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Introduction </h3> <p> An open-access system of distribution of information is one where no charge is made to the reader (in contrast to the traditional subscription-based model). There are a number of advantages of open access including higher visibility of publications, higher citation rates of open-access publications and access to literature for scientists in the developing world. </p> <p> This document provides a summary of the open-access arrangements for electronic editions of journals published by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr). </p> <h3> 2. Full open-access journals </h3> <p> The IUCr publishes four journals that are fully open access, <i>i.e.</i> all articles are made available free of charge to the reader. An open-access fee is charged to authors of articles published in these journals to cover the costs of peer review, journal production, and online hosting and archiving. These journals are: </p> <p> <table> <tr> <td><span class="jline_m"><a target="_parent" href= "/m/services/openaccess.html"><i><span class="iucrjname">IUCrJ</span></i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_s"><a target="_parent" href= "/s/services/openaccess.html"><i>Journal of Synchrotron Radiation</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_e"><a target="_parent" href= "/e/services/openaccess.html"><i>Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_x"><a target="_parent" href= "/x/services/openaccess.html"><i>IUCrData</i></a></span> </td> </tr></table> </p>  <p>For more details of the open-access arrangements for these journals <a href="/services/oa/openaccess_full.html">click here</a>. </p> <h3> 3. Hybrid open-access journals </h3> <p> In addition, the IUCr publishes six hybrid open-access journals. These journals include a mix of a mix of open-access, non-open-access (subscription) and free articles. Authors can choose to make their article open access by paying an open-access fee, or may be able to publish open access without direct charge if their institution is part of a transformative arrangement (see individual journals for details). The journals are: </p> <p> <table> <tr> <td><span class="jline_a"><a target="_parent" href= "/a/services/openaccess.html"><i>Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_b"><a target="_parent" href= "/b/services/openaccess.html"><i>Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_c"><a target="_parent" href= "/c/services/openaccess.html"><i>Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_d"><a target="_parent" href= "/d/services/openaccess.html"><i>Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_f"><a target="_parent" href= "/f/services/openaccess.html"><i>Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology Communications</i></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="jline_j"><a target="_parent" href= "/j/services/openaccess.html"><i>Journal of Applied Crystallography</i></a></span> </td> </tr></table> </p> <p> Funds generated from open-access payments will be used to keep subscription costs as low as possible. </p> <h3> 4. Other information </h3> <p> Since the launch of <b>Crystallography Journals <font color="red">Online</font></b> in 1999, the IUCr has had a policy of providing free access to the full texts of certain types of article (for example, CIF Applications, Prefaces, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Book and Software Reviews, Crystallographers, Notes and News, Addenda and Errata, and New Commercial Products); this policy will continue. In addition, a number of services including tables of contents, e-mail alerting, and the provision of supplementary material (<span style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</span> CIFs, structure factors and other structural data) are free of charge to both subscribers and nonsubscribers. </p> <p> The IUCr has an active policy concerning the <a href="/services/archivingpolicy.html">long-term preservation and access to publications</a> in its journals. 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