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Open access

Barrier-free online access to your research outputs.

Open access workflows

Explore best practice for making your research outputs open access and how we can support you.

Policies and mandates

Comply with UQ policies and funder mandates to publish your research open access.

Publish your work open access

Follow these steps to comply with open access policies for each stage of publication.

Types of open access

Learn about the Green, Gold and Hybrid models for open access.

Creative Commons Licences

Assign a Creative Commons licence to your work to permit re-use according to the conditions you select.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Conduct simple checks before paying an APC to publish your article. You may be able to avoid paying any APCs.

UQ eSpace

Deposit your eligible research outputs in UQ eSpace, the University of Queensland's open access institutional repository, to make your work openly accessible.