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Scholarly Article Publication Grants

Application Form

 

Scholarly Article Publication Grants are available from the university’s General Research Fund to all STU 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%)