Open Access Journal Publishing (Read and Publish Agreements)

• Western Sydney University offers Read & Publish Agreements to support academics and HDR students in publishing open access journal articles without incurring Article Processing Charges (APCs).

  Publish open access in over 1,000 journals across a wide range of disciplines, with no APCs.

• Check if your journal is included in a current Read & Publish Agreements – noting that not all journals from a publisher are included.

• Follow the author instructions listed on the Read and Publish page.

Central funding for Article Processing Charges

Central funding is being gradually replaced by Read and Publish Agreements as the primary method of APC support for academics and HDR students. Additional funding is not expected.

• If your article meets the eligibility guidelines and is submitted to one of our current publisher accounts your APC fee may be covered subject to available funds.
• While remaining funds are limited, you may still apply and be placed on a waitlist. If another submission is withdrawn or rejected by the publisher, funding may be reallocated to the next eligible applicant.

• You need to apply for funding support and the library will notify you of the outcome.

Discounted APCs

• There are some publishers that offer discounted article processing charges (APCs) when you submit an article for open access publication using a Western Sydney University affiliation and email address.