Open access publishing agreements
UQ authors can publish their research in open-access and hybrid journals covered by open access publishing (Read and Publish) agreements without paying article processing charges (APCs). Browse agreements with APC coverage or discounts below.
Open access publishing agreements work by bundling publishing charges into subscription costs paid by the Library.
How to use open access publishing agreements
Agreements are available to UQ academics, sessional staff and students, adjuncts, UQ honorary, and academic title holders.
Browse agreements on this page or use the Journal search (UQ login required) tool in UQ eSpace.
Check the Included titles and Information for authors section for each publisher for guidance on how to publish your paper as open access. Refer to your specific journal to see if any conditions apply to the agreement.
Learn about publishing your work open access or read about types of open access.
The corresponding author must be from UQ and have the correct affiliation when publishing. Use:
- your UQ email address
- The University of Queensland as the institution's name.
Select CAUL (Council of Australasian University Librarians) Agreement, Transformative Agreement, R&P Agreement, or similar in the publisher submission system.
Multiple affiliations
List UQ as your affiliation by using your UQ email address in the submission system to take advantage of pre-paid or discounted APCs. This includes when UQ may not be your primary affiliation or the only affiliation in the manuscript.
See the UQ Authorship Procedure for further information.
Your Open Access article will be published under a Creative Commons Licence. The licence specifies how the work can be reused.
The publisher will specify the licences available to you in the Information for Authors section on the Publisher Agreement Information page or as part of the submission workflow.
See Choosing a licence to understand the licence features or use the interactive Licence Chooser tool.
More about Copyright and Creative Commons
Agreements
There are changes to accessing and publishing in journals from 2026 as the result of new open access agreements with Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature and Wiley.
These agreements enable UQ authors to publish papers in included journal titles without paying an APC.
- Browse the publishers listed below and their agreement status.
- Check the included titles.
- Use the journal's information for authors to check if any conditions apply to your specific journal.
| Publisher | Agreement |
|---|---|
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): |
Uncapped |
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American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing: |
Capped |
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American Psychological Association (APA): |
Uncapped |
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): |
Uncapped |
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Brill: |
Uncapped |
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Bristol University Press: |
Uncapped |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP): |
Uncapped |
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Canadian Science Publishing (CSP): |
Uncapped |
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Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press: |
Uncapped |
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Company of Biologists (COB): |
Uncapped |
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CSIRO Publishing: |
Uncapped |
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De Gruyter: |
Uncapped |
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Elsevier: |
Uncapped for hybrid open access publishing. |
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Emerald: |
Uncapped |
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The Geological Society (GSL): |
Uncapped Includes publishing in GSL Books. |
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Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing: |
Uncapped |
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International Water Association (IWA) Publishing: |
Uncapped |
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John Benjamins: |
Uncapped |
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Karger Publishers: |
Uncapped |
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MA Healthcare: |
Uncapped |
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Mathematical Sciences Publishers (MSP):
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Uncapped Subscribe to Open (S2O) model. 2026 articles published with these 5 journals will be made open access with no publishing charges (APCs) dependent on MSP's subscription target being met by 15 February 2026. |
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Microbiology Society: |
Uncapped |
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Oxford University Press (OUP):
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Uncapped |
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Portland Press: |
Uncapped |
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Rockefeller University Press: Rockefeller University Press included titles (XLSX, 9.88 KB) |
Uncapped |
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The Royal Society: |
Uncapped |
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Sage: |
Uncapped |
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Springer Nature: |
Uncapped |
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Taylor & Francis: |
Uncapped |
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Wiley: |
Capped - fully open access titles. Uncapped - hybrid titles. |
Capped agreements limit the number of Open Access articles published in the agreement year on a first-come first-served basis. Caps were reset on 1 January 2026.
Claims are automatically approved based on the corresponding author's UQ affiliation in the publisher's submission process or will be reviewed by the Council of Australasian University Librarians.
Check the included titles and offers for the following publishers.
| Publisher and titles | Agreement |
|---|---|
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Royal Society of Chemistry: |
Open access option for titles not included: Open Access via UQ eSpace. |
Open access titles from De Gruyter, Elsevier, Oxford, Sage and Taylor & Francis that are not explicitly covered by an agreement may still have a discount available. Consult the publisher's material directly to check if a discount applies.
The Library does not fund APCs for journal titles that are not covered under the agreements listed. Instead of paying an APC, consider:
- Selecting an alternative title with an open access publishing agreement
- Open Access publishing in UQ eSpace with an embargo period (known as Green Open Access).
Use Journal Search (UQ login required) in UQ eSpace to find alternative titles or embargo pathways.
You can also self-fund the APC cost (including using grant or other funds if permitted).
Help and advice
Contact your Faculty Services Librarians for advice about open access publishing agreements.