This guide is intended to help you make decisions about where to publish your research. Find out about:
In 2022, CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) negotiated ‘Read & Publish’ agreements with several publishers, “providing authors the opportunity to publish open access immediately on acceptance, and free of any transactional Article Processing Charges (APCs)”. These agreements have continued into 2023, with the addition of more major publishers.
The publishers listed in the table below have CAUL-negotiated ‘Read & Publish’ agreements that cover Federation University during 2023. Some publishers have CAUL-wide article publishing caps, as indicated in the table, which mean that when the cap is reached, submitting authors can choose to publish the article as “closed access” or pay an APC for the article to be published Open Access. Click on the publisher name for further details.
Publisher name | Number of titles | Article cap | Notes |
Cambridge University Press | 388 journal titles | No article cap | Page and colour charges are not included in the R&P agreement, and only apply to print journals. |
CSIRO Publishing | All 15 CSIRO-owned journals plus 2 society journals | No article cap | Page charges are included in the R&P agreement, with the exception of colour pages or reprints. |
Elsevier (new in 2023) |
235 journal titles | 7,010 articles cap |
A small number of journals have 'submission charges' or 'mandatory page charges' that are not covered by the agreement. Optional colour printing charges are not included under the terms of the agreement. |
Oxford University Press | 351 journal titles | 790 articles cap |
A small number of included journals have mandatory page charges that are not covered by the agreement. Optional colour printing charges are not included under the terms of the agreement. |
Sage (new in 2023) |
924 journal titles | No article cap | |
Springer Nature | 1,976 journal titles | 3,359 articles cap | Other charges (including page and colour charges) will vary by imprint and may not be covered under the agreement. Page charges for Springer Nature owned journals will be waived. |
Taylor & Francis (new in 2023) |
349 journal titles | 3,114 articles cap | Other charges, such as colour and page charges, are not included within the agreement and are charged separately by the individual title. |
Wiley/ Hindawi | Approximately 1,900 journal titles | 6,750 articles cap | Page and colour charges are not included under the terms of this agreement. |
Information for authors
Check each linked publisher in the above table to view the CAUL Read & Publish guide. Each guide has
If you are having difficulty in choosing a journal, please view the Subject Guide ‘Research: Where to Publish’ for advice on
Any further queries, contact your campus Liaison Librarian from the Research and Learning Services Team, or make an online appointment.