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Effective Research Publishing: Open Research & Open Access: Publisher Open Access Agreements

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Open Access Publisher Agreements and Discounts for Swansea University Researchers


JISC: Our role in open access

  • Corresponding authors submitting articles for publication in subscription and open access (hybrid) journals within these agreements will not need to pay open access charges directly.
  • Fees for fully open access journals (gold) within some of the publishing agreements are offered at a discounted rate and are not automatically included in the 'read and publish' arrangement. 
  • Additional charges (colour charges, excess page fees, submission fees etc.) are not included and must be met by the author.

If we do not have an active agreement with a publisher, open access costs will need to be met through the Faculty or other funding source.

Contact the Library Research Support team if you have any questions about an individual agreement.

Eligibility Checklist

Use of transitional publishing agreements will normally be restricted to corresponding authors with a contract of employment at Swansea University. 

  • You must use your Swansea University email address and affiliation to the university should show in the published article. The research should be predominantly performed at the university where the corresponding author is affiliated.
  • The corresponding author needs to make sure that the article type is included in the agreement.
  • We do not approve papers for corresponding authors who are honorary or visiting members of staff unless there is relevant UKRI funding acknowledged on the paper and a substantial Swansea University contribution in the form of co-authors on the paper.
  • We do not approve papers for corresponding authors who are members of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) who do not have a contract of employment at the institution. If applying joint affiliation a Swansea University email address must be used.
  • We will consider approval for papers where Swansea University post-graduate students / early career researchers are listed as corresponding authors and the research was completed whilst affiliated with Swansea University (usually 6-12 months post-award). Please contact us by email to discuss how we can achieve this if you no longer have an active email address at the institution. It is helpful to ensure you have an updated ORCiD profile.

Publisher Open Access Agreements and Membership Discounts

Swansea University Library has financial agreements with publishers to cover the cost of open access publication. The Library evaluates each "transitional" or "read and publish" open access agreement (TA) but does not necessarily subscribe to all that are available. The agreements support wide dissemination of research and scholarship at sustainable cost.

To benefit from the transitional agreements ensure that you fulfill the eligibility criteria. 

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Am I eligible? Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCiD where prompted.

Publisher website: AIP Author Guidelines Read & Publish

Article types: All research articles

Hybrid journals included? Yes

Pure OA journals included? No, some titles are excluded (Journal of the Physics Society of Japan, Physics Today. Biophysics Review and Chemical Physics Review)

Which licence should I select? Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY) and retain copyright

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form? No

Type of deal? Read & Publish

Active: January 2023 -

Note: You will receive an invoice that shows that the APC has been paid through the institutional Read & Publish agreement. A deposit will be made by the publisher in PubMed central where appropriate.

Quick Links:

Guide for Authors

AIP Journal Portfolio

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted

Publisher Website: ACS Read + Publish Agreement

Article Types: All research articles

Hybrid journals included? Yes

Pure OA Gold journals included? Yes. Fully open access journals within ACS Web Editions

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No

Type of deal:  Read & Publish

Active: January 2022 - December 2024

Note: All ACS journals, including ACS Omega, JACS Au, the ACS Au collection, and all ACS hybrid journals, are available for open access publication

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Step by step author guide

Browse Journal Titles

Green Open Access Policy

Open Access with BMJ Journals

 

 

Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted. 

Publisher Website: BMJ Open Access Agreement

Article Types:  Original research articles reporting on primary research.

Includes: Manuscript Type(s)

Cohort profile; Methodology; Methods; Original research; Practice; Protocol; Quality education report; Quality improvement programme; Quality improvement report; Registered report stage 1; Registered report stage 2; Research; Research Methods and Reporting; Systematic review; Update to living article; World Trauma Congress article

Hybrid journals included? Yes. Standard collection titles.

Pure OA Gold journals included? Yes.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

UKRI 2022 OA Policy Compliant Deal? Yes.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Publish and read uncapped deal.

Active: 2023-2024

Note: February 2022 - upgrade includes funded and unfunded research in hybrid and gold fully open access journals.

Quick Links

Open Access agreements for the United Kingdom: information for authors

Open Access publication guide for authors at eligible institutions 

What is Ringgold and why is it important?

Video - BMJ How to publish your article open access with BMJ

Open Access with Cambridge University Press

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Publications list available via the waivers and discounts toolInput our institutional information to access the full list of journals where you can publish OA at no cost. 

Article Types: Research articles, Rapid communications, Review articles, Brief Reports, Case Reports.

Hybrid journals included? Yes.

Pure OA Gold journals included? Most CUP journals are included but check the list available from the CUP website.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright*.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Read and publish uncapped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost.

Active: 2021 until December 2024.

Note: The University prefers CC-BY in line with major funder requirements. A CC-BY-ND is permitted on a case-by-case basis if funder approved.

Quick Links

Step-by-step guide to Publishing Open Access in Cambridge journals

 

Open Access with Elsevier

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Am I eligible?  Submitting corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Search the Elsevier journals participating in the agreement

Article Types

Elsevier: Research and Review articles. Case Reports / Data in Brief / Microarticle / Original Software Publication / Protocol / Replication Study / Short Communication / Short Survey / Video Article / Practice Guideline.

Cell Press: some exceptions apply. Hybrid titles are included: check website.
The Lancet
: some exceptions apply. 

Hybrid journals included? Yes.

Pure OA Gold journals included? No. When publishing in fully gold open access journals you will receive an invoice with a 15% discount applied if you are affiliated to the institution. If we, as administrators, reject the request the author will receive a full price invoice.

  • UKRI funded authors publishing in fully gold journals can apply for financial support. 
  • If arranging for your Faculty to pay an invoice you will be required to obtain permission in writing from your head of department in order to apply for faculty funding

The Publisher will not charge an article publishing charge (APC) for eligible articles published Open Access in fully gold journals that have flipped from core hybrid to fully gold from the commencement, to the duration of this Licence.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright. 

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No, unless you are a UKRI funded corresponding author entitled to apply for financial support to publish in a pure open access journal.

Type of deal:  Read and publish uncapped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost for hybrid titles.

Active: April 2022 - December 2024.

Note:  The University prefers selection of a Creative Commons CC-BY licence in line with major funder requirements.

Quick Links

Elsevier - UK Institutions Agreement

Instructions for corresponding authors

Authors can continue to choose to publish under the subscription model and self-archive their manuscript in the repository (Green Open Access) if this is preferred. No embargo is required.

Author journey video

Open Access with Institute of Physics (IOP)

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Open Access for the UK (2020-)

Article Types: Research articles and reviews (letters, papers, reviews and special issue articles).

Hybrid journals included? Yes; eligible hybrid journals are listed on the IOP transformative agreements website and you are required to check the criteria prior to submitting your article.

Pure OA Gold journals included? No.

Which licence should I select? Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Read and publish uncapped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost.

Active: 2020 -

Note: Discounted APCs
Corresponding authors at subscribing institutions can also benefit from a 70% discount on the standard Article Processing Charge (APC) of hybrid journals not included in the eligible list that are published with some of the partner societies. Please visit IOP for further details. This discount is not available for any journal that is funded by page charges or submission fees.

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Eligible hybrid titles
IOP Author Guide

Open Access with OUP

Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: UK Institutions (JISC Affiliated).

Article Types: Research or review articles.

Participating journal list: 400+ Hybrid and Fully open Access journals are included. 

Hybrid journals included? Yes. 

Pure OA Gold Journals included? Yes.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Read and publish capped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost. Publication of research articles in supplements is not included in the OUP read and publish agreement.

Active: 2021 – December 2023.

Other: Updated Author Workflow - Autumn 2023 - New!

Note: The University prefers CC-BY in line with major funder requirements. CC-BY-ND is permitted on a case-by-case basis if funder approved.

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Open Access with PLOS

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Explore your publisher options with PLOS journals

Article Types: All article types in the eligible journals.

Hybrid journals included? Not applicable.

Pure OA Gold journals included? Yes.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

UKRI 2022 OA Policy Compliant Deal? Yes. 

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Flat Fee Agreement. 
Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost 
for the following titles:

  • PLOS ONE
  • PLOS Climate
  • PLOS Complex Systems (new)
  • PLOS Computational Biology
  • PLOS Digital Health
  • PLOS Genetics
  • PLOS Mental Health (new)
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • PLOS Pathogens
  • PLOS Sustainability & Transformation
  • PLOS Water

Active: 2020 - December 2023.

Note: PLOS articles are archived in LOCKSS and syndicated to PubMed Central/EuropePMC. PLOS requires data sharing where not subject to legal or ethical restrictions and has adopted the CRediT taxonomy.

Quick Links

PLOS Author Instructions - Flat Fee (How to...) 

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PLOS Publishing FAQs

PLOS Flat Fee Agreements

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Check the Royal Society of Chemistry 'Read & Publish webpage

Article Types: Original research articles

Hybrid journals included? Yes

Pure OA Gold journals included? No. When publishing in fully gold open access journals you will receive an invoice with a 15% discount applied if you are affiliated to the institution. If we, as administrators, reject the request the author will receive a full price invoice.

  • UKRI funded authors publishing in fully gold journals can apply for financial support. 
  • If arranging for your Faculty to pay an invoice you will usually be required to provide a PO number, VAT number and departmental address.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No, unless you are a UKRI funded corresponding author entitled to apply for financial support to publish in a pure open access journal.

Type of deal:  Read and publish uncapped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost.

Active: 2022- 2024

Note: The University prefers selection of a Creative Commons CC-BY licence in line with major funder requirements. 

Quick Links

Author guide to publishing open access

How to publish open access - check requirements and expectations

Journal List

 

Open Access with The Royal Society

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Check the Royal Society Transformative Agreement 'Read and Publish' webpage or the Journals List.

Article Types: Original research.

Hybrid journals included? Yes

Pure OA Gold journals included? Yes

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Read and publish uncapped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost.

Active: Until December 2023.

Note: The University prefers selection of a Creative Commons CC-BY licence in line with major funder requirements. The version of record document will be deposited by the Publisher on acceptance in PubMed Central.

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Introducing Royal Society Read and Publish

The Royal Society open access publishing

Publishing your open access article in our hybrid research journals

Publishing your open access article in Royal Society Open Science

Publishing your open access article in Open Biology

Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Check the SAGE Choice journal list . 

  • Sage Premier Journals Collection portfolio of 1,101 titles
  • IMechE portfolio of 18 titles
  • RSM portfolio of 28 titles

Article Types: Original paper, review paper. The agreement excludes some article types, for example; book reviews, commercially sponsored articles, and titles joining mid-year.

Hybrid journals included? Yes. Corresponding authors publishing an article in 900+ subscription journals in the current Sage Premier package, as well as in the IMechE Journal Collection and the Royal Society of Medicine Collection, which offer hybrid open access publishing (Sage Choice) can be published open access, free of charge. Charges other than the author article process charge (APC) may still apply, please refer to individual journal submission guidelines. 

Pure OA Gold journals included? No. 

  • A 20% discount off list price APCs for institutions to publish in licensed Sage wholly Gold OA journals.
  • There are a small number of exclusions where Sage is contractually prevented from offering this discount. A list of excluded journals will be available from the publisher directly.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright. The University requires CC-BY in line with major funder requirements and the 2023 Research Publications Policy.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  Not for publication in hybrid journals. Apply for faculty or UKRI funding for full open access journals.

Active: 2023-2024. 

Quick Links
SAGE UK JISC Agreement

SAGE Open Access Guide

Open Access with Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Nature Research 
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Update 28/07/2023 Refreshed agreement now active

Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Websites: Transformative Open Access Agreement for the UK

Springer Read and Publish: Unlimited publishing is included in 2051 Springer, Adis, Academic and Palgrave Macmillan journals. The list of Open Choice Journals is subject to revision and change by Publisher. Check the open access Springer portfolio (excel download).
Article Types: Original paper, review paper, brief communication or continuing education.

Nature Research Read and Publish: Open Access publishing is included in all Nature Research journals. A consortium level cap is applicable.  Check the open access Nature portfolio (excel download)
Article Types: Research articles which means Original Papers which may also be referred to as analysis, brief communications, registered reports and technical reports.

Hybrid journals included? Yes. 

Pure OA Gold journals included? No. 

Which licence should I select? Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright. The University requires CC-BY in line with major funder requirements and the 2023 Research Publications Policy.
CC-BY-ND is permitted on a case-by-case basis if funder approved.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  Not for publication in hybrid journals. Apply for faculty or UKRI funding for full open access journals.

Type of deal: Gold transitional 'Read and publish'.
If opting out of gold OA, use green self-archiving in the repository with zero embargo and a CC-BY licence on the author accepted manuscript.

Active: 2023 - December 2025. 
Note: Excludes BMC titles.

Quick Links

Guide for Authors 2023
UK Read and Publish open access agreement

 

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Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: SCOAP3 Journals, 2017-2024

The SCOAP3 FAQ section provides a list of High Energy Physics (HEP) supported journals and explains the full funding of all articles in specified HEP journals.

Covered Journals:

  • Acta Physica Polonica B (APPB) [Jagiellonian University, Krakow]
  • Advances in High Energy Physics (AHEP) [Hindawi]
  • Chinese Physics C (CPC) [Institute of Physics Publishing]
  • Physical Review C (PRC), Physical Review D (PRD), Physical Review Letters (PRL) [American Physical Society]
  • Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (PTEP) [Oxford University Press]

Full funding of all articles (entire journal):

  • The European Physical Journal C (EPJC) & The Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP ) [Springer-Nature]
  • Nuclear Physics B (NPB) & Physics Letters B (PLB) [Elsevier]

Which licence should I select? Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Swansea University corresponding authors will be eligible for immediate Open Access at no direct cost.

Active: 2020 - December 2023

Quick Links

SCOAP3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Guide for Authors

Taylor & Francis Open Access

 

 

Am I eligible?  Corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Publish your research in Open Select journals

Article Types:  Original research and review articles, reports and case reports, short communications, guest editorial

Hybrid journals included? Yes - 'Open Select' hybrid titles only. Use the Open Access Cost Finder tool and only pick the 'Open Select' button

Pure OA Gold journals included? No

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Read and Publish Capped

Active:  2022 - 2023

Note:The University prefers CC-BY in line with major funder requirements. CC-BY-ND is permitted on a case-by-case basis if funder approved.

Quick Links

Author Services Open Select

Open Access Transformative Agreements UK

Open Access Guide - Open your research in 5 steps

Open Access with Wiley

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Am I eligible?  Responsible corresponding author only. Use Swansea University email address to authenticate and add ORCID where prompted.

Publisher Website: Open Access Agreement for Institutions

Article Types: Primary research and review articles.

Hybrid journals included? Yes. Check the included tiles online list at submission (Excel spreadsheet) or use the Author Compliance Tool.

Pure OA Gold journals included? Yes. Check the included titles online list at submission (Excel spreadsheet) or use the Author Compliance Tool.

Which licence should I select? A Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) and retain copyright.

Do I need to submit an article processing charge (APC) request form?  No.

Type of deal:  Read and publish capped. Swansea University corresponding authors will be published Open Access at no additional cost.

Active: 2020 - December 2023

Note: The University prefers CC-BY in line with major funder requirements. CC-BY-ND is permitted on a case-by-case basis if funder approved.

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Make your article open access within a hybrid journal

Publishing your article in a fully open access journal

To check the open access availability for a specific journal, use the Author Compliance Tool.

Wiley - Creative Commons License Signing Guide 

Journal Finder tool. Use a keyword search and filter results by topic, subject area and / or open access status to identify journals relevant to your research.

Contact Us

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