Gold for Gold

We recognise that researchers are often being asked to publish Open Access (OA), but do not have the funding to pay for it directly.

To support the funder-led evolution to Gold OA, and following a successful pilot scheme in the UK, our Gold for Gold initiative rewards all institutions that subscribe to RSC Gold with voucher codes to make papers available via OA, free of charge.

Gold for Gold ensures academics can further increase the visibility of their quality research, whilst raising their institution's reputation. Recent beneficiaries include: University of Cambridge, University College London, Queen's University Belfast, Birmingham University (all UK); University of California - Los Angeles (US); Helsinki University (Finland); Linkopings Universitet (Sweden); Universitat Basel (Switzerland); Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (Netherlands).

We hope you take full advantage of any due voucher codes. For full details on how this project works, including information on how to claim and use your voucher codes, click on the Frequently Asked Questions link below.
 

Gold for Gold in the News

Keep up-to-date with the latest Gold for Gold news.

Testimonials

"There are some quite ingenious attempts to avoid [double-dipping], of which the Royal Society of Chemistry Gold for Gold scheme is one that we particularly welcome."
Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science

"The more that this type of thinking can be seen to permeate throughout the publishing industry, the better."
Ron Egginton, Head, BBSRC and ESRC Team, Research Funding Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

"With research budgets tight, ensuring that exciting results reach the widest possible audience is often difficult. Allowing open access to my PCCP paper via the Gold for Gold initiative provides an opportunity to promote this research and I am therefore delighted to be the first recommended for this scheme by my School...." 
Dr Ian Lane, Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, QUB, UK

"This initiative is welcomed, and will serve to promote Open Access publishing to researchers." 
Lesley Gray, Journals Co-ordinator, Scheme Manager, University of Cambridge, UK

"Gold for Gold demonstrates the Society's engagement with the chemical science community and recent Open Access developments." 
Lorraine Estelle, Chief Executive of JISC

"The University of Queensland Library is very excited to participate in the RSC's Gold for Gold initiative as it adds to the Library's support for Open Access at UQ. The RSC have been very responsive and helpful to us in establishing the program here at UQ and we look forward to promoting this service to UQ authors in the next few months"
Heather Todd, Director, Scholarly Publishing & Digitisation Service, The University of Queensland 

"I have found the RSCs Gold for Gold scheme a useful way to introduce myself to the idea of Gold Open Access publishing. It is giving me the opportunity to discover what benefits OA can give to me."
Tom Welton, Head of Chemistry Department, Imperial College, UK

"The Gold for Gold initiative is a great opportunity to introduce the Open Access Road to our researchers in Chemistry." Margareta Fathli, Librarian, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

"I process 150 manuscripts a year for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. I will definitely use a voucher next time I publish in OBC." Professor Margaret Brimble, Chair of Organic Chemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand and Associate Editor, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry