--- title: CRKN and Canadian Science Publishing OA Partnership --- [![CSP Logo](https://info.cdnsciencepub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CSP_logo_RGB_colour_white_text.png?width=130&height=71&name=CSP_logo_RGB_colour_white_text.png)](https://cdnsciencepub.com/?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) [![CRKN Logo](https://info.cdnsciencepub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crkn-logo-full-color-cmyk%20-%20white%20text.png?width=130&height=57&name=crkn-logo-full-color-cmyk%20-%20white%20text.png)](https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca) [![Canadian Science Publishing](https://info.cdnsciencepub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CSP_logo_RGB_colour_white_text.png?width=180&height=98&name=CSP_logo_RGB_colour_white_text.png "Canadian Science Publishing")](https://cdnsciencepub.com/?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) [![crkn-logo-full-color-cmyk - white text](https://info.cdnsciencepub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crkn-logo-full-color-cmyk%20-%20white%20text.png?width=250&height=110&name=crkn-logo-full-color-cmyk%20-%20white%20text.png "crkn-logo-full-color-cmyk - 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Comply with funder requirements - Retain copyright through a CC BY licence - Share full and immediate access worldwide to your research upon publication [Learn more about the benefits of publishing open access.](https://cdnsciencepub.com/open-science?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) Authors from the following CRKN-affiliated universities are eligible: Atlantic Region - Dalhousie University - Memorial University of Newfoundland - Saint Mary's University - St. Francis Xavier University - University of New Brunswick Ontario - Brock University - Carleton University - Lakehead University - Laurentian University - McMaster University - Ontario Tech University - Queen's University - Royal Military College of Canada - Toronto Metropolitan University - Trent University - University of Guelph - University of Ottawa - University of Toronto - University of Waterloo - University of Windsor - Western University - Wilfrid Laurier University - York University Quebec - Concordia University - McGill University - Université de Montréal - Université de Sherbrooke - Université du Québec à Montréal - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Université Laval Western Region - Athabasca University - MacEwan University - Mount Royal University - Simon Fraser University - Thompson Rivers University - University of Alberta - University of British Columbia - University of Calgary - University of Lethbridge - University of Manitoba - University of Northern British Columbia - University of Regina - University of Saskatchewan - University of the Fraser Valley - University of Victoria Publish open access at no cost Corresponding authors can publish an unlimited number of open access articles at no cost in the following top journals:   Publish open access at no cost Corresponding authors can publish an unlimited number of open access articles at no cost in the following top journals:   [![BCB\_2025](https://2295259.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2295259/hubfs/BCB_2025.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=BCB_2025.jpg)](https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/bcb?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) [![cjp\_2024](https://2295259.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2295259/hubfs/cjp_2024.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=cjp_2024.jpg)](https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjp?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) [![CJPP\_2025](https://2295259.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2295259/hubfs/CJPP_2025.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=CJPP_2025.jpg)](https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjpp?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) [![tcsme\_2024](https://2295259.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2295259/hubfs/tcsme_2024.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=tcsme_2024.jpg)](https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/tcsme?utm_source=hs&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=crkn-oa) [![CES\_CSP\_Journal\_OFC\_HR - 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