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Scholarly Article Publication Grants

 

Scholarly Article Publication Grants are available from the university’s General Research Fund to all ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ faculty members who require funding to offset costs associated with the publication of scholarly, analytical articles in peer-reviewed journals.

 

Value: $2,000, 8 awards per year
Deadline: Rolling deadline

 

Eligibility:

  • Available to members of both the Full-Time and the Part-Time Bargaining Units.
  • Available for supporting costs associated with the publication of scholarly, analytical articles in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Eligible costs may include, but are not limited to, image licencing, translation, copy editing, the preparation of tables, maps, and figures, and Open Access fees.
  • Applicants must provide evidence that the article has been accepted for publication.
  • Applicants are only eligible once every two (2) years.
  • This grant cannot be used for publishing with predatory journals (defined as “for-profit entities that purport to publish high-quality academic research, but do not follow accepted scholarly practices” (McMaster University Library, 2022)), or for articles that have not been subject to a blind peer review process.
  • In accordance with the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications, this grant must only be used for publishing in journals that are freely accessible within 12 months of publication.

 

A complete application consists of:

  • Application form (name, department, article title, proposed budget detailing specific expenses, journal details).
  • Budget justification (1 page maximum)
  • Statement explaining the expected contribution to knowledge (1 page maximum)
  • Applicant CV
  • Evidence that the article has been accepted for publication.
  • Publisher and peer-reviewer comments (redacted as necessary to preserve reviewer anonymity)
  • Publisher’s estimate of costs

 

Adjudication:

  • Applications will be adjudicated by the Senate Research Committee
  • Adjudication criteria are:
    • Quality of the manuscript and expected contribution to knowledge (40%)
    • Feasibility of publishing within the two-year grant window (30%)
    • Appropriateness/justification of the budget (30%)