Publish & Read Agreements
Publish & Read Agreements are designed to shift the costs libraries pay for subscription access towards open access publishing. This means fees which were traditionally paid to allow members of the University to read content, instead allow University authors to publish their research open access without needing to pay an individual article processing charge.
The University Library has entered into Publish & Read Agreements with the following publishers. Details of any further agreements will be added to this page when available.
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Microbiology Society
The University Library has entered into a 2 year pilot (2020-2021) Publish & Read Agreement with the Microbiology Society which publishes 6 journals.
The agreement allows University of Adelaide corresponding authors to publish their work open access under a Creative Commons Attribution licence in all 6 journals at no cost to them. There are no limits to the amount of publications covered by the agreement. The Society will confirm details with you about the agreement during the peer review process. To be eligible simply ensure that the University of Adelaide is listed as your institutional affiliation.
All of the Microbiology Society content, including the entire archive back to 1947, will also be available to members of the University for reading and text and data mining.
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Biochemical Society
The University Library has entered into a 3 year pilot (2020-2022) Publish & Read Agreement with the Biochemical Society which publishes 7 journals.
The agreement allows University of Adelaide corresponding authors to publish their work open access under a Creative Commons Attribution licence in all 7 journals at no cost to them. There are no limits to the amount of publications covered by the agreement. The Society will confirm details with you about the agreement during the peer review process. To be eligible simply ensure that the University of Adelaide is listed as your institutional affiliation.
All of the Biochemical Society content, including the entire archive back to 1906, will also be available to members of the University for reading and text and data mining.
Frequently asked questions
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What are the practical steps I need to take to make sure my APC is paid?
Simply list the University of Adelaide as your first institutional affiliation and use your adelaide.edu.au email address. You won’t have to deal with any invoices or tokens. The relevant Society will confirm details of the agreement with you on acceptance of publication.
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What are the journal impact factors for the journals in play for the agreement?
The Microbiology Society have an article and journal metrics page for all their publications. Impact and information for the Biochemic Society journals can be found in the about section of the journal pages. You can also look them up yourself using Scimago or ask your liaison librarian.
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I’m a student with the University. Do the Publish & Read agreements apply to me?
Yes. Both agreements cover University of Adelaide students. As long as you are the corresponding author and list the University as your first affiliation you will be covered by the agreement.
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I’m not the corresponding author. Can my articles still be published open access for free?
To be covered by the University of Adelaide’s Publish & Read agreement you must be the corresponding author. If the corresponding author is from another institution it’s worth checking if their institution has signed up to a Publish & Read agreement.
If no agreement exists then you can still make your work open access for free via our institutional repository, Adelaide Research and Scholarship. Simply deposit your Authors Accepted Manuscript in Aurora.
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What’s the usual APC for these journals?
Without the Publish & Read agreements you would have been charged an APC ranging from $1,300 to $4,000 AUD to publish open access in the Microbiology Society and the Biochemical Society journals.
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Will the Library pay my APCs for journals not published by the Microbiology Society and Biochemical Society?
No. The Library does not have funds to pay for individual APCs. However, it’s likely that we’ll enter into separate Publish & Read agreements with other publishers in the future. We will add details of all available agreements on this page.
In the meantime you can make your work open access for free via our institutional repository, Adelaide Research and Scholarship. Simply deposit your Authors Accepted Manuscript in Aurora.
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Will we see Publish & Read agreements for other journals in the future?
Yes, it’s likely that we’ll have more Publish & Read agreements in the future. Negotiations are already underway with other publishers but these agreements are complex and will take time. We’ll add details of all available agreements on this page.
In the meantime you can make your work open access for free via our institutional repository, Adelaide Research and Scholarship. Simply deposit your Authors Accepted Manuscript in Aurora.
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What if I’m charged an APC when I shouldn’t have been?
If you were an eligible author and either of the Society’s charge you an APC throughout the term of the Publish & Read agreements then they’ll refund you the fee.
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What if my article isn’t made open access when it should have been?
If you were an eligible author and published with the Society’s throughout the term of the Publish & Read agreements then they will make your work open access.
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What if I don’t want to make my work open access?
You will have the chance to opt out of the Publish & Read agreements. However, open access has advantages for you by increasing the discoverability and accessibility of your work which can lead to increased citations.
Open access is a requirement of NHMRC and ARC funding as well as the University of Adelaide. If you don’t take advantage of the Publish & Read agreements then you’ll need to meet these requirements in other ways, such as depositing your Authors Accepted Manuscript into a repository, but this will be more work for you.
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Why do I need to release my article under a Creative Commons licence?
Open access is more than free access. Copyright restrictions can prevent research being shared and built upon. A Creative Commons licence allows you to keep your copyright while giving users permission to use your work in certain ways and ensures that it is truly open. The licences require that you’ll be attributed as the author. You’ll be given the choice to publish your article under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY) or a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licence (CC BY-SA).