Read & publish agreements
Flinders University Library is now piloting a small number of Read & Publish agreements that are intended to support the University’s transition to an open scholarly publishing system.
Read & Publish agreements repurpose the University’s existing expenditure on journal subscriptions to cover both reading and Open Access publishing in that publisher’s journals.
The Library negotiated a small number of Read & Publish deals for the University in 2021. Late 2021, the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) negotiated pilots for several Read & Publish deals on behalf of the sector. Flinders University Library has assessed each deal offered by CAUL and adopted those that provide a net benefit to the University. We will monitor the uptake and processes associated with the deals during 2022 to determine the fiscal and operational impact of the deals.
Read & Publish agreements allow researchers to publish Open Access, with no Article Processing Charges, when the corresponding author for the article is at a participating institution.
Researchers do not need to change publishing practices. If you choose to publish with one of these publishers, you will be alerted by the journal to the Read & Publish option for Open Access on acceptance of your article. Note that the deals are all subtly different, some do not cover all journals published by that publisher, some cover fully open access journals, others do not. In some cases, additional publication charges may still apply. Not all deals cover all publication outputs.
The table below is a quick glance at Flinders University Read & Publish agreements. For specific information about each agreement open up each publisher in the drop down menu below.
| Publisher | All Journals? | Including Gold OA Journals? | All Types of Articles? | Cap on Articles? | Additional Charges? |
| Cambridge University Press | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Company of Biologists | No | No | No | No | No |
| CSIRO Publishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Microbiology Society | Yes | Yes |
Yes | No | No |
| Biochemical Society Portland Press | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Springer Nature | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Author publishing workflow
1. Submit your article to an eligible journal using your Flinders email address. You will need to be the corresponding author and include an affiliation/ byline to Flinders University (see Author affiliation guidelines). In some instances, the journal will require additional identification information such as a postal address
2. Article progresses through peer review
3. When you receive notification that your article has been accepted you will be given the option to select Open Access publishing with no transactional Article Processing Charges
4. Your article is published Open Access under a Creative Commons licence
To ensure Read & Publish applies to your article:
As the corresponding author, list Flinders University as your affiliation and use your flinders.edu.au email address.
Without a Read & Publish agreement, you may be charged an article processing charge (APC). This can range anywhere up to $5000 per article (and occasionally more). The University does not provide central financial support for APCs however, the Library has arranged APC discounts with some publishers. See our webpage for more information on APC discounts.
Why has Flinders signed up to the Read & Publish deals we have?
The R&P deals negotiated by CAUL are being offered on a pilot basis. This is a new arrangement for universities in Australia with implications for workflows and future budgets. While several of the CAUL R&P multi-year deals have a 0% increase in 2022, there are significant increases from 2023 onward, in an environment when the University subscription budget is static. The deals we have entered into provide the ability to assess the arrangement for a range of publishers.
Flinders University has Read & Publish agreements with the following publishers:
The University Library has entered a Read & Publish (R&P) agreement with the Cambridge University Press.
Number of journals covered by R&P agreement? 388 journals. A full list can be found on the CAUL website.
All Types of Article Included? No.
Agreement covers: Research articles, Review articles, Rapid communications, Brief reports and Case reports
Are there additional charges? Yes. You may be required to pay for articles published in print format
Is there a cap to the number of articles published per year? No
What Author information is required? Corresponding Author's Institutional postal address, Institutional email address and an ORCID.
Length of R&P Agreement: 1 Year. Articles must be accepted for publication from 1/01/2022-31/12/2022 (1 year)
Author Rights (CC Licensing):
CC-BY
CC-BY-SA
CC-BY-ND
CC-BY-NC
CC-BY-NC-SA
CC-BY-NC-ND
The University Library has entered a Read & Publish (R&P) Agreement with the Company of Biologists
Number of journals covered by R&P agreement? Three journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology
All Types of Article Included? No.
Agreement covers: Research Article; Research Report; Techniques and Resources Article; Techniques and Resources Report; Short Report; Tools and Resources; Methods & Techniques; Short Communication
Are there additional charges? No
Is there a cap to the number of articles published per year? No
What Author information is required? Corresponding Author's Institutional email address
Length of R&P Agreement: 3 Years. Articles must be accepted for publication from 1/01/2021-31/12/2023 (3 years)
Author Rights (CC Licensing):
CC-BY
The University Library has entered a Read & Publish (R&P) Agreement with the CSIRO
Number of journals covered by R&P agreement? The list of fifteen CSIRO Journals + two Society Journals can be found on the CAUL website
All Types of Article Included? Yes. All articles types accepted.
Are there additional charges? Yes. You may be required to pay for any colour charges or reprints in print journals
Is there a cap to the number of articles published per year? No
What Author information is required? Corresponding Author's Institutional email address
Length of R&P Agreement: 1 Year. Articles must be accepted for publication from 1/01/2022-31/12/2022 (1 year)
Author Rights (CC Licensing):
CC-BY
CC-BY-NC
CC-BY-NC-ND
The University Library has entered a Read & Publish (R&P) Agreement with the Microbiology Society
Number of journals covered by R&P agreement? The list of six journals can be found on the CAUL website
All Types of Article Included? Yes
Are there additional charges? No
Is there a cap to the number of articles published per year? No
What Author information is required? Corresponding Author's Institutional postal address,
Length of R&P Agreement: 1 Year. Articles must be accepted for publication from 1/01/2022-31/12/2022 (1 year)
Author Rights (CC Licensing):
CC-BY
CC-BY-NC
Portland Press Biochemical Journals
The University Library has entered a Read & Publish (R&P) Agreement with Portland Press Biochemical Journals
Number of journals covered by R&P agreement? The list of seven journals can be found on the CAUL website
All Types of Article Included? Yes
Are there additional charges? No
Is there a cap to the number of articles published per year? No
What Author information is required? Corresponding Author's Institutional postal address,
Length of R&P Agreement: Articles must be accepted for publication from 1/01/2022-31/12/2022 (1 year)
Author Rights (CC Licensing):
CC-BY
Springer Nature
The University Library has entered a Read & Publish (R&P) Agreement with Springer Nature
Number of journals covered by R&P agreement? The list of 1,976 Springer Nature journals can be found on the CAUL website. This Read & Publish Agreement does NOT cover Nature titles. Titles excluded from the R&P are annotated in the title list.
Some Springer Open journals (see list of Springer Open titles) that are not covered by the R&P agreement may still be eligible for a 15% publishing discount through the Library's BMC Supporter Membership, see our discounts page for more information.
All Types of Article Included? No.
Agreement covers:
- Standard article, generally presenting new results
- Review Paper
- Standard article, interpreting previously published results
- Brief Communication: Short article submitted for rapid publication that exhibits the same structure as a standard article
- Continuing Education: Article forming integral part of further education (usually medical).
Are there additional charges? Yes. You may be required to pay for page and colour charges (depends on imprint)
Is there a cap to the number of articles published per year? Yes - 85% of the total number of articles from Australian authors published in 2021
What Author information is required? Corresponding Author's Institutional postal address
Length of R&P Agreement: 1 Year. Articles must be accepted for publication from 1/01/2022-31/12/2022 (1 year)
Author Rights (CC Licensing):
CC-BY
CC-BY-NC
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