Gold Open Access
The Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) now offers the option of Gold Open Access for authors who publish with Urologic Nursing, where their published, full-text articles may be made freely available online.
Article Processing Charge
To enable Gold Open Access for a published Urologic Nursing article, the author(s) or sponsor(s) of that article will pay an Article Processing Charge (APC). The APC covers the processing and publication of the Gold Open Access article, and in return, allows for wider distribution of the article’s full-text content.
Urologic Nursing authors who elect SUNA’s Gold Open Access option for their article will be required to pay the APC upon acceptance of their manuscript.
Upon publication, the full text of the article will be made available by SUNA through PubMed Central and on SUNA’s website.
| Gold Open Access APC – 2025 Rates | |
|---|---|
| SUNA member: | $2500 |
| Regular: | $2750 |
Funding
The APC may be funded by institutions or other agencies for eligible authors, where the an institution or agency will cover the cost of publishing an open access article on the author's behalf, if they meet the eligibility criteria.
Qualifications:
The institution has an agreements with SUNA, allowing it to cover a portion or all of the APC for their affiliated researchers.
A research grant may also cover some or all of the author’s APC, often with specific eligibility requirements based on the research project or grant.
Other factors, such as the author's affiliation, the research topic, and the funding source, can determine if an author is eligible for APC funding from their institution or agency.
Funding from an institution or agency, and if all or part of the APC will be covered by the institution or agency, must be disclosed at the time of manuscript submission.