Journal of Functional Programming is Open Access as of 2022

Cambridge University Press is committed to the principles of open research, of which open access publishing is an essential pillar. The Press and the journal’s editors firmly believe that converting the journal to open access ensures much greater visibility and impact of the high-quality research that it publishes, strengthening its position as a highly influential publication in the field.

What is open access?

Open access is the practice of making published research freely accessible to all. Whilst there are a number of mechanisms for making content freely available, the Gold Open Access model used by Journal of Functional Programming requires that the published 'version of record' is made freely available to all immediately upon publication, with additional usage rights. As no subscriptions are sold to view the content, such open access journals are typically financially supported through an article processing charge (APC) levied on the submitting author's institution or funding body. For more information about Open Access at Cambridge University Press, see our Cambridge Open pages.

Please note that the decision whether to accept a paper for publication will rest solely with the editors, independently from the publisher, and without reference to the funding situation of the authors. The editors, editorial board members, and reviewers will have no involvement with the billing of APCs and cannot grant discretionary waivers.

What is the APC of Journal of Functional Programming?

For Journal of Functional Programming, we are committed to maintaining the APC at a level justified by real publishing costs, and you can find our current APC on the journal’s fees and pricing page. There are no extra submission or figure charges.

How can authors obtain funding to pay for the article processing charge?

Multiple funding routes are available to ensure that every author, irrespective of their circumstances, can publish in the Journal of Functional Programming and enjoy the benefits of Gold OA. For full details, please see our open access options page.

Sponsorship through Journal of Functional Programming

Journal of Functional Programming aims to get sponsorship from companies and organisations interested in its core subject areas, to fund Gold Open Access publication for authors who otherwise would not have means to pay an APC. No author will be expected to pay an APC out of their own pocket. If you do not have funding for an APC, and are not covered by any of our other funding options, please contact the Publishing Editor, Samira Ceccarelli (sceccarelli@cambridge.org) so that we can discuss your specific circumstances.

See more info on sponsorship here: Sponsorship and advertising (cambridge.org)

Do APCs apply to all article types?

Waivers will be automatically granted for certain non-research article types. For a full list of article type waivers, see our open access options page.

Copyright and licensing information

The original ownership of the copyright in published articles will remain unchanged. Authors will be able to post the final published version of their article anywhere (e.g. personal webpage, institutional repository), providing the work is fully attributed. We note, however, that we can currently only track usage statistics for article views and downloads from our own site. Articles will be published, by default, under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY). Authors will, however, have the option to publish under a CC BY Non-Commercial Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA) licence, or a CC BY Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) licence if so desired.

Find out more about Creative Commons licences here.

What is the process for submitting articles?

Articles should be submitted in the usual way, via our online submission system, and will undergo rigorous peer review.