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Read and Publish Agreements

Open Access (OA) publishing is now supported by ‘Read and Publish' (R&P) agreements negotiated by CAUL (Council of Australasian University Librarians) on behalf of Australian and New Zealand university libraries.

These agreements between CAUL and nine major publishers enable authors to publish their papers as open access in selected journals without paying separate Article Processing Charges (APCs) as the payment of the APCs is covered by the Library’s online subscription to the journals packages.

The journals covered by Elsevier, Oxford, Sage, Springer, Taylor & Francis and Wiley/Hindawi agreements are hybrid journals as they are part of a subscription package.  Cambridge University and Emerald agreements cover both Gold and Hybrid journals included in the Library's subscription package.

To read further information on Gold and Hybrid OA publishing models, see the Publishing page of this guide.

See Important Notice regarding Oxford University Press below.

What this means for researchers

Instead of paying article processing fees through a separate University fund, the Library will fund open access publication through its collection subscription fees budget.

If you have an article accepted for publication in a listed journal you may be eligible to publish your article open access at no additional cost.

There is no need to change your publishing practices.  Submit your paper where you would normally publish and, if your article is eligible, you'll be offered the option to publish open access on acceptance by the publisher.

Responsibilities of the corresponding author

  • The corresponding author must be a current Bond University staff member or student at the time of acceptance and state this on the submitted paper.
  • The corresponding author should use a Bond University email address. You may need to update your profile with the relevant publisher. Responsible corresponding authors should not use personal email addresses (e.g. Hotmail, Gmail).
  • Make sure that you state Bond University as your primary institutional affiliation.
  • If you are a co-author, you may want to ensure the corresponding author is from a university with Read and Publish (R&P) Agreements in place.
  • After the peer review process and upon acceptance of the paper, the publisher will confirm the details of the R&P Agreement.

Where can you publish

In 2025 the Library has read and publish agreements with the following publishers through negotiations by CAUL.

7 January, 2025 Notice: The new Oxford University Press Agreement only covers hybrid open access journals. Follow the OUP link below for further information.

Learn more about each publisher's agreement, caps, and further information for authors:

Finding journals included in an agreement

  1. Open the CAUL Open Access Agreements 2025 Title List
  2. Use the search function at top right to query for journal titles
  3. Use filters to refine the results

    • Add your own filter conditions by clicking on filter at the right of the page. Options include words in journal name, publisher, journal type. 

      Screenshot of filter options for CAUL Open Access read and publish agreements

  4. Use the built-in filters across the top of the table
    Screenshot of table filters
    • Select your institution - Bond University
    • Optionally, select agreements, publishers or journal types
      Tip:  Reset and remove previous filters when starting a new search.
  5. Sort by journal name, journal type, publisher name, field of research or participating institutions.Screenshot of sort options
  6. Select a journal to view the agreement details
    Screenshot of read and publish agreement details

Publisher information about read and publish agreements

Each publisher has its own particular R&P agreement process that authors will have to navigate their way through.

The following pages may assist in understanding the agreement process of the respective publishers: