UTS Library will continue to facilitate access to 18 Read & Publish agreements (also known as Transformative Agreements) in 2026. These agreements are negotiated by the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) for institutions in Australia and New Zealand. Access to the agreements allows UTS staff and higher degree research students to publish Open Access in agreed titles without paying article publishing charges (APC), subject to meeting all requirements.
An update on Taylor & Francis, Wiley, Springer Nature and Elsevier
Updated Read & Publish agreements have been reached with Taylor & Francis, Wiley, Springer Nature and Elsevier. These will expand the range of journals in which UTS staff and higher degree research students can publish open access without the need to pay an article processing charge (APC). Open access publishing in hybrid journals for all four publishers will now be uncapped from 2026, and open access publishing in gold journals will also be expanded for Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature and Wiley. Although Elsevier gold journals will not be included, Cell Press and The Lancet will be included in the agreements from 2026.
Publishing requirements
You may publish Open Access in eligible journals with the APC waived if:
- the journal you wish to publish in is one of the eligible titles included in the Australian Read & Publish agreements outlined below
- your article is accepted in 2026 (although it may be published in 2027)
- you are the corresponding author, publishing in affiliation with UTS and use your UTS email (e.g. University of Technology Sydney, @uts.edu.au or @student.uts.edu.au)
- your article is classified as an eligible article type under the Read & Publish agreements
- there are credits available in the national APC credit pool. (Some publishers have a cap on the number of articles that receive an APC waiver, with these publishers, credits must be available in the national APC pool before publishing can occur).
A masterlist of UTS eligible journals is available through CAUL; please ensure University of Technology Sydney is selected from the dropdown menu.
Submitting an article through a Read & Publish agreement
Follow the publisher's usual article submission process. Once an article is accepted, the publisher will provide notification that you are eligible to publish your article Open Access with the APC waived. You will be asked to confirm that you wish to do so.
The CAUL National Office will approve articles for publication under the agreements. Where there are questions about eligibility, CAUL will contact UTS Library for clarification. It is anticipated that most articles will be able to be approved without intervention from the author’s institution.
Support
- Request a consultation with a librarian to discuss your publishing options.
- Review frequently asked questions(External link)(External link)(External link)(External link) about the agreements.