Globally, open access publishing agreements are gaining traction as a way for the research community, academic libraries and scholarly publishers to work together to find a financially viable path to transition to an open access publishing future. UNSW Library is actively negotiating and evaluating publisher offers to convert Read Only (paywalled subscriptions) agreements to open access publishing agreements while, at the same time, investing in our institutional repository. In doing so, thereby aligning to the University's Open Access Policy and funder mandates, while increasing the reach and impact of research.
Open access (OA) via the publisher is one of several open access pathways available to you. Protect your rights to your Author Accepted Manuscript and you can make your work open by depositing it to UNSWorks via ROS even when the publisher version is “closed.”
Please note UNSW Library does not pay author-facing article processing charges (APCs).
UNSWorks is UNSW's institutional repository showcasing the research outputs of UNSW’s researchers and students. Research outputs deposited into UNSWorks are openly accessible, discoverable, and reusable by other researchers and the public.
UNSW Library runs regular training sessions - OA Publishing Agreements: Pathways to Open - https://unswlibrary-bookings.libcal.com/event/5640099
For more information on open access options or rights retention please fill in this short form.
UNSW Library supports various models of open access including Subscribe to Open. Articles published in the open access journals are open access with no article processing charges. This model requires the Library to continue subscribing to journals from a publisher in order to support the costs of the open access journals. A more detailed explanation of how Subscribe to Open works can be found on Subscribe to Open Community.org site.
UNSW Library participates in Subscribe to Open programs with a number of publishers including:
If you want to suggest a particular publisher that you think the Library should investigate an agreement with, please use this form.
'Read & Publish’ agreements bundle subscription costs to read and corresponding author costs to publish into one payment to the publisher. Some agreements have publishing caps, that is a limit on the number of articles that can be published open access under an agreement. There still may be some page and colour charges. UNSW Library only enters into such agreements that are cost neutral and which aim to minimise unintended publishing consequences from either party.
UNSW Library has entered into a number of Read & Publish agreements that will enable authors to publish their articles openly in selected journals including:
If you want to suggest a particular publisher that you think the Library should investigate an agreement with, please use this form.
UNSW Library has not reached an Open Access Agreement with the following publishers. However, UNSW Library continues to subscribe to journals with these publishers. Please check the Library Collection for read access.