Open Access Publishing

• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

  Type: Transformative agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active from 1 January 2024 (for articles published or accepted from this date).

  Current agreement term: 2024-2026.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors of peer-reviewed articles in all ACM journals, conference proceedings, and magazines. Covered journals are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Eligible article types: Conference or proceedings paper, Interview, Note, Research Article, Review Article, Short Paper, Survey, Technical Note, Tutorial.

  Licence options: CC BY (default), CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible by ACM, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • If the corresponding author is unable to provide a unimelb email address, they should contact an ACM rights specialist when completing the eRights form upon article acceptance to ensure the article is properly affiliated and covered under the open access publishing agreement.
  • Authors will be required to provide their ORCID upon article submission. We encourage authors to ensure their affiliations are up-to-date in ORCID (see instructions here), as ACM uses the corresponding author's employment details in ORCID as a secondary means of confirming affiliation, when necessary.
  • When selecting a rights assignment option during the publishing process, the corresponding author should select ACM's Institutionally Paid Open Access/Permission Release option. This provides ACM with a non-exclusive license to publish the article, under a CC BY licence by default.
  • For further details on how to publish open access using the ACM agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; ACM OPEN (ACM’s Transformative Model for Open Access Publication).

• AIP Publishing (American Institute of Physics)

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne in most hybrid AIP Publishing journals. The included titles list on the CAUL website is reflected in our all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  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 2024 or 2025.
  • 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:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • For further details on how to use the AIP agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• APA Publishing (American Psychological Association)

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active from 1 January 2024 (for articles accepted from this date).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for corresponding authors who affiliate primarily with the University of Melbourne in 87 APA-published hybrid journals indexed in APA PsycArticles. These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal exclusions: APA's fully open access journal, Technology, Mind, and Behavior, is not covered. Hogrefe-published journals indexed in APA PsycArticles are not covered.

  Eligible article types: Research Articles (including Brief Reports), Review Articles.

  Licence options: CC BY.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • For further details on how to use the APA agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; APA - CAUL Member Institutions; APA - Open Access for APA Journals authors.

• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active from 1 January 2024 (for articles submitted from this date).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all ASME journals. This includes ASME's 33 hybrid journals and their one open access journal, ASME Open Journal of Engineering. These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Eligible article types: Peer-reviewed research articles.

  Licence options: CC BY.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • For further details on how to use the ASME agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; ASME - Information for Authors.

• Brill

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in journals to which the University currently subscribes. In 2024, this includes 85 hybrid journals and one open access hournal. Covered titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: The majority of Brill journals are excluded from this agreement. Only those in the covered titles list above are covered.

  Eligible article types include: Research articles, Review articles.

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

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation. They should also use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  • 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.
  • For further details on how to use the Brill agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  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; Brill -  Information for Authors from Australia and New Zealand.

• Cambridge University Press

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in most hybrid and fully open access journals. Covered titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: Several journals are excluded from this agreement as they do not yet have open access publishing options.

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

  Licence options: 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 Cambridge University Press, Ironclad, and Rightslink systems and correspondence, authors should use their University of Melbourne email and postal address, wherever possible. This helps ensure recognition of the University of Melbourne affiliation.

  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 has affiliated with an eligible institution.

  • For further details on how to use the Cambridge University Press agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• Cogitatio Press

  Type: Agreement with an open access publisher.

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles submitted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for all University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all Cogitatio journals. These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Licence options: CC BY.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  Further information: Cogitatio Press.

• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

  Type: Read and Publish agreement.

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

  Current agreement term: 2023-2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in five of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSH Press) journals:

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

  Journal restrictions: The following three CSH Press 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: 

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  Further information: CSHLP Transformative Agreements FAQ.

• Company of Biologists

  Type: Transformative agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in the publisher’s three hybrid journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science, and Journal of Experimental Biology) and two open access journals (Biology Open and Disease Models and Mechanisms). These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Expanded coverage in 2024: In 2022 and 2023, the agreement only covered hybrid journals. The agreement has now been expanded to include the publisher's two open access journals (for articles accepted from 1 January 2024).

  Journal restrictions: None.

  Eligible article types: Original research paper article.

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

  How to use the agreement:

  • Submissions should be made using the publisher’s online submission platform.
  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide their University of Melbourne affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • For further details on how to use the Company of Biologists agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• CSIRO Publishing

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

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

  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.

  Expanded coverage in 2024: The agreement now also covers Brain Impairment and International Journal of Wildland Fire (for articles accepted from 1 January 2024).

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

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

  How to use the agreement:

  1. To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  2. Corresponding authors should, if possible, use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  3. Submissions must be made through CSIRO’s submission platform, ScholarOne. Eligible authors will be identified by their email addresses and/or Ringgold ID.

  • For further details on how to use the CSIRO Publishing agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• De Gruyter

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in hybrid journals to which the University currently subscribes. Covered titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  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, Rapid communications, Case reports.

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

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation. They should also, if possible, use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • 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. See "Discounts on open access publishing fees" below for details.

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

• Elsevier

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

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

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne in selected hybrid Elsevier journals. From 15 June 2023, the covered journals list includes over 1,600 journals. View the full list of included and excluded journals (CAUL Airtable), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: 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 apply). Note that between 1 January 2023 and 14 June 2023, a more limited covered journals list of 237 titles was in place.

  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. The annual cap of open access articles covered by this agreement will likely be reached in late 2024. Projections will be provided when they become available.
  • 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. In 2024, the cap is set at 80% of participating institutions' 2021 publication count in eligible journals. The cap will reset on 1 January 2025.
  • 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:

  • To be eligible, the responsible corresponding author must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation both in Elsevier's Online Author Communication System (OACS) and in the article itself.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  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."

  • For further details on how to use the Elsevier agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  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"); UPUBLISH (advice and guidance from Elsevier ANZ, including further information on the R&P agreement); Elsevier - Find a participating journal in this agreement by title or subject area.

• Future Science Group

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2021 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024-2025.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in Future Science's hybrid journals only. These titles are hosted on two websites: Future Medicine and Future Science. View the full list of included journals (CAUL), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

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

  Article type restrictions: As noted on the Future Science website, "The agreement does not apply to Drug Evaluation article types, Plain Language Summary of Publication articles or articles sponsored or funded by pharma/biotech."

  Licence options: CC BY.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation. They should also, if possible, use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • The authors must complete an open access form and upload it either at submission or revision. See the "Required Open Access Forms" section of the Future Science Open Access page.
  • When the article has been accepted, the Future Science payment system will allow the corresponding author to check that their institution and remove the open access fee, if eligible.

  Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; Future Science - Read & Publish.

• Geological Society (Lyell Collection)

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles submitted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne in seven hybrid journals and three hybrid book series:

  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
  • Petroleum Geoscience
  • Geoenergy
  • Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
  • Scottish Journal of Geology
  • Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
  • Special Publications
  • Memoirs
  • Engineering Geology Special Publications

  The journals above are reflected in our all covered journals spreadsheet.

  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: 

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • Corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform to verify affiliation.
  • For further details on how to use the Geological Society agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• IOP Publishing (Institute of Physics)

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

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

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in eligible hybrid and open access IOP Publishing journals. 75 journals (including 19 gold open access journals) are covered by the agreement. View the full list of included and excluded journals (CAUL Airtable), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: Some 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. Note that only "primary research articles" are eligible for open access in Reports on Progress in Physics under the agreement.

  Licence options: CC BY.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When submitting to a hybrid IOP journal, the author will be asked at Step 6 whether they wish to choose open access for the article. IOP recommends selecting "No" at this stage to avoid facing an APC if the article is deemed ineligible.
  • When assessing the article, IOP will use the corresponding author's affiliation to confirm eligibility for open access publishing under the agreement. They will send the corresponding author an email confirming their 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 further details on how to publish open access using this agreement, see IOP's Guide to submitting under a transformative agreement and the "Open access workflow" section of the publsher's entry on the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• John Benjamins Publishing Company

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active from 1 January 2024 (for articles submitted from this date).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in 85 hybrid John Benjamins journals. These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Note: Although not technically covered by this agreement, John Benjamins' two fully open access journals (Korean Linguistics and Language and Linguistics) are free to publish in, as they do not levy APCs to authors.

  Eligible article types: Peer-reviewed research articles; book reviews.

  Licence options: CC BY (default); CC BY-NC; CC BY-ND; CC BY-NC-ND.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation.
  • When possible, corresponding authors are encouraged to use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform, as this provides an additional means of confirming affiliation when necessary.
  • For further details on how to use the John Benjamins agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  Further information: CAUL R&P Guide; John Benjamins - Open Access Information; John Benjamins - Read & Publish Deals.

• Microbiology Society

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all Microbiology Society journals. These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: None.

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

  How to use this agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform
  • For further details on how to use the Microbiology Society agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• Oxford University Press

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2022-2024.

  Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in hybrid Oxford University Press (OUP) journals. View the full list of included and excluded OUP journals (CAUL Airtable), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: Fully open access journals are not included in this agreement (author-facing APCs will still apply). Also note that some of OUP's subscription journals do not yet offer hybrid open access publishing and thus are not covered under the agreement. 

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

  Cap details:

  • This is a capped agreement. The annual cap of open access articles covered by this agreement may be reached in late 2024. Projections will be provided when they become available.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must provide a University of Melbourne affiliation as the 'Primary Address' for their profile in the OUP publishing platform.
    • Note that when the platform (manuscriptcentral.com) asks for your institution at step 2 of creating or editing your account, it will try to find a matching Ringgold ID. It may be necessary to enter "University of Melbourne" and your school, centre, unit, or faculty name to find a match. Matching to a University of Melbourne Ringgold ID is necessary to facilitate coverage.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • For further details on how to use the Oxford University Press agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• Portland Press (Biochemical Society)

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all Biochemical Society journals. View the list of included journals on the CAUL website, reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: None.

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

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • For further details on how to use the Portland Press agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• Royal Society

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in all 10 Royal Society journals (both hybrid and open access titles). These titles are reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: None.

  Licence options: CC BY.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • Royal Society advice: "During the submission process, simply state details of your institution, select the ‘Read & Publish’ option and we will do the rest."
  • For detailed guidance on how to use this agreement, see the "Ease of submission" section on The Royal Society's Read & Publish for authors page.

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

• Sage

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

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

  Agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Journal coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne  in over 900 hybrid Sage journals (the Sage Premier Package journals that offer open access publishing via Sage Choice). View the full list of included and excluded journals (CAUL Airtable), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Journal restrictions: 12 hybrid journals are excluded from the agreement, as they do not yet support open access publishing via Sage Choice. Fully open access journals (Gold open access journals) are not included in the agreement, although an APC discount is available (see below).

  Eligible 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:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • 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."
  • For further details on how to use the Sage agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  Related discount: When publishing in fully open access (Gold) Sage journals (excluded from this Read and Publish agreement),  corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne 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.

• Springer Nature

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2022-2024.

  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. To check coverage, see the full list of included and excluded journals (CAUL Airtable), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  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).

  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. The annual cap of open access articles covered by this agreement will likely be reached in Q4 2024. Projections will be provided when they become available.
  • All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same annual cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Springer Nature page.
  • If an article is accepted after the cap has been reached, it will be published behind a paywall (unless an APC is paid). For paywalled articles, authors 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.

  How to use the agreement:

  • To be eligible, corresponding authors must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation both in the Springer Nature publishing system and in the article itself.
  • When possible, for verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) and submit from a computer with a University IP Address (either using on-campus wi-fi or the University’s VPN).
  • For further details on how to use the Springer Nature agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  Related discount: When publishing in BMC and SpringerOpen journals, corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs. 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.

• Taylor & Francis

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

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

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in selected hybrid Taylor & Francis journals. In 2024, 2,128 T&F journals are included in the agreement. View the full list of included and excluded journals (CAUL Airtable), reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  Expanded coverage in 2024: In 2023, the agreement's covered journals list comprised 348 journals. In 2024, this has expanded to 2,128 journals. Note that his expanded coverage applies only to articles accepted from 1 January 2024.

  Journal restrictions: Only titles in the included/covered journals list are eligible. 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. Current projections suggest that the annual cap of open access articles covered by this agreement may be reached in November 2024.
  • 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.
  • In 2024, the cap is set at 75% of participating institutions' 2021 publication count. CAUL has determined an included journals list covering the titles most heavily published in by participating institutions, with the aim of allow the cap to cover most of the year's publishing in these titles.
  • 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:

  • To be recognised as eligible, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • For further details on publish open access using the Taylor & Francis agreement, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

  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.

• Wiley

  Type: Read and Publish agreement (via CAUL).

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022.

  Current agreement term: 2022-2024.

  Journal coverage: Limited (capped) open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in hybrid and open access Wiley and Hindawi journals. 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, reflected in the all covered journals spreadsheet above.

  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. 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 article types eligible for open access publishing (in column C).

  Cap details:

  • This is a capped agreement. The annual cap of open access articles covered by this agreement may be reached in late 2024. Projections will be provided when they become available.
  • All Australian universities that have signed the CAUL-negotiated agreement contribute to the same annual cap, which is tracked on the CAUL R&P Guide's Wiley and Hindawi page.
  • For Wiley hybrid journals, 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.

  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.

  For further details on how to use the Wiley agreement, including screenshots, see the "Open access workflow" section of the agreement's entry in the CAUL R&P Guide.

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

• Annual Reviews

  Type: Subscribe to Open

  Coverage: Unlimited open access publishing for all authors across a growing number of Annual Reviews journals.

  From the Annual Reviews, 30 June 2023 update: "Nonprofit scientific publisher Annual Reviews has converted more than half of all its 2023 journal volumes to open access using Subscribe to Open (S2O) with conversion of its remaining journal volumes anticipated by the end of the year. The move to open access has resulted in a two- to three-fold increase in downloads."

  Start date: 2020-2023 (dependent on the journal).

  End date: Ongoing.

  Licence: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

  Further information: Annual Reviews - Subscribe to Open; Annual Reviews - Volumes published open access in 2023.

• arXiv

  Type: Community membership.

  Description: arXiv is one of the world's largest preprint servers and open access research-sharing platforms. It is now host to over 2 million papers across its eight disciplines (aspects of STEM and economics). As a nonprofit, arXiv relies on donations and memberships from universities, libraries, and research institutes.

  End Date: Ongoing.

  Further information: arXiv.org; arXiv - About Membership; arXiv - Our Members.

• Berghahn

  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.

• Dryad

  Type: Collective funding.

  Description: Dryad is a community-run nonprofit organisation committed to the open sharing and reuse of research data. The Dryad data repository was first launched in 2008 and now hosts over 54,000 data publications. The contributions of member institutions, funders, societies, and publishers allow them to keep data publishing fees to a minimum.

  Funding: The University of Melbourne contributes to Dryad via the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS).

  Period: 2022-2025 (SCOSS fourth funding cycle).

  Further information: Dryad - Our Members; SCOSS - Funding Calls; SCOSS - Who Has Funded.

• JSTOR Path to Open

  Type: Collective funding of open access books.

  Summary: Through their Path to Open pilot, JSTOR has partnered with 38 small- to medium-sized university presses to create open access pathways for 1,000 peer-reviewed scholarly monographs. Included titles become open access three years after publication, prior to which University of Melbourne staff and students will have subscription access through JSTOR. Participating publishers include Bristol University Press, Manchester University Press, Leuven University Press, University of Michigan Press, University of Illinois Press, and Melbourne University Publishing.

  Period: 2024-2026.

  Further information: JSTOR Path to Open (see participating publishers and explore the titles).

• Knowledge Unlatched

  Type: Collective funding.

  Description: Knowledge Unlatched aims to make more scholarly content open access, including academic books, journals, and online resources. Libraries contribute to collective funding initiatives via funding pledges. Pledged funds are used to cover the open access fees of selected publications of interest, or invested in open access infrastructure.

  Supported initiatives:

  • Language Science Press 2021-2023 & 2024-2026.
  • Berghahn Open Anthro 2024-2025.
  • Verfassungsblog/On Matters Constitutional 2024.
  • KU Select 2024 SDG Books: Full Collection.
  • KU Select Journals 2021-2023.
  • Berghahn Migration and Development Studies 2022-2023.

  Further information: Knowledge Unlatched website.

• Language Science Press

  Type: Collective funding of open access books.

  Description: Language Science Press is a nonprofit scholarly publisher in the field of linguistics. They publish about 30 books each year, both open access and in print. The press's operating costs are covered by funding institutions and Knowledge Unlatched collective funding initiatives. This allows them to publish books open access under CC BY licences without levying Book Processing Charges (BPCs) to authors.

  Funding: The University of Melbourne contributes to Language Science Press via Knowledge Unlatched.

  Period: 2021-2023 and 2024-2026 funding cycles.

  Further information: Language Science Press website; Language Science Press on the Knowledge Unlatched website.

• MIT Press (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  Type: Collective funding of open access books.

  Coverage: MIT Press's Direct to Open (D2O) program enables the open access publishing for new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections at no cost to authors. See the website below for details.

  Period: 2021 - present.

  Licence options: Creative Commons.

  Further information: MIT Press Direct to Open (and D2O Model details).

• Open Book Publishers

  Type: Library membership.

  Description: Founded in 2008, Open Book Publishers is an independent and fully open access publisher of peer-reviewed scholarly monographs, edited collections, textbooks, and more. They are a nonprofit Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC) based in the UK. Their operations rely on several revenue streams, primarily library memberships, grants and donations, and sales (print copies of books also available open access). They do not levy open access Book Processing Charges (BPCs) to authors, who retain full copyright of their work.

  End Date: Ongoing.

  Further information: Open Book Publishers' Library Membership Programme; Open Book Publishers - Current Members.

• Practical Action Publishing

  Type: Subscribe to Open

  Summary: The University's supporting membership helps enable 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 – Open Access.

• ROR (Research Organization Registry)

  Type: Collective funding.

  Description: The Research Organization Registry (ROR) is a community-led and openly accessible registry of persistent identifiers for research organisations. It helps researchers, institutions, and publishers disambiguate institution names and properly affiliate research outputs - like ORCID for institutions. ROR data is all openly licensed under the CC0 Public Domain dedication. The registry is a collaborative initiative of California Digital Library, Crossref, and DataCite. The University of Melbourne's ROR is 01ej9dk98.

  Funding: The University of Melbourne contributes to ROR via the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS).

  Period: 2022-2025 (SCOSS fourth funding cycle).

  Further information: SCOSS - Funding Calls; SCOSS - Who Has Funded.

• SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics)

  Type: Consortium membership.

  Description: Coordinated by CERN, SCOAP³ - the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics - brings together research centres and funders from 45 countries to fund open access publishing in the field of high-energy physics. They focus on converting key journals in the field to open access, funding associated costs so authors do not face Article Processing Charges (APCs). Articles funded by SCOAP³ are also shared via the SCOAP³ Repository. SCOAP³ recently expanded their coverage to include open access Book Processing Charges (BPCs) of selected monographs and textbooks.

  End Date: Ongoing.

  Further information: SCOAP³; SCOAP³ Repository; SCOAP³ Partners.

• SCOSS (Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services)

  Type: Collective funding.

  Description: Formed in 2017, the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) brings institutions and organisations together to support open access and open science infrastructure. The University of Melbourne has pledged to a range of SCOSS infrastructure funding cycles, as detailed below.

  Infrastructure funded by the University of Melbourne:

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (Pilot funding cycle, 2018-2020)
  • Sherpa Romeo (Pilot funding cycle, 2018-2020)
  • Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) & Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) (Second funding cycle, 2020-2023)
  • Public Knowledge Project (PKP) (Second funding cycle, 2020-2023)
  • Research Organization Registry (ROR) (Fourth funding cycle, 2022-2025)
  • Dryad (Fourth funding cycle, 2022-2025)

  Further information: SCOSS - Funding Calls; SCOSS - Who Has Funded.

• Verfassungsblog/On Matters Constitutional

  Type: Collective funding / annual membership.

  Description: Verfassungsblog (On Matters Constitutional) is a leading resource for legal discourse, publishing peer-reviewed scholarship on constitutional law in German and English. It is independent and nonprofit, and publishes open access at no cost to authors.

  Funding: The University of Melbourne contributes to Verfassungsblog via Knowledge Unlatched.

  Period: 2024.

  Further information: Verfassungsblog.de; Verfassungsblog Membership Program 2024 on the Knowledge Unlatched website.

• ACS (American Chemical Society)

  Discount: USD250.

  Status: Active (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Summary: The University's subscription to ACS journals entitles University of Melbourne corresponding authors to discounted APCs when publishing open access in ACS's hybrid (subscription) journals. Open access (gold) journals are not covered.

  How to use:

  • To be recognised as eligible for this discount, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

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

• BMC (BioMed Central)

  Discount: 15%.

  Status: Active (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Summary: Corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 15% APC discount when publishing in any BMC journal. This is due to the University's participation in an Open Access Supporter Agreement with Springer Nature, of which BMC (BioMed Central) is an imprint.

  Eligible article types: Original Paper (sometimes referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper, or Research Paper), Review Paper, Brief Communication.

  How to use:

  • To be eligible, corresponding authors must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation both in the BMC/Springer Nature publishing system and in the article itself.
  • When possible, for verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) and/or submit from a computer with a University IP Address (either using on-campus wi-fi or the University’s VPN).

  Related agreement: We have a Read and Publish agreement with Springer Nature that covers open access publishing in hybrid journals from some imprints. As a fully open access imprint, BMC is out of scope of this R&P agreement. See "Open access publishing agreements" above for details.

  Further information: BioMed Central Institutional Membership information.

• De Gruyter

  Discount: 20%.

  Status: Active since 1 January 2022 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Summary: Corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne can receive a 20% APC discount when publishing in eligible De Gruyter fully open access journals (Gold journals). Eligible titles are included in the above spreadsheet of all journals with APC discounts.

  How to use:

  • To be recognised as eligible for this discount, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, provide the University of Melbourne as their primary affiliation. They should also, if possible, use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.
  • More information on De Gruyter’s submission processes can be found on their website.

  Related agreement: The University has a Read and Publish agreement with De Gruyter that can cover APCs for hybrid journals to which the University subscribes. See "Open access publishing agreements" above for details and the covered titles list.

  Further information: De Gruyter - Open Access Articles; CAUL R&P Guide.

• Elsevier

  Discount: 15%.

  Status: Active since 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Summary: When publishing open access in Elsevier's core hybrid and open access (gold) titles, including open access Lancet and Cell Press titles, corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 15% APC discount. For eligible titles, see the included and excluded journals list (CAUL Airtable) (the "Explanation if not included" column), reflected in the above spreadsheet of all journals with APC discounts.

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

  How to use:

  • To be eligible for this discount, the responsible corresponding author must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation both in Elsevier's Online Author Communication System (OACS) and in the article itself.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  Related agreement: The University has a capped Read and Publish agreement with Elsevier that can cover APCs for core hybrid journals (excluding hybrid Lancet and Cell Press titles). See "Open access publishing agreements" above for details.

  Further information: Elsevier’s APC list prices.

• RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry)

  Discount: 15%.

  Status: Active (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Summary: When publishing open access in RSC's hybrid journals, University of Melbourne corresponding authors are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs. Fully open access journals are not eligible for this discount. 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:

  • To be recognised as eligible for this discount, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation. If possible, for verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  Further information: RSC – How to publish open access.

• Sage

  Discount: 20%.

  Status: Active since 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Summary: When publishing in Sage's fully open access journals (Gold journals), corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 20% discount on APCs. For included titles, see Sage's gold journal title list, reflected in the above spreadsheet of all journals with APC discounts.

  How to use the discount:

  • To be recognised as eligible for this discount, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  Related agreement: The University's Read and Publish agreement with Sage waives APCs for select hybrid journals. See "Open access publishing agreements" above for details.

  Further information: Sage Publishing - Pure Gold Open Access Journals; Sage Publishing - Australia & New Zealand (CAUL); CAUL R&P Guide.

• Springer

  Discount: 15%.

  Status: Active (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2024.

  Summary: Corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 15% APC discount when publishing in any fully open access Springer journal. This is due to the University's participation in an Open Access Supporter Agreement with Springer Nature, of which Springer is an imprint. (Note that this agreement only covers open access titles from the Springer and BMC imprints, not other Springer Nature imprints, such as the Nature portfolio.)

  Eligible article types: Original Paper (sometimes referred to as Original Research, Original Article, Original Paper, or Research Paper), Review Paper, Brief Communication.

  How to use: 

  • To be eligible, corresponding authors must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation both in the Springer Nature publishing system and in the article itself.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) and submit from a computer with a University IP Address (either using on-campus wi-fi or the University’s VPN).

  Related agreement: We have a capped Read and Publish agreement with Springer Nature that covers open access publishing in hybrid journals from some imprints, including Springer. Fully open access journals are out of scope of this R&P agreement. See "Open access publishing agreements" above for details.

  Further information: SpringerOpen Institutional Membership information.

• Taylor & Francis

  Discount: 10%.

  Status: Active since 1 January 2023 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

  Current agreement term: 2023-2025.

  Summary: Corresponding authors affiliating primarily with the University of Melbourne are eligible for a 10% discount on APCs when publishing open access in Taylor & Francis Open Select (hybrid) journals excluded from the Read and Publish agreement (see above). For eligible titles, see the included and excluded titles list (CAUL Airtable) (the "Explanation if not included" column), reflected in the above spreadsheet of all journals with APC discounts.

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

  How to use:

  • To be recognised as eligible for this discount, the corresponding author must, at the time of submission, use their University of Melbourne affiliation as their primary affiliation.
  • When possible, for easy verification of affiliation, corresponding authors should use their institutional email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au) for correspondence and in the publisher's submission platform.

  Related agreement: The University has a capped Read and Publish agreement with Taylor & Francis that can cover APCs for select hybrid journals only. See "Open access publishing agreements" above for details.

  Further information: Taylor & Francis Open Access Cost Finder; CAUL R&P Guide.

FAQ

• How do I acknowledge the use of an open access publishing agreement?

  Our open access publishing agreements do not require authors to acknowledge their use of an agreement when publishing open access.

  Nonetheless, authors may wish to acknowledge their use of an agreement for an APC waiver, as this offers transparency around costs. The below statement can be used or adapted to suit an acknowledgment or funding statement:

  Open access costs have been covered under an open access publishing agreement between the University of Melbourne and [publisher].

  For the CAUL-negotiated Read and Publish agreements, the following text might be preferred:

  Open access costs have been covered under a Read and Publish agreement between the University of Melbourne and [publisher], facilitated by the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL).

  Note that some publishers have their own templates for acknowledging APC waivers under open access publishing agreements that may be used in some cases.

• Why don’t we have an agreement with a specific publisher?

  Read and Publish agreements are currently being negotiated by the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL).

  CAUL has been focusing in the first instance on the large publishers that Australian researchers publish with most often, and with which libraries already have subscriptions. In some cases, CAUL has been approached by smaller publishers offering Read and Publish agreements and have been able to negotiate these as well.

  With agreements now in place with most of the major cross-discipline publishers of subscription journals, negotiations with further mid-size and smaller publishers, including discipline-specific publishers, are in progress.

  We cannot predict when new agreements may be reached, so we would strongly discourage researchers from delaying publication in the hope that any specific publishers (or journals) will be covered in the near future.

  Note that not all scholarly journal publishers have adopted this agreement model for open access, although they are becoming more widespread each year. Furthermore, this kind of agreement model is not currently available for other types of scholarly publishing, such as open access book publishing. The University is exploring, and supporting, open access initiatives that would cover these gaps when possible (see "Open Access Initiatives" above).

• Why don’t our open access publishing agreements cover a specific journal?

  The journals covered by each of our open access publishing agreements are usually determined through negotiation – in most cases, between the publisher and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) – and are unlikely to change within the term of the agreement.

  Some open access publishing agreements, including the agreements with Elsevier and Springer Nature, exclude certain imprints. Others, including the Taylor & Francis agreement, cover only the most highly used titles. Many agreements only include hybrid (subscription) journals and do not extend to the publisher's fully open access journals. Publishers may also exclude prestigeous titles that levy high Article Processing Charges (APCs), as is the case with the exclusion of Nature research journals from the Springer Nature agreement and Lancet journals from the Elsevier agreement.

  Even some agreements that cover almost all of a publisher’s portfolio (including hybrid and open access titles) may have some exclusions. These are usually society journals that do not yet offer open access publishing as an option. For example, our agreement with Cambridge University Press covers almost all of the publisher’s over 400 titles, except for several society journals that do not yet support open access publishing. In such cases, authors should pursue a repository open access pathway.

• My publisher says coverage of open access fees must be approved by my institution or CAUL. If they’re not covered, am I stuck with an invoice to pay?

  For eligible articles in covered titles, approval is usually either automatic or granted within one or two business days. For capped agreements, this is on a first come, first served basis.

  First, publishers determine whether an author and article are eligible for open access publishing under an institutional open access publishing agreement. Most publishers will then seek approval, or confirmation, from either the University of Melbourne Library or from CAUL (the Council of Australian University Librarians, who administer most of the agreements). When approving or confirming coverage, the Library and CAUL only consider whether the corresponding author is affiliated with the University of Melbourne.

  Rejection of coverage on the Library or CAUL end is very rare and only occurs if the corresponding author’s affiliation cannot be verified. This may be because the corresponding author did not affiliate with the University of Melbourne and/or did not use a unimelb.edu.au or student.unimelb.edu.au email address, and subsequent attempts to contact the author were unsuccessful.

  Should coverage be rejected, the publisher may send the corresponding author an invoice. At this point, the author can contact the publisher and request subscription/paywalled publishing instead of open access. Note that some publishers require this to be done within a specified period – for example, within two weeks of receiving the invoice, in the case of Elsevier.

  If you encounter any problems with getting your eligible article covered under an agreement, please contact your discipline's liaison librarians.

• Are students, graduate researchers, and recent graduates covered by the agreements?

  All University of Melbourne students, graduate researchers, and recent graduates are eligible to use our open access publishing agreements when publishing research conducted at the University. This includes graduates publishing articles derived from their recently completed research theses.

  Students, graduate researchers, and recent graduates must remember to affiliate with the University of Melbourne in their article and should use their unimelb email address whenever possible. If a non-unimelb email address is used, coverage is usually still possible, but may be delayed as affiliation is verified, or may require follow-up with the publisher.

  Note that most publishers with whom we have agreements only consider the corresponding author's primary affiliation (as used in the publisher's submission platform) when determining eligibility under the open access publishing agreements.

  If you encounter any problems using our open access publishing agreements, please contact your discipline's liaison librarians.

• Can I view the old 2023 covered journals and APC discounts lists?

  Spreadsheets listing the journals covered under our 2023 open access publishing agreements are available below:

  • All Covered Journals (15 June 2023 - 31 December 2023)
  • All Covered Journals (1 January 2023 - 14 June 2023)

  The past list of journals eligible for Article Processing Charge (APC) discounts is also available:

  • APC Discounts (1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023)

  If you have any questions regarding the 2023 open access publishing agreements or APC discounts, please contact your discipline's liaison librarians.