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However, recent experiences of authors show that this rule might be relaxed. For this reason, we recommend authors try and submit all articles through the institutional agreement (Path 1) and , if this fails, choose the Green OA route (Path 2) .  \nPath 1: Publish Through the Institutional Agreement  \nDuring your submission, under Details & Comments choose the option ‘I plan to submit a request for support through an institutional open access agreement.’  \nNote: There is an annual quota for included articles. When quota is used up, your article will no longer be published for free under the institutional agreement. If your article is SNSF-funded, it might also get excluded from the institutional agreement.  \nIn this case, please proceed with Path 2: Green OA.  \nPath 2: Green OA  \nThe green OA route and includes publishing the Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) on our institutional repository ZORA.  \n1. During your submission, under ‘Details & Comments ’ choose the option ‘I plan to accept a twelve-month embargo period, which my funder mandate allows in exceptions.’  \n2. After your paper is accepted, forward the AAM as soon as possible for the submission to ZORA. The library team will make sure that it is published after the twelve-month embargo.  \nSNSF policy requires authors to make the AAM available to the public immediately at the time of publication of the article. ACS, however, only allows this publication after an embargo period of twelve months.  \nWhile publishing an author-accepted manuscript with a twelve-month embargo instead of immediately is a violation of the SNSF's funding regulations, it currently is not sanctioned.  \nIn the past, the SNSF sent reminder emails in cases of potential non-compliance to the OA requirement , but this practice has been discontinued. There have never been any formal sanctions to date and OA compliance in past grants is not an evaluation criterion for future grants.  \nChanging your Open Access Choice After Submission  \nYou may update your Open Access Mandates response during the revision stage (if the manuscript receives a revision decision) . You may also request this change during peer review by contacting either the Editorial Office or ACS Publications Support ([support@services.acs.org](support@services.acs.org)) and they can update the information on your behalf.  \nAdditionally, you may purchase Open Access for your manuscript at any time after publication, regardless of the response originally provided in the Open Access Mandates section.","cbCaioZjzwwyr3Gu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioZjzwwyr3Gu","pdf",247224,"English","# Cost-neutral open access pathways\n## Institutional agreement with ACS\n## When SNSF funding applies\n# Path 1: Publish through the institutional agreement\n## Submission option and quota impact\n# Path 2: Green OA via ZORA\n## Using the Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM)\n## Twelve-month embargo and SNSF policy\n# Changing Open Access choices after submission\n## Updating mandates during revision and peer review\n## Purchasing Open Access after publication","[{\"question\":\"What is the main goal of this guide for UZH corresponding authors?\",\"answer\":\"To highlight cost-neutral open access publication pathways for corresponding authors at UZH who want to publish in hybrid ACS journals.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the institutional agreement between Swiss academic libraries and ACS?\",\"answer\":\"It allows certain hybrid ACS articles to be published as open access under specified conditions, typically involving submission support requests.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Green OA route work after an article is accepted?\",\"answer\":\"Authors publish the Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) on the institutional repository ZORA, selecting an option that allows a twelve-month embargo and forwarding the AAM as soon as possible after acceptance.\"},{\"question\":\"Can authors change their Open Access decisions after submission?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Authors can update Open Access mandates during revision, or request changes during peer review by contacting the Editorial Office or ACS Publications Support; Open Access can also be purchased after publication.\"}]","Guide on Open Access Publishing with ACS in 2026 | PDF",1790003428]