predatory Publishing Guide addresses the “what,” “why” and “how” of predatory publishers and predatory conference organizers. Risks include: 

  • Lack of peer review 
  • Limited visibility 
  • Impact 
  • Reputation damage to the author, conference participant, and institution 
  • Ethical concerns 
  • Copyright 

Efforts to fight predatory publishing require collaboration and support. Start with the Publishing Red Flags Handout Red Flags Handout. Additional tools and resources to identify predatory publishers and predatory conference organizers include: 

  • Cabell’s Predatory Journals 
  • Predatory Journal Checklist – created to assist researchers/scholars make an informed decision about where to publish. 
  • Think.Check.Submit – an international initiative to educate researchers/scholars in choosing a reputable Open Access journal.  
  • Conference Checker – the short questionnaire is designed to help to determine whether or not a conference is legitimate.  
  • Think, Check, Attend – an initiative to guide and assist researchers/scholars in choosing trusted conferences to attend and to present their research.  
  • Pivot – use as a starting point to review information and deadlines for open calls for papers from forthcoming conferences.  

Questions? Feedback? Use the Ask Us form or call 214-648-2001 Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. 

Additional open access opportunities for UT Southwestern authors

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Two publishers have adopted a Subscribe to Open (S2O) model for their primary research journals, starting in 2025. Through this model, when a library renews its journal subscriptions, an institution’s authors are able to publish in it without incurring article processing charges (APCs).

The specific publishers we are highlighting today are as follows:

  • American Physiological Society: UT Southwestern corresponding authors may publish articles in one of the society’s 10 primary research journals with no APCs, and the published articles will be published as open access.
  • American Society for Microbiology: The S2O model has been adopted for the society’s six primary research journals, and UT Southwestern authors will benefit from uncapped open access publishing without incurring APCs. Page charges and supplemental material fees will apply, but discounts are available for authors courtesy of the Library’s current subscription.

Please note: If enough libraries renew subscriptions under this model, the journals are converted to open in their entirety for all readers. If not, the access to the journals remains restricted to subscribing institutions.

For more information or to review other open access opportunities, please see the Library’s APC Guide.

New Year’s Resolutions Reminders

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Happy New Year! As we look ahead to 2025, here are a few notes and reminders:

  • UpToDate – To retain uninterrupted access to UpToDate Anywhere, you must re-verify your UTSW affiliation once every 90 days. 
  • Wiley APCs – UT Southwestern authors have fully utilized the 2024 maximum number of articles to be published at no charge in a Wiley or Hindawi fully open access journal or hybrid journal. But there is good news: the balance resets on January 1, 2025!
  • Author Profiles – Are your researcher profiles current in ORCID, Scopus, and Web of Science? These profiles function as persistent identifiers for you and will follow you throughout your career, increase the visibility of your scholarly activities to grant funders and potential collaborators, and improve the accuracy of your author level metrics.
  • Test Preparation – Did you know there are UT Southwestern test preparation resources available for residents/fellows, medical students, advanced practice providers and nurses?

Favorite Library “stocking stuffers”

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Don’t forget your favorite stocking stuffers from the Library:

·    Access the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review or Fortune for free with our institutional subscriptions.

·    BrowZine is an app for Apple or Android smart phones and devices that helps you flip through the scholarly electronic journals available through UT Southwestern Medical Center.

·    LibKey Nomad brings the Library’s journal holdings to wherever you are searching, both on- and off-campus.

·    Read & Publish Agreements demonstrate how the Library supports open access publishing. Participating publishers include Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Sage Premier, Wiley, and many more.

·    Upgrade to EndNote 21 to help manage bibliographic citations.

·    Brush up on your research skills and sign up for a class.

Avoid large volume downloads of Library content

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Please be aware that attempting to download large amounts of articles or book chapters may have serious repercussions. Publishers and vendors carefully monitor usage on their sites, and if a “violation” is suspected on an authorized IP-address range, all resource access may be blocked for the entire UT Southwestern community.

The Library recommends that you avoid using automated tools when downloading content including free and open access articles. This activity is subject to fair use and impacts system stability.

Copyright and you

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Even though some of the Library’s licensed resources and websites allow use of materials and media (i.e., images, video, audio) for educational and non-commercial purposes, it is your responsibility to read and follow the usage and copyright policies of a media resource. Be aware that use of electronic resources is governed by institutional license agreements, and publishers monitor use for potential abuse, especially at the institutional level.

Materials and media include – but are not limited to – images, charts, tables, survey instruments, videos, audio, etc. Before using materials or media in your lecture, manuscript, presentation, etc., look for usage and copyright policies under “About Us”, “Frequently Asked Questions”, “Terms and Conditions”, “Terms of Use”, “Copyright”, or “Contact Us” on the media resource’s website.

The usage and copyright policies may:

  • Require you to include an acknowledgement or attribution
  • Provide the specific wording for the acknowledgement or attribution
  • Provide required citation format
  • Require you to submit a permission request form
  • Require a fee to use media based on the permission request form

The Copyright Flowchart was developed to assist you understand proper usage based on the media form and source (i.e., UT Southwestern licensed resource, public domain, author generated, etc.).

Requesting permissions can be time consuming. It is recommended to plan accordingly and incorporate 4-8 weeks for response times.

To assist you in using licensed resources responsibly and navigating the copyright and permissions labyrinth, the Library has the following resources:

Questions? Please send them to LibAsk@utsouthwestern.edu.