Open Access Publishing

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in most hybrid AIP Publishing journals. View the eligible titles list: PDF download; Excel (.xlsx) download.

Journal 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.

Eligible article types: Communication, conference article, contributed paper, fast track, invited paper, letter, method, note, perspective, research article, research update, review articles, roadmap, tutorial.

Cap details: This is a capped agreement. However, the publishing cap is set at over 190% of participating institutions' average annual publishing amount, so it is very unlikely the cap will be reached in 2023. All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's AIP Publishing page.

Licence options: CC BY.

How to use the agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and email address upon submission, and in accepted paper, to be recognised as eligible under the agreement.

Further information: AIP Publishing Read & Publish Author Guidelines; CAUL R&P Guide.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in journals to which the University of Melbourne currently subscribes. View the covered journals list (Excel spreadsheet).

Journal restrictions: Some journals excluded from this agreement. Only those in the list above are covered.

Eligible article types include: Research articles, Review articles.

Licence options: Author’s choice of CC BY, CC BY-NC, or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: Authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation. Procedures change depending on the mode of submission:

• If submitting through Brill’s Editorial Manager system, authors will be asked whether they are affiliated with an institution that has a read-and-publish agreement in place.
• If submitting directly to a journal contact, authors must request to publish open access and indicate that they are affiliated with an institution that has a read-and-publish agreement in place.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide (note that CAUL's included journal list does not reflect our Brill subscriptions and should not be relied upon for determining coverage under the agreement); Brill - Institutional Open Access Agreements.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in most hybrid and fully open access journals. View the full title list.

Journal restrictions: Some journal titles and article types are excluded from this agreement. Only those in the list above are covered.

Eligible article types include: Research articles, Review articles, Rapid communications, Brief reports, Case reports.

Licence options: Author’s choice of CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: In all correspondence with the Cambridge University Press, Ironclad, and Rightslink, authors must use their University of Melbourne email and postal address, and provide their ORCID.

1. Follow CUP’s usual article submission process via the journal’s homepage on Cambridge Core.
2. On acceptance of the article, the corresponding author must complete an author publishing agreement (this may be sent via the Ironclad system).
3. The corresponding author then:
   • Selects the "Open Access" publishing option.
   • Chooses a Creative Commons licence (e.g. CC BY)
   • If prompted, refers the Article Processing Charge (APC) to “My institution”.
4. APCs are automatically waived by Rightslink (Copyright Clearance Center) when the corresponding author is from an eligible institution (verified using their affiliation and institutional email address).

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; CUP - Read and Publish Agreements; CUP - Open Access Waivers and Discounts.

Type: Open access publisher agreement.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all journals hosted by the publisher.

NOTE: The publisher will charge 150€ to authors whose articles range from 8,001 to 9,000 words.

Licence options: CC BY.

How to use the agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement.

Further information: Cogitatio Press.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in five of the CSHLP journals:

• Genes & Development
• Genome Research
• Learning & Memory
• RNA
• Molecular Case Studies (a fully open access journal)

Journal restrictions: The following three CSHLP journals are not included in the agreement (author-facing APCs will apply for open access publishing): CSH Perspectives in Biology, CSH Perspectives in Medicine, and CSH Protocols.

Eligible article types: Fully peer-reviewed research articles accepted for publication.

Licence options: CC BY; CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: University of Melbourne corresponding authors must use their University affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement.

Further information: CSHLP Transformative Agreements FAQ.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in the publisher’s three hybrid journals:

• Development
• Journal of Cell Science
• Journal of Experimental Biology

Journal restrictions: Fully open access journals are not included in this agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply).

Eligible article types: Original research paper article.

Licence options: Authors' choice of: CC-BY; CC-BY-SA; CC-BY-ND; CC-BY-NC; CC-BY-NC-SA; CC-BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: University of Melbourne corresponding authors must use their University email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement. Submissions should be made using the publisher’s online submission platform.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Company of Biologists - Read & Publish Open Access Initiative.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all 15 CSIRO-owned journals, and two (of seven) society journals published by CSIRO. View the included journals list on the CSIRO Publishing website.

Note that several of CSIRO Publishing's fully open access journals do not charge APCs (see DOAJ). They are not listed in the included journals list, but they are free to publish in.

Journal restrictions: Some society journals are excluded from this agreement. Only those in the list above are covered under the R&P agreement.

Licence options: Author’s choice of CC-BY, CC-BY-NC or CC-BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement:

1. Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement.
2. Submissions must be made through CSIRO’s submission platform, ScholarOne. Eligible authors will be identified by their email addresses and Ringgold ID.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; CSIRO Publishing - Read and Publish.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in hybrid journals to which the University of Melbourne subscribes. View a list of eligible hybrid journals (Excel spreadsheet).

Journal restrictions: De Gruyter’s fully open access (gold) journals are not covered under the agreement, although an APC discount is available (see below).

Eligible article types include: Research articles (original papers), Review articles, Brief communications, Continuing education, Case reports.

Licence options: CC BY (as per De Gruyter’s Open Access Publishing Agreement with authors).

How to use the agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement. The publisher will automatically check eligibility based on this email address and inform the corresponding author that a read-and-publish agreement applies. More information on De Gruyter’s submission processes can be found on their website.

Related discount: When publishing in eligible fully open access (gold) journals (excluded from this agreement), University of Melbourne corresponding authors can receive a 20% APC discount. View a list of open access De Gruyter journals eligible for this discount (Excel spreadsheet). See "Discounts on open access publishing fees" below for details.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide (note that CAUL's included journal list does not reflect our De Gruyter subscriptions and should not be relied upon for determining coverage under the agreement); De Gruyter - Funding & Support.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in selected hybrid Elsevier journals. In 2023, 237 of Elsevier's 2,829 journals are included in the agreement and eligible for full APC waivers (subject to the eligibility criteria below). View the full 2023 list of included and excluded journals (.xlsx download).

Journal restrictions: Only specific titles are covered - check the list linked above for journals included in the R&P agreement. Lancet titles and Hybrid Cell Press titles are excluded from the agreement. Fully open access journals are also excluded from the agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply).

Eligible article types: Research Articles (Full Length Article) and Review Articles are included. However, other article types such as brief articles, practice guidelines, and short communications are not included.

Cap details: This is a capped agreement. CAUL has determined an included journals list, which aims to allow the agreement's publishing cap to cover the entire year's publishing in these titles. In 2023, the cap is set at 60% of participating institutions' 2021 publication count, and the included journals list covers the titles most heavily published in by these institutions. All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Elsevier page. Current estimates suggest the cap will not be reached in 2023, although this may change due to publishing trends.

If an article is accepted after the cap has been reached, it will be published behind a paywall (unless an APC is paid), at which point the author should deposit their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in Minerva Access to pursue free repository open access options.

Licence options: CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: The responsible corresponding author must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address upon article submission and in Elsevier's Online Author Communication System (OACS) to be recognised as eligible.

1. Follow Elsevier's usual submission process.
2. On acceptance, the corresponding author must complete a Rights and Access form in the OACS. This is the author's publishing agreement with Elsevier.
3. In this form, the corresponding author must:
   • Select the University of Melbourne as their organisation.
   • Select the "Gold Open Access" publishing option.
   • Select a Creative Commons licence (e.g. CC BY).
4. Coverage under the capped agreement is sent to CAUL for approval. They will quickly approve APC waivers for corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Melbourne, verifying this by the author's use of their unimelb email address.
   
   As noted in Elsevier's  Publishing Journey website: "If the institution does not validate paying the APC, then you receive an invoice for the full APC. In case you have no funding available, you contact the us via email to change the publishing option to subscription to publish free of charge within two weeks of Elsevier sending the invoice."

Related discount: Beyond the titles fully covered by the agreement, University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 15% APC discount on Elsevier's core hybrid titles and fully open access (gold) titles. Fully open access (gold) Cell Press and fully open access (gold) Lancet titles are eligible for this discount. See "Discounts on open access publishing fees" below for details.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Elsevier Publishing Journey (refer to the section "Gold Open Access: Central Funding Agreement")

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in FSG's hybrid journals only. These titles are hosted on two websites: Future Medicine and Future Science.

Journal restrictions: Fully open access journals are not included in this agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply).

Article type restrictions: The agreement excludes Drug Evaluation articles and content or research that is sponsored or funded by pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies.

Licence options: CC BY.

How to use the agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement.

1. Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne email address and affiliation in the submission system.
2. Complete an open access form (.doc download) and upload it either at submission or revision.
3. When your manuscript is accepted, the FSG payment system will allow you to check your institution is listed correctly and remove the open access fee.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Future Science Group - Open Access.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors of all article types into six hybrid journals and three book series. View the list of included journals and book series.

Journal restrictions: The agreement only covers the hybrid journals and book series specified, not the full range of Lyell Collection titles.

Eligible article types: All article types.

Licence options: CC BY.

How to use the agreement: University of Melbourne corresponding authors must use their University email address to be eligible for open access publishing under this agreement. Submissions should be made using the publisher’s online submission platform.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; The Geological Society - Read and Publish.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in eligible hybrid and open access IOP Publishing journals. 74 journals (including 19 gold open access journals) are covered by the agreement. View the included journals list: PDF download; Excel (.xlsx) download.

Journal 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, and letters.

Licence options: CC BY.

How to use the agreement: View IOP's step-by-step guide.

• The corresponding author must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address at the time of submission to be recognised as eligible under the agreement.
• When submitting to a hybrid IOP journal, you will be asked at Step 6 whether you wish to choose open access for the article. IOP recommends selecting "No" at this stage to avoid facing an APC if your article is ultimately ineligible.
• When assessing your article, IOP will use your affiliation to identify your eligibility for open access publishing under the agreement. They will send you an email confirming your eligibility with the subject line: "Open access options for your article."
• Either during peer review or upon acceptance, the corresponding author will be asked to sign an open access copyright form allowing publication under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.
• For details, read IOP's Guide to submitting under a transformative agreement.

Note: Some IOP journals attract additional charges that are not covered under this agreement, such as page charges.

Further information: IOP Publishing Transformative and Institutional Open Access Agreements; IOP Publishing Transformative Agreement Hub; CAUL R&P Guide.

Downloads: CAUL IOP Publishing leaflet (PDF); Included journals list (PDF); Included journals list (Excel).

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all six Microbiology Society journals.

Journal restrictions: None.

Licence options: CC BY or CC BY-NC. CC0 for accompanying data.

How to use this agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address in the accepted paper to be recognised as eligible.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Microbiology Society - Publish and Read.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in hybrid OUP journals. Check coverage in CAUL's annotated list of OUP journals.

Journal restrictions: Fully open access journals are not included in this agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply). Also note that some OUP journals do not yet offer hybrid open access publishing and are not covered under the agreement. For a full list of inclusions and exclusions, see CAUL's annotated list.

Eligible article types include: Research articles, Review articles, Case reports, Brief reports.

Cap details: This is a capped agreement. All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Oxford University Press page. Current estimates suggest the cap may not be reached in 2023, although this may change due to publishing trends.

If an article is accepted after the cap has been reached, it will be published behind a paywall (unless an APC is paid), at which point the author should deposit their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in Minerva Access to pursue free repository open access options.

Licence options: CC BY, CC BY-NC, or CC BY-NC-ND, depending on the journal. CC BY is offered by 96% of OUP journals.

How to use the agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address in the accepted paper to be recognised as eligible.

NOTE: In 2022, the wording of the OUP acceptance email was unclear in regard to who covers open access publishing costs. If your article meets the eligibility criteria outlined above, it will be covered by the agreement and you will not face article processing charges (APCs) - when you "confirm that you will pay the Open Access charge," you are only confirming that you will make use of the existing open access publishing agreement between OUP and the University of Melbourne, facilitated by the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). If you need further assistance, please email scholarly-comms@unimelb.edu.au.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; OUP - Read and Publish Agreements.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all seven Biochemical Society journals. View the list of included journals.

Journal restrictions: None.

Licence options: Author’s choice of CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: Submit your article using the publisher’s platform and provide the University of Melbourne as your affiliation. You will be recognised as being eligible for open access publishing with no author-facing APCs when you select your institution in the submission system.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Portland Press - Read & Publish with Unlimited Open Access.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all 10 Royal Society journals (both hybrid and open access titles).

Journal restrictions: None.

Licence options: CC BY.

How to use the agreement: Select the ‘Read & Publish’ option during submission, selecting the University of Melbourne from the list of participating institutions. Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address in the accepted paper to be recognised as eligible.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Royal Society - Read & Publish.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in over 900 hybrid SAGE journals (the SAGE Premier Package journals that offer open access publishing via SAGE Choice). View the included journals list.

Journal restrictions: 12 hybrid journals are excluded from the agreement, as they do not yet support open access publishing via SAGE Choice. 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, and 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.

How to use the agreement: The responsible corresponding author must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and email address upon article submission and in the accepted paper to be recognised as eligible.

According to the SAGE website, "SAGE will contact all eligible authors to inform them of the agreement and invite them to the SAGE Open Access Portal to take up the offer as soon as their accepted article has been received into SAGE’s Production department."

Related discount: When publishing in fully open access (Gold) SAGE journals (excluded from this Read and Publish agreement), University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 20% APC discount. See "Discounts on open access publishing fees" below for details.

Further information: SAGE Publishing - Australia & New Zealand (CAUL); CAUL R&P Guide.

Cap notice: Current estimates suggest the agreement's annual open access publishing cap may be reached in November 2023. Further details and guidance below.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all hybrid Springer, Palgrave, ADIS, and Academic Journals on nature.com. View the full journal list to determine eligibility.

Journal restrictions: This agreement does not cover Nature and other Nature research journals. Fully open access journals, including those published by SpringerOpen and BMC (BioMed Central), are not included in this agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply). Other exclusions are indicated in the CAUL R&P Guide.

Eligible article types:

• Original Paper: Standard article, generally presenting new results which may also be referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper or Research Paper.
• Review Paper: Standard article, interpreting previously published results.
• Brief Communication: Short article submitted for rapid publication that exhibits the same structure as a standard article.
• Continuing Education: Article forming integral part of further education (usually medical).

Cap details: This is a capped agreement. All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Springer Nature page. The 2022 publishing cap was reached on 5 November 2022, and the cap reset on 1 January 2023. Current estimates suggest the cap may be reached in November 2023.

If an article is accepted after the cap has been reached, it will be published behind a paywall (unless an APC is paid), at which point the author should deposit their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in Minerva Access to pursue free repository open access options.

Licence options: Author’s choice of CC BY, CC BY-NC, or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: Corresponding authors must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address in the accepted paper to be recognised as eligible. When possible, we recommend submitting your article from a computer with a University IP Address (either using on-campus wi-fi or the University’s VPN).

Note: Check Springer Nature journal websites carefully prior to submission, as some charge additional fees on top of their open access Article Processing Charges (APCs) and these are not covered under the Read and Publish agreement. Such fees include page charges, colour charges, and Rapid Service Fees.

Related discount: When publishing in BMC and SpringerOpen journals (excluded from this Read and Publish agreement), University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 15% APC discount. See "Discounts on open access publishing fees" below for details.

Further information: Springer Nature video on how the agreement works; Springer Nature website; CAUL R&P Guide.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in selected hybrid Taylor & Francis journals. In 2023, 348 of T&F's 2,553 journals are included in the agreement and eligible for full APC waivers (subject to the eligibility criteria below). View the full 2023 list of included and excluded journals (.xlsx download).

Journal restrictions: Only titles in the included journals list are covered. Fully open access journals are excluded from the agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply).

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, and Guest Editorial.

Cap details: This is a capped agreement. CAUL has determined an included journals list, which aims to allow the cap to cover the entire year's publishing in these titles. In 2023, the cap is set at 69% of participating institutions' 2021 publication count, and the included journals list covers the titles most heavily published in by these institutions. All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Taylor & Francis page. Current estimates suggest the cap will not be reached in 2023, although this may change due to publishing trends.

If an article is accepted after the cap has been reached, it will be published behind a paywall (unless an APC is paid), at which point the author should deposit their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in Minerva Access to pursue free repository open access options.

Licence options include: CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement: The responsible corresponding author must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and unimelb.edu.au email address upon article submission and in the accepted paper to be recognised as eligible.

Related discount: When publishing open access in T&F journals excluded from this Read and Publish agreement, University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 10% APC discount. See "Discounts on open access publishing fees" below for details.

Further information: Taylor & Francis Online - CAUL Transformative Agreement; CAUL R&P Guide.

Cap notice: Current estimates suggest the agreement's annual open access publishing cap may be reached in November 2023. Further details and guidance below.

Type: Read and Publish.

Status: Active from 1 January 2022. Renewed for 2023.

Increased journal coverage in 2023: From 1 January 2023, coverage has been expanded to include Wiley and Hindawi open access journals. Eligible authors publishing in covered open access journals will not face APCs, unless they submit after the annual publishing cap is reached. This expanded coverage applies to articles first submitted on or after 1 January 2023.

Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in hybrid and open access Wiley and Hindawi journals in 2023. This includes over 1,300 hybrid journals and over 500 open access journals. A full list of eligible journals can be found in the CAUL R&P Guide.

Journal restrictions: Some of Wiley's subscription-only journals do not yet offer open access publishing. About 70 journals, from Wiley and Hindawi, are not covered in 2023. Exclusions are noted in the eligible journal list in the CAUL R&P Guide.

Eligible article types include: Primary research and review articles, including original articles; Case studies; Reviews; Short Communications. See Wiley's full list of article classifications (.xlsx download), which indicates which types are eligible for open access publishing (in column C).

Cap details: This is a capped agreement. All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Wiley and Hindawi page. CAUL currently projects that the cap could be reached in November 2023, although this may change depending on publishing trends.

If an article is accepted after the cap has been reached, it will be published behind a paywall (unless an APC is paid), at which point the author should deposit their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in Minerva Access to pursue free repository open access options.

Licence options: Author’s choice of CC BY, CC BY-NC, or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use the agreement for hybrid Wiley journals:

1. Follow Wiley's usual submission process.
2. On article acceptance, in Wiley's Author Services platform, confirm a responsible corresponding author - this nominated author will determine eligibility for an open access publishing agreement.
3. In the Author Services platform, confirm open access publishing (eligibility is recognised automatically, based on institutional affiliation and article type) and nominate a Creative Commons licence.
4. Upon completion of the Author Services process, the funding request will be sent to CAUL for approval. The responsible corresponding author must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and email address to be recognised as eligible. CAUL will quickly approve funding under the agreement for eligible authors.

How to use the agreement for open access Wiley and Hindawi journals:

1. When first submitting to the journal, nominate a (responsible) corresponding author - this author will determine eligibility for an open access publishing agreement.
2. The nominated corresponding author must use their University of Melbourne affiliation and email address upon initial submission to be recognised as eligible for having the Article Processing Charge (APC) waived. This eligibility will be confirmed in the submission system.
3. Wiley/Hindawi then sends a funding request to CAUL, who will quickly approve coverage of the APC for eligible authors.
4. Coverage of the article's open access APC will be confirmed by email, usually within two business days of submission.
5. Article review proceeds as usual.

Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Wiley - Open Access for Authors in Australia and New Zealand.

Type: Subscribe to Open

Coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for all authors across eight journals:

• Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering
• Annual Review of Cancer Biology
• Annual Review of Environment and Resources
• Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
• Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
• Annual Review of Political Science
• Annual Review of Public Health
• Annual Review of Virology

Start date: 2020-2021 (dependent on journal).

End date: Ongoing.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

Further information: Annual Reviews - Subscribe to Open.

Type: Subscribe to Open

Coverage: Under the Berghahn Open Anthro program, this agreement covers unlimited OA publishing for all authors across Berghahn’s 14 anthropology journals.

Start date: 2021-2022 (dependent on journal).

End date: Ongoing.

Licence: Author’s choice of CC BY, CC BY-ND, or CC BY-NC-ND.

Further information: Berghahn Open Anthro.

Type: Collective procurement.

Description: Knowledge Unlatched aims to make more scholarly content, including academic books, open access. Libraries contribute to centralised funds that are used to cover the open access fees of selected publications of interest, or invested in open access infrastructure.

Supported collections: Language Science Press 2021-2023; KU Select Journals 2021-2023; Berghahn Migration and Development Studies 2022-2023.

Further information: Knowledge Unlatched website.

Type: Direct to Open.

Coverage: Open access publishing for new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections, at no cost to authors. See the website below for details.

Start date: 2021.

End date: Ongoing.

Licence options: Creative Commons.

Further information: MIT Press Direct to Open.

Type: Subscribe to Open

Coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for all authors in three journals:

• Enterprise Development & Microfinance
• Food Chain
• Waterlines

Start date: 2022.

End date: Ongoing.

Licence options: CC BY-NC-ND.

Further information: Practical Action Publishing – Subscribe to Open.

Discount: USD250.

Status: Active.

Journal coverage: Open access publishing in ACS's hybrid journals only. Open access (gold) journals are not covered.

Summary: The University's subscription to ACS journals entitles University of Melbourne authors to discounted APCs. Individual members of the ACS are entitled to a further discount under the ACS Author Rewards program.

How to use: Corresponding authors should affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be recognised as eligible for this discount.

Further information: ACS Open Science - Pricing (see "Member at Subscribing Institution Pricing" for "Open Access in Transformative Journals").

Discount: 15%.

Status: Active.

Journal coverage: All BMC journals.

Eligible article types: All research articles.

Summary: The University has a BMC Supporter Membership. This means that corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Melbourne can receive a 15% discount on the APCs of all research articles accepted for publication in BMC journals.

How to use: Corresponding authors should affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be recognised as eligible for this discount.

Further information: BioMed Central Institutional Support information.

Discount: 20%.

Status: Active.

Journal coverage: Eligible fully open access journals only. View a list of open access journals eligible for this discount (Excel spreadsheet).

Summary: The University's Read and Publish agreement with De Gruyter waives APCs for select hybrid journals only (see above). However, corresponding authors can receive a 20% APC discount for publishing in eligible De Gruyter fully open access (gold) journals.

How to use: Corresponding authors must affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for this discount.

Further information: De Gruyter’s submission processes.

Discount: 15%.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Elsevier's core hybrid and open access (gold) titles, including open access Lancet and Cell Press titles. Our Elsevier included and excluded journals list (.xlsx download) indicates which titles are eligible for the 15% APC discount.

Summary: The University's Read and Publish agreement with Elsevier waives APCs for select hybrid journals only (see above). Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs in Elsevier’s core hybrid and open access (gold) journal portfolios, including open access Lancet and Cell Press journals. The discount is off each journal’s APC list price.

Licence options: CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND.

How to use: Corresponding authors must affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for this discount.

Further information: Elsevier’s APC list prices.

Discount: 15%.

Status: Active.

Journal coverage: All ICE Publishing journals.

Summary: Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs in ICE Publishing journals. The discount is automatically applied to the APCs upon acceptance of an article where the corresponding author uses their institution’s email domain.

How to use: Corresponding authors should affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be recognised as eligible for this discount.

Further information: Open access at ICE Publishing.

Discount: 15%.

Status: Active.

Journal coverage: RSC's hybrid journals only.

Summary: The RSC offers University of Melbourne corresponding authors a 15% discount on APCs for their hybrid journals. Fully open access journals are not eligible. The discount is automatically applied to the APC upon acceptance of an article where the corresponding author uses their University of Melbourne email address.

How to use: Corresponding authors should affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be recognised as eligible for this discount.

Further information: Royal Society of Chemistry – Gold open access.

Discount: 20%.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: SAGE Publishing's open access journals. See the publisher's Gold Open Access Journal title list (Excel download).

Summary: The University's Read and Publish agreement with SAGE waives APCs for select hybrid journals (see above). When publishing in SAGE's Gold open access journals, University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 20% APC discount.

How to use: Corresponding authors must affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for this discount.

Further information: SAGE Publishing - Pure Gold Open Access Journals; SAGE Publishing - Australia & New Zealand (CAUL).

Discount: 15%.

Status: Active.

Coverage: All SpringerOpen journals and books.

Summary: SpringerOpen includes Springer’s portfolio of peer-reviewed fully open access journals and books across all areas of science. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Melbourne can receive a 15% discount on journal APCs and book publication fees.

How to use: Corresponding authors should affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be recognised as eligible for this discount.

Further information: SpringerOpen Institutional Membership information.

Discount: 10%.

Status: Active from 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted from this date).

Journal coverage: Taylor & Francis journals excluded from the Read and Publish agreement (see above). Our T&F included and excluded journals list (.xlsx download) indicates titles eligible for the 10% APC discount.

Summary: The University's Read and Publish agreement with Taylor & Francis waives APCs for select hybrid journals only (see above). Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 10% discount on APCs in journals not covered by the agreement, where open access publishing is possible.

How to use: Corresponding authors must affiliate with the University of Melbourne and use their unimelb.edu.au email address to be eligible for this discount.

Further information: Taylor & Francis Open Access Cost Finder.