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.
Publishing fees and charges
Conduct simple checks before paying fees. You may be able to avoid paying Article Processing Charges (APCs) or have the costs covered.
Retain your rights
Retain your rights to publish your research open access in a repository, such as UQ eSpace, using a rights retention statement when submitting your manuscript to publishers.
Creative Commons Licences
Assign a Creative Commons licence to your work to permit reuse according to the conditions you select.
Make research open access in 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.