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.
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.
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.
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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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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.
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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
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 tool. Input 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.
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Step-by-step guide to Publishing Open Access in Cambridge journals
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.
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.
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Elsevier - UK Institutions Agreement
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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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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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:
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.
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PLOS Author Instructions - Flat Fee (How to...)
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.
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.
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Author guide to publishing open access
How to publish open access - check requirements and expectations
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
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 .
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.
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.
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SAGE UK JISC Agreement
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.
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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:
Full funding of all articles (entire journal):
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
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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.
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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.
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