GPER Journal Publication Fee Support

Journal Publication Fee Support for the GPER Community

This strand supports proposers in paying the journal publication fee for publishing physics education research articles in American Physical Society journals (e.g., Physical Review Physics Education Research and other Physical Review Journals).  These support grants provide up to $1,000 to authors with accepted manuscripts. Preference will be given to GPER members who have limited financial resources, e.g., students without grant funding, faculty at two-year colleges and/or minority-serving institutions, adjunct faculty, etc. 

Total funding available: $1,000/year

Typical award amount: $500

What information is needed?

Applications should include the following:

  • A maximum 1-page cover letter. This includes:

    • Impact: Why is this publication important to you in your career?

      • State as specifically as possible how this funding will directly benefit you, including a description of your current career stage and how it is relevant to your long-term career goals.

    • Financial Need: What is the nature of your financial need?

      • How much is the journal publication fee?  If this award will not fully cover this publication fee, how will you pay the remaining balance (e.g., personal out-of-pocket, institutional support, other awards)?

      • Describe funding opportunities available to you in your department, your institution, or more broadly and whether those could fully fund this publication fee.  When describing opportunities in your department/institution, please describe how much research is supported at your institution and any other information about institutional resources that you’d like to share. For U.S. institutions, state the Carnegie Classification of your institution, if possible: (you can look this up here:

  • Title and abstract of a manuscript that has been accepted for publication in an American Physical Society journal (e.g., Physical Review Physics Education Research and other Physical Review Journals). This will be shared through the GPER newsletter/website if funding is awarded.

  • Proof of manuscript acceptance (e.g., acceptance letter from the editor).

  • A maximum 4 page CV. 

    • For students and postdocs, please provide an advisor’s name and affiliation.

    • Include listings of all peer-reviewed publications (e.g., journal articles, conference papers).

Who is eligible?

Any member of GPER who has an accepted manuscript to be published in an American Physical Society journal (e.g., Physical Review Physics Education Research and other Physical Review Journals) and has not received this Journal Publication Fee award within the last two years is eligible. 

What criteria will be used during application review?

  • Applications will be assessed on three main criteria: relevance, impact, and financial need.

    • Impact:

      • Publication would provide a significant benefit to you in your career. It is expected that students, postdocs, and other early career researchers will typically experience the greatest benefit.

    • Financial need:

      • Your institution has limited funding / resources (based on institution type and any other information received).

      • You lack access to alternative funding sources that could fully pay this journal publication fee.

 

Review Process

The Mini-Grant Chair receives all applications, checks them for compliance with the RFP. The Mini-Grant Sub-Committee members read all applications and rank them in a shared spreadsheet, then meet as a committee to come to consensus on a recommendation for how to apportion funds. The recommendation is presented to the Executive Committee as a whole for their approval. The Mini-Grant Chair notifies all applicants of the outcomes. Please note that all current and future GPER Executive Committee members will have access to applications.

Processing Payment

For Journal Publication Fee awards (Strand 4), publication fees will be paid directly to the journal through their publication fee system.

Please submit your application addressing the above criteria, via the link below.

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