Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library
Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library, IIT Guwahati provides institutional support for Article Processing Charges (APC) under the Government of India's ONOS programme. Eligible IIT Guwahati researchers can publish in 426+ top-tier Q1 Gold Open Access journals with APC funded by INFLIBNET.
Complete step-by-step guide for IIT Guwahati researchers — eligibility, application process, document requirements, and signing workflow.
Answers to common questions about eligibility, co-authorship, journal coverage, declaration forms, payment timelines, and more.
Browse and search 426 ONOS-eligible journals. Filter by subject, publisher, OA licence type, or browse A–Z. Download filtered results as CSV.
Submit your APC application directly on the official ONOS portal. Register with your IIT Guwahati email ID to begin the process.
Official ONOS helpdesk for technical issues, portal access, payment queries, and escalations. Contact INFLIBNET directly.
Download the IIT Guwahati ONOS APC Guidelines document in Word (.doc) format for offline reference or printing.
Submit your manuscript to any of the 426 ONOS-eligible journals. Proceed through peer review. Inform publisher after acceptance that APC will be paid by INFLIBNET Centre.
Visit onos.gov.in/apc. Register with your IIT Guwahati institutional email. Fill in article details, author information, and contribution declaration. Download the generated PDF.
Print the Declaration of Author's Contribution. Collect signatures from all co-authors and the Dean of Academic Research (IIT Guwahati signing authority for HoI endorsement).
Go to Existing Submissions on the portal → click Pending status → upload the signed declaration, acceptance email/letter, and publisher APC invoice. The Nodal Officer at Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library will be notified automatically and will verify and approve on the portal.
After Nodal Officer approval, INFLIBNET reviews and pays the APC directly to the publisher within approximately 15–20 working days. You will receive an email notification once payment is made. After article publication, confirm publication on the ONOS portal.