Read and Publish Agreements
About the Read and Publish Agreements
The Library has signed up to several transformative agreements to support open access publishing. These Read and Publish Agreements repurpose existing expenditure to include both subscription fees and open access publishing fees.
When publishing in journals covered by these agreements, you may be able to publish directly to open access with no transactional Article Processing Charges (APCs). Submit your publications as usual, and if the Library has an agreement in place, the publisher will alert you to an open access option on acceptance of the eligible article. Exclusions and caps apply to some journals..
Quartile 1 (Q1) journals covered by APC waivers
Q1 journals rank among top 25% of journals in the same area of research. This list has been compiled by the Library to assist RMIT authors.
Publishing in a Q1 journal may result in higher impact for your article. Individual researchers are in the best position to make the decision where to publish their content.
Current agreements
The following is a brief outline of each agreement for 2022, which the RMIT community will be eligible to participate in.
Quartile 1 (Q1) journals covered by APC discount agreements
Q1 journals rank among top 25% of journals in the same area of research. This list has been compiled by the Library to assist RMIT authors. Please check the discount applied for each publisher.
Publishing in a Q1 journal may result in higher impact for your article. Individual researchers are in the best position to make the decision where to publish their content.
