Read and Publish Agreements
The Library has a number of “Read and Publish” deals that allow University of Waikato corresponding authors to publish open access in selected journals without payment of an Article Processing Charge (APC). The agreements we have entered into have been negotiated by CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) which we are a member of.
See the 2023 Read and Publish Agreements Journal Title List for titles that are included in these Read and Publish Agreements.
What are read and publish agreements?
"A Read-and-Publish agreement is an agreement in which the publisher receives payment for reading and payment for publishing bundled into a single contract. The ‘read’ part of the agreement covers the subscriptions libraries pay so they can access closed material, and the ‘publish’ part covers APCs that authors would have paid to publish their papers as open access. This bundling together brings payment for publishing into a contractual arrangement handled by the library rather than being addressed ad hoc by individual authors who are choosing open access publishing. "
How do they work?
If you are the corresponding author in a journal that is part of the agreement, you will receive an email alerting you to the agreement and asking you to confirm eligibility after acceptance of your manuscript. Please note that in order for the notification to be triggered, your affiliation needs to be confirmed during the submission process by using your University of Waikato email address and entering the University of Waikato in any affiliation/institution fields.
- Author’s role: The corresponding author must be from the University of Waikato.
- Affiliation and email address: To be recognised as eligible University of Waikato authors when submitting to these publishers, you must use your University of Waikato email address and The University of Waikato for your affiliation and the name of the institution.
- Licences: Your Open Access articles will be published under Creative Commons (CC) licences.
- Article allowances: The article allowance provided by Oxford, Springer Nature and Wiley is an allocation shared by all libraries in the Council of Australasian University Librarians consortia and will be allocated on a first come-first served basis. Once the allowance is allocated, authors of additional articles may choose to publish as closed access, make their article open by submitting the author accepted manuscript to Research Commons or pay an Article Processing Charge for the article to be published open access. Publishing levels are monitored on the CAUL website.
- Publication types: Not all types of Open Access publications are eligible under this Read-and-Publish agreement. For example, Oxford, Springer Nature, Sage, Wiley and Taylor and Francis agreements offer publishing entitlements in "hybrid" journals only. Hybrid journals publish both open and closed articles within the same journal. Further information can be found in the description of an agreement.
- Article types: Not all article types are eligible. This information can be found in the description of an agreement.
- Page types: Some agreements allow for charges for colour pages or reprints
- Green Open Access: Some agreements allow authors to also publish green Open Access (ie in Research Commons). Further information can be found in the description of an agreement.
Contact the Open Research Team for more information about the Read and Publish Agreements.
Current agreements
AIP (American Institute of Physics)
Active from 1 January 2023.
Active from 1 January 2023.
The AIPP Standard Proposal consists of 25 titles (2 titles are included for access but not publishing). Four other titles are available for additional subscription fees, which include publishing rights.
Restrictions: Fully open access journals are not included in the agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply). Two hybrid titles are also currently excluded from the agreement: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan and Physics Today.
Details:
- Authors will publish under CC BY license by default.
- This deal is capped at the consortia level on a first come first serve basis. Read more: Read and Publish Agreements Negotiated by CAUL.
Further information: AIP Publishing Read & Publish Author Guidelines; CAUL guide update coming soon.
Cambridge University Press
This agreement covers 388 journals, comprised of gold and hybrid titles.
This agreement covers 388 journals, comprising gold and hybrid titles.
- Authors are able to choose between CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA, or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
- No publishing limit, uncapped.
- Authors may also publish as green open access (in Research Commons).
For more information, please refer to:
CSIRO
This agreement covers fifteen journals and two society journals, comprised of gold and hybrid titles.
This agreement covers fifteen journals and two society journals, comprising gold and hybrid titles.
- Authors are able to choose between CC-BY, CC-BY-NC or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
- No publishing limit, uncapped.
- Authors may also publish as green open access (in Research Commons).
For more information, please refer to:
IOP
Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).
Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).
Unlimited open access publishing for University of Waikato corresponding authors in eligible hybrid and open access IOP Publishing journals. 74 journals (including 19 gold open access journals) are covered by the agreement.
Restrictions: 20 titles are excluded from the agreement, including titles from partner societies (Chinese Physical Society and American Astronomical Society) and some collections of conference proceedings.
Eligible article types include:
- research articles
- special issue articles
- review articles
- letters
Licence options: CC-BY.
Further information: IOP Publishing Transformative and Institutional Open Access Agreements; CAUL guide update coming soon.
Oxford University Press
This agreement covers 351 hybrid journals.
This agreement covers 351 hybrid journals.
- Authors are able to choose between a CC-BY and CC-BY-NC license.
- Publishing limit shared by participating CAUL members, capped.
- Authors may also publish as green open access (in Research Commons).
For more information, please refer to:
The Royal Society
This agreement covers 10 journals, comprised of gold and hybrid titles.
This agreement covers 10 journals, comprising gold and hybrid titles.
- Authors will publish under CC BY as default.
- No publishing limit, uncapped.
- Authors may also publish as green open access (in Research Commons).
For more information, please refer to:
SAGE
Active for 2023.
Active for 2023.
Unlimited open access publishing for University of Waikato corresponding authors in all hybrid SAGE Choice journals journals (866 titles).
Restrictions: 12 hybrid journals are excluded from the agreement, as they do not yet support open access publishing. Gold open access journals are not included in the agreement, although an APC discount is available (see below).
Eligible article types: Covered article types include:
- Original Research Papers
- Review Papers
- Brief Communications
- Short Reports
- Case Reports
The agreement does not cover: Articles published as part of commercially sponsored supplements; Errata; Book reviews; Editorials; Published abstracts; Call for papers; News items or similar.
Licence options include: CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND.
Further Information: CAUL guide update coming soon.
Springer Nature
This agreement covers 2381 hybrid journals from Springer, Palgrave, Adis and Academic Journals on Nature.com. Nature Journals remain outside the agreement.
This agreement covers 2381 hybrid journals from Springer, Palgrave, Adis and Academic Journals on Nature.com. Nature Journals remain outside the agreement.
- Authors are able to choose between CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
- Authors may also publish as green open access (in Research Commons).
Cap details: This deal is capped at the consortia level on a first come first serve basis. Read more: Read & Publish Agreements Negotiated by CAUL: Springer Nature
For more information, please refer to:
Taylor and Francis
Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).
Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).
Coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Waikato corresponding authors in selected hybrid Taylor & Francis journals. The selected journals list will be available shortly.
Eligible article types: Covers T&F's core content types. This includes:
- Article
- Review
- Research Article
- Review Article
- Report
- Short Communication
- Case Report Note
- Original Article
- Guest Editorial
Licence options include: CC BY; CC BY-NC-ND.
Further Information: CAUL guide update coming soon.
Wiley
This agreement covers 1378 hybrid journals.
This agreement allows authors from participating institutions to publish open access in over 1,800 titles with no transactional APCs. This includes high impact titles such as Advanced Materials, New Phytologist and Reviews of Geophysics.
- Authors are able to choose between CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
- Publishing limit shared by participating CAUL members, capped.
- Authors may also publish author accepted manuscripts as green open access (in Research Commons) after the embargo period.
For more information, please refer to:
Article Processing Charge (APC) discount agreements
Note: There may be other APC discounts UoW researchers receive that are not included here. If you are aware of these and would like us to add their details here, please contact the library.
Elsevier
This agreement covers approximately 1800 Elsevier-owned and Elsevier published core hybrid journals.
This agreement covers approximately 1800 Elsevier-owned and Elsevier published core hybrid journals. The agreement offers a 12.5% discount on APC's paid directly by University of Waikato corresponding authors.
- Authors are able to choose between CC-BY or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses.
- No publishing limit, uncapped.
- Authors may also publish author accepted manuscripts as green open access (in Research Commons) after the embargo period.
Check the 2022 APC Fees List from Elsevier eligible for the discount.
Royal Society of Chemistry
This agreement covers all RSC subscription journals and offers a 15% discount on APCs paid directly by University of Waikato corresponding authors.
This agreement covers all RSC subscription journals and offers a 15% discount on APCs paid directly by University of Waikato corresponding authors.
- Authors are able to choose between CC-BY or CC-BY-NC licenses.
- No publishing limit, uncapped.
- Authors may also publish as green open access (in Research Commons).
Check the 2022 APC Fees List from Royal Society of Chemistry for a list of titles eligible for the discount.
Need help? Contact the Open Research Team at [email protected].