Regarding the payment of book/monograph OA fees by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Since the policy ( https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/ ) launched in January 2021, books/monographs have not been included in the policy scope. However, we would review requests on a case-by-case basis if the cost was similar to what we would pay for an individual article processing charge (APC).
As we are phasing out APCs in the 2025 Open Access Policy,
( https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/open-access-policy/2025-open-access-policy/ ) we are ceasing to review these exemptions.
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