Emerald Publishing

Type

Read and Publish agreement (the "publish where you read" option via CAUL).

Status

Active from 1 January 2026 (for articles accepted during the term of the agreement).

Current agreement term

1 January 2026 - 31 December 2026.

Journal coverage

Unlimited open access publishing for University of Melbourne corresponding authors in selected Emerald journals. Hybrid (subscription) journals to which the University currently subscribes are covered, plus Emerald Gold open access titles. In 2026, this covers hybrid journals in the Management eJournal Portfolio, the Education eJournal Collection, and Emerald's Gold open access titles.

Covered journals are reflected in our 2026 all covered journals spreadsheet. They will also be included in CAUL's 2026 title list.

Journal exclusions

Titles in the other eJournal Collections (e.g., Engineering, Health and Social Care, Library Studies) are not covered by this agreement. Fully open access journals are not covered.

Eligible authors

To be eligible, the article's corresponding author must provide their University of Melbourne affiliation. This must be their first and primary affiliation both in Emerald's publishing system and in the article itself.

Eligible article types

  • Research Paper
  • Practitioner Paper
  • Case Study
  • General Review
  • Literature Review
  • Precis
  • Original Article
  • Empirical Research Article
  • Standard Paper
  • Article

Article types classified as non-article-content (NAC) by Emerald are excluded from this agreement.

How to use the agreement

When possible, corresponding authors should use their unimelb email address (@unimelb.edu.au or @student.unimelb.edu.au). This email address should be used in the publisher's submission platform and all correspondence. This allows for easy verification of affiliation.

Upon article acceptance, the corresponding author will receive an email to confirm the Emerald contact. When selecting a publishing option, choose "Accept voucher," then proceed to select a Creative Commons licence (CC BY by default).

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

Further information

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