Read & Publish

What are Read & Publish agreements?

These agreements provide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide students and staff with increased opportunities to publish open access (OA) without paying article processing charges (APCs). Publisher-imposed title exclusions and caps on the number of APCs waived apply to most agreements. Lists of journal titles covered by each individual Read & Publish agreement are detailed below. You can also use the Read and Publish Journal selector to search for titles included in the agreements by name or subject area.


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The full list of all journals included in the CAUL Read & Publish Agreements isÌý. Note that the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has not entered into all of the agreements.ÌýPlease refer to theÌýOur Read & Publish agreementsÌýsection below to see the 19 UofA-specific agreements. When referring to the full title list, use the dropdown menu to select the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide as your institution to discover journals where you can publish. You can also filter by publisher or use the search button to find specific journals.

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Frequently asked questions

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Key eligibility requirements

To be eligible to publish as part of these agreements, you must:Ìý

  • be the corresponding author
  • be affiliated with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, andÌý
  • use your ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ email address.

Each agreement has different conditions. Refer to the Inclusions and Information for authors links on the for the specific requirements of each agreement.Ìý

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Our Read & Publish agreements

The Library has agreements with the following publishers:

  • American Institute of Physics

    This agreement allows authors to publish in 23 titles.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý.

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    This agreement allows authors to publish in 87 hybrid APA journals.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý

  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Open

    This agreement allows authors to publish in all of ACM's hybrid and gold journals.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý

  • Cambridge

    This agreement allows authors to publish in gold and hybrid Cambridge titles.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý.

  • Company of Biologists

    The Ìýenables corresponding authors to publish their work open access under a Creative Commons Attribution license in . This agreementÌýalso provides access to all content, including the entire archive back to 1853.

    Information for authors: You can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the .

  • CSIRO

    This agreement allows authors to publish in 15 CSIRO owned journals plus 2 society journals.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý.

  • Elsevier

    This agreement allows authors to publish in a range of Elsevier titles.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý.

  • Emerald

    This agreement allows authors to publish in Emerald Management eJournal collections and Emerald gold open access titles. Please contact liaisonlibs@adelaide.edu.au for questions regarding title inclusion.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý

  • Expert Medicine Collection

    This agreement allows authors to publish in Taylor & Francis' Expert Medicine Collection.

    Information for authors: Please contact liaisonlibs@adelaide.edu.au for questions regarding title inclusion.

  • Institute of Physics

    This agreement allows authors to publish in 76 titles.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý.

  • John Benjamins

    This agreement allows authors to publish in 85 hybrid titles.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the

  • Karger Publishers

    The publish over in the field of medicalÌýscience. Corresponding authors can publish immediately to open access on the publisher's platform once the article has been accepted.ÌýThis agreement also provides access to all back issues of these journalsÌýback to 1990, and can also be used forÌýtext and data mining.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the .

  • Microbiology Society

    The Ìýis a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and practical uses, and they publish . This agreement also provides access to back issues of these journalsÌýback to 1947, and can also be used for text and data mining.

    Information for authors:ÌýThe Microbiology Society will confirm details with the author during the manuscript submission process. You can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the .

  • Oxford ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Press

    Ìýpublish across a wide range of disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, law, science, and medicine.ÌýThis agreement allows authors to publish in some of OUP's hybrid journals.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý

  • Royal Society

    The Ìýpublish across the biological, physical, mathematical and engineering sciences.ÌýThis agreement also provides access to back issues of these journals back to 1665.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the .

  • Sage

    SAGE is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services.Ìý

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on theÌý.

  • Springer

    The Ìýagreement enables authors to publish in approximately Ìýacross disciplines.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the .

  • Taylor & Francis

    This agreement allows authors to publish in 2128 Taylor & Francis journals.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the

  • Wiley

    The agreement includes over across disciplines including high impact journals available for authors to publish their work open access.

    Information for authors:ÌýYou can find publisher-specific information including author rights and details about how to submit your article for open access publishing on the .


Discounted Publisher agreements

Some publishers don’t have Read & Publish agreements available but do provide a discount on the article processing charge (APC). The discount is automatically applied to the APCs upon acceptance of an article where the corresponding author uses their ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide email address.

The Library has agreements with the following publishers:

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

    This discounted agreement provides a 50% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC) to publish Open Access in any of ASME’s hybrid journals. The title list and further details on eligibility and the publishing process can be found on theÌý

  • Royal Society of Chemistry

    • 15% discount off the article processing charge
    • The discount is automatically applied to the APC upon acceptance of an article
    • You must use your ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide email address
    • All journals included

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Frequently asked questions

Eligibility

  • Who can publish via the Read & Publish agreements?

    The agreements cover all ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide corresponding authors, both staff and students. To be eligible you must ensure that the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is your first affiliation and that you use your ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ email address.

  • I’m not the corresponding author. Can my article still be published open access for free?

    To be covered by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Read & Publish agreements you must be the corresponding author. If the corresponding author is from another institution, it is worth checking if their institution has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement.

    If no agreement exists then you can still make your work open access for free via our institutional repository, . Simply deposit your Author Accepted Manuscript in .

  • Is there a limit on the number of articles that can be published open access under the agreements?

    Most of the Read & Publish agreements provide access to authors for unlimited publishing. The exceptions are Elsevier, Oxford ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Press, Springer, and Wiley and Hindawi. These publishers have capped limits that are shared across all participating institutions within the Council of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Librarians (CAUL) consortium. The limits reset at the beginning of the calendar year. are now available on the capped agreements, providing up-to-date statistics. For further information on the number of articles covered by these agreements, see the Number of included articles section in the CAUL publisher pages for Elsevier, Oxford ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Press, Springer, and Wiley and Hindawi.

  • Which article types are eligible under the agreements?

    Eligible article types depend on the publisher. Check the Inclusions and Information for authors links on the for specific details.

  • Can I publish an Open Access book/monograph using the agreements?

    The Read and Publish agreements cover journal articles only. The Library cannot offer support for paying Book Processing Charges (BPC) to publish Open Access books. Your funding may cover such charges.

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Article processing charges

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Open access (OA)

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Capped agreements

  • What happens if the cap runs out before the end of the calendar year?

    Selected Read and Publish agreements have publisher imposed caps. The cap applies to the entire CAUL consortium membership and may be reached by the end of the year. CAUL has produced a with approval and rejection statistics for capped agreements to help Universities monitor the capped status.

    If a quota is exceeded, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide authors can:

    1. Publish the article open and source funds to pay the APC
    2. Publish under traditional subscription model (read only access behind a paywall).

    Authors are encouraged to submit an accepted version of their paper to . To further discuss your publishing options please contact your Liaison Librarian.

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