AGU has 12 fully Open Access journals: AGU Advances, Community Science, Earth’s Future, Earth and Space Science, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Geohealth, Geophysical Research Letters, JGR: Machine Learning and Computation, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Space Weather, and Water Resources Research (starting January 2024).

• Authors must pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) for their article to be published.
• Authors can select one of several Creative Commons (CC) licenses.
• Articles published in these journals are freely available online immediately upon publication.

AGU has 12 hybrid journals where readers will find some articles available via Open Access while others will be behind a paywall unless their institution has a subscription.

• If an author wants their article to be available free of charge to all readers (i.e. Open Access) they will need to pay an Article Processing Charge. Authors can select this option after their article is accepted. Authors select one of several Creative Commons (CC) licenses. The article is freely available online immediately upon publication.
• Alternatively authors do not pay an Article Processing Charge to be published in the journal but their article is only accessible via subscription or purchase.

In January 2024 AGU will launch a new Open Access books series. More information is coming in October 2023. Proposals are welcome in advance of the official start. Contact [email protected]

Many funders and institutions now completely cover or take advantage of discounts on open access author publishing charges in AGU journals through accounts with our publishing partner, Wiley. These instances may apply to any author while others apply only for the corresponding author of the paper. Find out if your institution has an account.

To ensure availability of funding is not a barrier to publication, AGU provides various funding options for our authors, including waivers and discounts on publishing fees. These options vary depending on the type of journal you choose. For more information, visit our Funding Options page.