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Open Access: Read & Publish Deals

This guide is intended to provide advice on open access to researchers

READ AND PUBLISH DEALS - IMMEDIATE OA WITHOUT AUTHOR FEES

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with ACM Open. The deal began on the 1st January 2023 and will end on the 31st December 2025.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access for QUB corresponding authors publishing research articles and conference proceedings in any ACM Open journal.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the American Chemical Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31 December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for all research articles in all ACS journals, including ACS Omega, JACS Au, the ACS Au collection, and all ACS hybrid journals. (Includes both Hybrid and Fully OA titles)

QUB corresponding authors only.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the American Physiological Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31 December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in the publishers' 12 hybrid journal titles.

Full OA titles not included in the deal.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a one year read & publish pilot with the American Psychological Association. The deal began on the 1st August 2023 and will end on the 31st July 2024.

  

Publish

This one-year pilot allows capped OA publishing in 87 hybrid journals in the PsycArticles portfolio, plus an additional 15 hybrid titles in the Hogrefe collection of journals. Research and Review articles only.

Fully OA journals are not included in the deal, however Queen’s corresponding authors are entitled to a 25% discount on the APC in three fully OA Hogrefe journals. 

All authors are entitled to zero embargo Green OA with APA Copyright as per APA’s standard policy: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/open-access

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Bioscientifica. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31 December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in Bioscientifica's four hybrid journals.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with BMJ. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31 December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in BMJ's hybrid journal titles.

Original research articles only.

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Brill. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Uncapped open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in all of Brill’s journals. Includes research and review articles, as well as conference papers.

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Bristol University Press. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in BUP's hybrid journals.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Cambridge University Press. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Queen’s corresponding authors can publish articles with immediate open access in any CUP Gold or Hybrid journal: click here for a list of Cambridge journals covered by the agreement.

Open Access publishing will be unlimited for 2022.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2024.  

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing of research articles for QUB corresponding authors in four research titles: Genes & DevelopmentGenome ResearchRNA, and Learning & Memory

Overview

The Library has signed up to a three year Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in 3 hybrid journals: DevelopmentJournal of Cell ScienceThe Journal of Experimental Biology + two fully OA journals, Disease Models & mechanismsBiology Open

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with De Gruyter. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Open Access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in De Gruyter's hybrid journals.

Uncapped OA publishing in hybrid journals from 1st January 2022 for the remainder of the agreement.

Review articles also included with research articles from 2022. 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Elsevier. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors publishing in Elsevier's Core-hybrid, Cell Press, and the Lancet titles (hybrid only).

Discover which Elsevier journals are participating in the agreement here.

 

Authors publishing in Elsevier's fully open access journals will have to pay an article processing charge (APC). Queen's corresponding authors are entitled to a 15% discount on the APC. Please visit Queen's Gold Open Access page to see if your research funder has provided Queen's with funds to pay your APC.

 

Overview

The Library has renewed its Read & Publish deal with the European Respiratory Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in the European Respiratory Journal, ERJ Open Research, & European Respiratory Review.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Future Science Group. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.  

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in all FSG journals. All article types (excluding Drug Evaluation articles and content/research sponsored or funded by pharma/biotech).

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Geological Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in 6 hybrid journals and 3 hybrid book series.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Institute of Physics (IOP). The deal began on the 1st January 2020 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Open Access publishing for QUB corresponding authors publishing in a IOP hybrid journal. Click here for the list of hybrid titles that are eligible.

Some IOP full OA titles included. Please enter "Institute of Physics" in the search box below to discover the full OA IOP titles.

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Karger. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in any hybrid or fully OA journal.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Microbiology Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2020 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Optica Publishing Group. This deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Queen’s corresponding authors can publish research & review articles with immediate open access in Optica journals (excludes Optics and Photonics News, and both partnered and legacy journals).

Open Access publishing will be unlimited for 2022

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Oxford University Press. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

QUB corresponding authors can publish a Research or Review article with immediate open access in OUP Hybrid & Gold journals

Unlimited publishing secured for 2022-23.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with PLOS. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in all PLOS journals.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Portland Press. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2025.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in all 7 Portland Press journals. 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Radiological Society of North America. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in Radiology.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Rockefeller University Press. The deal began in March 2020 and will end on the 31st December 2025.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in RUP journals.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal College of General Practitioners. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in the British Journal of General Practice and BJGP Open.

Research articles only.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal Irish Academy. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in the publishers 6 subscription journals.

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access for QUB corresponding authors publishing in all journals.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal Society Of Chemistry. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

OA article allocation - not unlimited open access publishing.

Only available to QUB corresponding authors publishing in a RSC Hybrid journal.

All peer reviewed article types are covered in this agreement which fall into three main categories: full papers, communications, and reviews.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with SAGE. The deal began on the 1st January 2023 and will end on the 31st December 2024.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in SAGE hybrid journals only. Excludes some article types, including, book reviews, and commercially sponsored articles.

Queen's corresponding authors will receive a 20% discount on APCs for fully Gold OA journals

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Springer Nature. The deal began on the 1st January 2023 and will end on the 31st December 2025. 

The deal brings together Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, and Nature Research journals into one Read and Publish agreement.

 

Springer 

Unlimited OA publishing for QUB corresponding authors in 2051 Springer, Academic and Palgrave Macmillan journals.

 

Nature Journals (Hybrid)

Open Access publishing for QUB corresponding authors is included in Nature Research journals. A consortium level cap is applicable.

 

Springer Nature - Fully OA journals

15% discount on APCs for Queen's corresponding authors.

 

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Taylor & Francis. The deal began on the 1st January 2021 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Open Access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in T&F's Open Select (hybrid) journals.

Research articles only.

Not unlimited publishing, consortium article cap applies.

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Thieme. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31st December 2023.

 

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in all Thieme hybrid journals.

Original and review articles covered. 

Overview

The University Library is signed up to a transformative journals agreement with Wiley. The deal began on 1st January 2020 and will end on 31 December 2023.

 

Publish

Queen's 'Responsible Corresponding Authors' (RCA) can publish primary research and review articles in any of Wiley's and Hindawi's fully gold open access journals and Wiley’s hybrid (subscription-based) journals which offer open access.

Not unlimited open access publishing.

 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Wolters Kluwer. The deal began on the 1st January 2022 and will end on the 31 December 2024.

 

Publish

Capped open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors only.

 

Title exclusions:

Journal of the American College of Surgeons and titles within the JCO bundle are excluded from this Agreement.

Titles excluded: Journal of the American College of Surgeons, JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, JCO Global Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO Oncology Practice, JCO Precision Oncology.

 

READ AND PUBLISH JOURNALS - * IF YOUR JOURNAL DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE LIST BELOW, PLEASE EMAIL THE OPEN RESEARCH TEAM TO DOUBLE-CHECK ITS STATUS *