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Use to settle PNAS Nexus's open-access decisions — confirm the gold-OA model and the article processing charge (APC), check eligibility for waivers/discounts (low-/middle-income countries, Read & Publish, membership) and funder compliance, and choose the license (CC BY vs CC BY-NC). This is PNAS Nexus's signature pre-submission decision; it replaces flagship PNAS's Direct/Contributed track choice (PNAS Nexus has no such track).

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# Open Access, APC & License (pnasnexus-openaccess)

## Why this skill exists

PNAS Nexus is **fully gold open access**: every published article is free to read, and there is **no subscription or hybrid option**. That means an **article processing charge (APC)** and a **license choice** are part of the submission, not an afterthought. This is the PNAS-Nexus-specific decision that has **no analogue at flagship PNAS** — and it takes the slot that the Direct/Contributed *track* choice occupies in the `pnas-skills` pack. Settle it right after `pnasnexus-fit`, because funding and eligibility can affect whether and how you submit.

> **There is no Direct vs Contributed track at PNAS Nexus.** Unlike flagship PNAS, an NAS member **cannot "contribute"** a paper, and there is no prearranged-editor route. **All** submissions go through standard editor-assigned peer review (assigned to an Editorial Board member, then a handling/guest editor, with ≥2 independent reviews). If someone expects to use a member-communicated track, correct that expectation here.

## When to trigger

- Before submitting, to confirm the APC, funding, and license.
- The author asks "how much does this cost?" or "can we get a waiver?"
- A funder (NIH, Wellcome, UKRI, Gates, an ERC/Plan-S grant) requires open access with a specific license.
- A co-author who is an NAS member assumes they can communicate the paper (they cannot — see above).
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