In 2025, University of the Philippines System has entered into an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge Core.
To recall, we wrote a blog post on journal article publishing without APCs (article publishing fee) last year. Back then the prospect of open access publishing for UP authors was not very bright as we did not have a ‘transformative agreement’ with the publishers, so the authors had to pay for the APCs on their own which made open access publishing less attractive.
The Cambridge transformative agreement enables authors who are affiliated with the UP System with an opportunity to publish their articles as open access in gold and hybrid journals.
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You may also browse the Cambridge Core entry on UP System for more information. The benefits available are distributed in two categories:
| Category A: Institutions with 1 Free APC + 20% Discount on Subsequent APCs | Category B: Institutions with Unlimited 20% APC Discount |
|---|---|
| University of the Philippines Baguio University of the Philippines Diliman University of the Philippines Los Baños University of the Philippines Manila University of the Philippines Visayas | University of the Philippines Mindanao University of the Philippines Cebu University of the Philippines Open University University of the Philippines Tacloban College |
For further inquiries regarding APC funding, eligibility, or approval processes, please email the Reference Librarians at libraryinfo.updiliman@up.edu.ph.