Imperiais participating in a Read and Publish Agreement with  This provides immediate open access for all articles published by Imperiacorresponding authors, with no additional cost to the author. Article Publishing Charges (APCs) are fully covered in ASME’s hybrid (subscription-based) journals, and the fully open access ASME Open Journal of Engineering.

To be identified as eligible for this agreement by the publisher you should ensure that you are listed as the corresponding author and use your Imperiae-mail address throughout the submission process.

If you have any questions regarding this agreement or the process please contact the open access team.