Table 2

Access policies of journals with high impact factors that do not provide open access with Creative Commons licences

PublisherOrganisation statusJournals included
(n=14)
Open access variants available*
Embargo period†Version of article available
American Association for Cancer Research JournalsNon-profit society Cancer Discov NoneVoR‡
6–12 monthsAccepted
American College of PhysiciansNon profit society Ann Intern Med 6 monthsAccepted
American Medical AssociationNon-profit society JAMA NoneVoR§
6 monthsVoR
Massachusetts Medical SocietyNon-profit society N Engl J Med 6 monthsVoR
Nature Publishing GroupCommercial Nature; Nat Biotechnol; Nat Cell Biol;
Nat Genet; Nat Immunol; Nat Mater;
Nat Med; Nat Methods; Nat Neurosci
6 monthsAccepted
Wiley-BlackwellCommercial World Psychiatry 12 monthsAccepted
  • *Available under the terms specified on the journal website.

  • †None = immediate open access; >0 months = delayed open access.

  • ‡On payment of US$3500 AuthorChoice fee.

  • §Available to read on JAMA Network Reader.

  • VoR, version of record.