Open Access: Read & Publish Deals

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 Physical Society. The deal began on the 1st January 2024 and will end on the 31st December 2025.

Read

Access to all subscription content. 

Publish

Unlimited open access for QUB corresponding authors publishing research articles in hybrid journals.

*Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) - is a dedicated and commissioned reviews journal and does not currently offer an open access option

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the American Physiological Society. The deal will end on the 31 December 2025.

Publish

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

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Bioscientifica. The deal will end on the 31 December 2025.

Publish

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

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with BMJ. The deal will end on the 31 December 2025.

Publish

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

Eligible article types - Original research articles, Brief Reports, Rapid Communications .

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Brill. The deal will end on the 31st December 2026.

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 will end on the 31st December 2026. 

Publish

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

Eligible article types - Original research articles and review articles.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Cambridge University Press. The deal will end on the 31st December 2025.

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.

Cambridge Prisms and Research Directions

Cambridge Prisms and Research Directions are two new series of OA journals designed to reflect the research process, address real-world challenges, and build connections across disciplines. Both series operate open peer review, have open data mandates and follow open standards.

Unlimited publishing for Queen's corresponding authors in Prisms and Research Directions.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The deal will end on the 31st December 2026.  

Publish

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

Eligible article types - Research & Review articles

Overview

The Library has signed up to a three year Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. The deal will end on the 31st December 2026.

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in 3 hybrid journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, The Journal of Experimental Biology + two fully OA journals, Disease Models & mechanisms, Biology Open. 

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with De Gruyter. The deal will end on the 31st December 2025.

Publish

Open Access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in De Gruyter's Hybrid & Gold OA titles.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Elsevier. The deal will end on the 31st December 2025.

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 2024.

Publish

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

Overview

Future Science Group (FSG) has joined Taylor & Francis. From 1st June 2024, the former Future Science Group titles will be known as the Expert Medicine collection.

Publish

Unlimited open access publishing for QUB corresponding authors in all former 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 2025.

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 was renewed on the 1st January 2024 and will end on the 31st December 2025.

Publish criteria

Eligible Authors: Queen's corresponding authors.

Journals covered: Any IOP hybrid journal & fully OA title with the exception of journals published on behalf of the American Astronomical Society.

Article type covered: All primary research articles, including research papers, special issue articles, letters and review articles are eligible for inclusion under the terms of the license.

Article allocation: Unlimited 

Journals in lists A, B, C, and D covered via Queen's agreement.

*Reports on Progress in Physics, will only include primary research articles within the publishing element of the license.

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 2026.

Publish

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

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Microbiology Society. The deal will end on the 31st December 2026.

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 will end on the 31st December 2026.

Publish

Queen’s corresponding authors can publish with immediate open access in Optica's Hybrid & Fully OA journals.

Article types covered: Research Article, Letter, Memorandum, Discussion, Negative Results, Reproducibility Studies, Opinion, Engineering & Laboratory Note, Tutorial, Review.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with the Oxford University Press. The deal was renewed on the 1st January 2024 and will end on the 31st December 2025. 

Publish

Eligible authors: Queen's corresponding authors only

Type of publications covered: Hybrid & Fully OA journals

Article types covered: Research articles, review articles, brief reports and case reports. Article-commentary types are not eligible.

Article allocation: Unlimited publishing  

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 will end on the 31st December 2025.

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 will end on the 31st December 2025.

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 will end on the 31st December 2025.

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 will end on the 31st December 2025.

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.

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Taylor & Francis. The deal was renewed on the 1st January 2024 and will end on the 31st December 2025. 

Publish

Eligible authors: Queen's corresponding authors only

Type of publications covered: Hybrid (Open Select),  Fully OA/F1000 Research, Routledge Open Research. 

Article types covered: Research articles only. For F1000 Research and Routledge Open Research the following are covered: including but not limited to Research Articles, Method Articles, Antibody Validation Articles, Reviews, Systematic Reviews, Clinical Practice Articles, Case Reports, Opinion Articles.

Article allocation: Consortium cap

Overview

The Library has signed up to a Read & Publish agreement with Thieme. The deal will end on the 31st December 2024.

Publish

Unlimited open access for QUB corresponding authors publishing in any Thieme journal.

Overview

The University Library is signed up to a read and publish deal with Wiley. This two-year agreement runs from January 2024 until December 2025. 

Publish

Eligible authors: Queen's Corresponding Authors only 

Type of publications covered: Hybrid and Fully OA journals (Including IET titles)

Article types covered: Research/Review/Case Reports

Licence: CC BY (default licence)

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 in select hybrid journals.

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.