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Read and Publish Agreements
Read and Publish deals (also known as transformational deal) are agreements between publishers and research institutions. They are designed to facilitate a move to complete Open Access scholarly communications. They build on existing arrangements between institutions and publishers. The University Library still pays subscription charges to read the content that sits behind paywalls, and also adds an option for authors to publish content without further charges to the institution.
They can be a helpful route to Gold Open Access for which an Author Processing Charge (APC) is required.
Our deals are being reviewed regularly and options may be added if they will benefit our authors. Details will be added here, and announcements made via USOnline and our blog when new deals are secured.
Who can use these agreements?
To be able to use these agreements through there are a few conditions you need to fulfill:
- You need to have a Sunderland affiliation.
- Be the corresponding author for the article.
- Publish in a journal covered by the agreement (we can help you check that).
- Publish and article "type" covered by an agreement (we can help you check that).
If all these ocnditions are met then the cost of your APC can be covered by one of our agreements.
See the PlanS FAQ for more information about APCs
- PlanS - FAQInformation about PlanS and transformational agreements.
How do they work?
Each deal will work in a slightly different way. It is important to familiarise yourself with the terms that are relevant to you. Some of the deals are capped (limited to a certain number of APCs across the institution signed up to the agreement). It may not be possible to know until the point of acceptance whether you will be able to publish gold open access through the agreement.
Make sure you get in touch with the team if you have any questions: sure@sunderland.ac.uk.
Details of our current agreements can be found below. Click on the logos to see the information for each publisher.
Our current deals
ACM Open (Association for Computing Machinery)
For more information about this deal with ACM Open, have a look at their website. This agreement is obtained through JISC. To find out which journals and type of articles are included check the eligibility page and the ACM Digital Library.
Using this deal the Version of Record (published version of the article) is published Open Access immediately under CC BY license (or other appropriate CC license chosen by the author).
Our current deal runs out in December 2025.
ACS - American Chemical Society
Eligible author can publish their research in any of the ACS titles (hybrid and fully Open Access).
This is an unlimited agreement.
Using these deals the Version of Record (published version of the article) is published Open Access immediately under CC BY license.
For more information about eligible article types and conditions, have a look at ACS' website.
Our current deal with runs out in December 2024.
Cambridge University Press
For more information about this deal with Cambridge University Press, have a look at their website. This agreement is obtained through JISC. To find out which journals and type of articles are included you can use the list their provide in their eligibility checker tool.
Using this deal the Version of Record (published version of the article) is published Open Access immediately under CC BY license (or other appropriate CC license chosen by the author).
Our current deal runs out in December 2024.
Elsevier
Author affiliated with a participating UK institution can publish in a range of Elsevier journals. A range of article types are eligible: such as case reports, full-lengths or micro articles, review articles, protocols... For more information and to see which journal is eligible see the information on their website.
APC's are fully covered for hybrid journals (journals that publish both open access and subscription content). Reduced APC's are available for fully Open Access journals. However, please not that currently Sunderland does not have a budget for APCs.
Using these deals the Version of Record (published version of the article) is published Open Access immediately under CC BY and CC BY NC ND licenses.
Please note that not all of Elsevier's journals are covered by this deal. Do not hesitate to get in touch for help.
You can use their journal finder to see if any of their publications matches your proposed article.
Our current deal with Elsevier is valid until December 2025.
Wiley
Wiley offers authors affiliated with UK institutions to publish primary and review articles in any of the Wiley and Hindawi fully Open access journals and in Wiley's hybrid journals.
Using these deals the Version of Record (published version of the article) is published Open Access immediately under CC BY license.
Publication in hybrid titles is uncapped.
Publication in fully Open Access journals is based on predicted publications for the UK. If the predicted amount is reached, they will offer discounted APCs. (please note that the university does not currently have funding for APCs).
For more details you can read the information on their website and access the lists of eligible journals.
If you consider publishing with Wiley, you want want to use their journal finder to see if any of their titles fit your proposed paper.
Our current deal with Wiley is under negotiation via JISC but should be renewed until December 2025.