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Publishing strategy guide

Open Access

Open access makes research outputs freely available online to read, download and use without the licensing restrictions usually in place on published works. Making outputs openly available ensures that a wider audience can read and use them, including researchers who don't have access via journal subscriptions.

Open access at UNSW:

UNSW requires all staff and HDR candidates who are engaged in research to make their published Research Outputs openly available under a CC-BY license in the university's institutional repository, UNSWorks, upon publication. 

Find out more:

UNSW ​Open Access Policy

Open Access Guide

UNSWorks

What are the benefits of open access?

  • Increase the visibility of your work
  • Diversify your citations
  • Comply with open access requirements from funding bodies
  • Other researchers can apply and build on your research findings
  • Reach potential collaborators and partners

Openly publish your research

Find out about the open access publishing agreements currently available through UNSW Library. Check your eligibility to publish under these agreements.

View Open access publishing guide.

Open Policy Finder

Open Policy Finder is an online resource that provides open access policy information for journals from around the world. It’s useful when considering where to publish, checking publisher's copyright and self-archiving policies, and to verify publisher permissions after publication.