Read & Publish Agreements allow academics and higher degree research (HDR) studentsto publish Open Access, with no Article Processing Charges (APCs), when the corresponding author for the article is at a participating institution.
Western Sydney University is a member of the CAUL (Council of Australasian University Librarians) consortium which negotiates sector-wide Read & Publish Agreements on behalf of university libraries. These Agreements combine APCs (“Publish”) with library subscription costs (“Read”) into a single agreement for each publisher.
The University has subscribed to the following Read & Publish agreements that will enable academics and HDR students to publish their articles in selected open access journals. For further information, please see the Information for Authors section under individual publishers. If you have questions or comments about the Read and Publish Agreements, contact your School Librarian.
- Includes publishing to 1,900 Wiley and Hindawi journals
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- Information for Authors
- This is a capped agreement, once the cap is reached no further articles will be eligible. For 2025, there are separate caps for hybrid and fully open access publishing.
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to over 2,070 hybrid Springer, Palgrave, ADIS and Academic Journals titles.
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**Please note that the CAUL site lists fully open access journals (including BMC journals) as part of our deal. However, these titles fall under our Central Funding titles and require a different application process.**
- Information for Authors
- This is a capped agreement, once the cap is reached no further articles will be eligible.
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 1,649 journals.
- Elsevier has launched UPUBLISH, a dedicated website to support this agreement. UPUBLISH provides frequently asked questions (FAQs), author instructions, and a convenient Journal Search Tool categorised by subject areas to find relevant journals to publish in.
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- Information for Authors
- This is a capped agreement, once the cap is reached no further articles will be eligible
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 349 journals.
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- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 924 journals.
- List of Titles
- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 15 journals.
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- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 388 journals.
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- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 351 journals.
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- Information for Authors
- This is a capped agreement, once the cap is reached no further articles will be eligible
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 331 hybrid and gold open access journals.
- List of Titles
- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 27 hybrid journals.
- List of Titles
- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 23 hybrid journals.
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- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 76 journals.
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- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 87 journals.
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- Includes publishing to 85 journals.
- List of Titles
- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- Includes publishing to 73 journals.
- List of Titles
- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
- List of Titles
- Information for Authors
- What is included in the agreement? (This deal may have additional publishing expenses associated)
Central Funding Open Access Fees
Central funding may be available to support publication in fully open access journals. Check to see if you are eligible and find out how to apply.
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.
- Elsevier – 15% discount on journals not covered by agreement
- Oxford University Press - 10% discount on Fully Open Access journals not covered by agreement.
- Sage – 20% discount on eligible journals not covered by this agreement
- Taylor & Francis – 10% discount on journals not covered by agreement. Please also check if Central Funding is available.