Making your research article Open Access (OA) means that the results are available to everyone for free, under conditions that enable it to be re-used and built upon.
Our Open Access Policy encourages you to publish OA where possible. This also makes it REF (Research Excellence Framework) compliant.
What do your colleagues / supervisor recommend? Which journals have you already referenced in your work? Check:
Read and Publish (R&P) is a form of publishing agreement with no cost to you as the author or to your readers. Library Services meet any Article Processing Charges (APCs) through our R&P subscriptions. To qualify, the lead author needs to be from the University of Worcester.
All the following agreements cover research articles. If you are publishing a different kind of article, get in touch.
We have agreements with these publishers until 31 December 2025:
You can also check Jisc’s Open Policy Finder and search by journal, publisher or funder.
To avoid any unexpected invoices, check your chosen journal with us before submitting your manuscript.
If you need to publish in a journal not covered by a Read and Publish agreement, you can apply for University APC funding. This will be reviewed by the Pro Vice Chancellor for Research.
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Read all of the agreement carefully |
Sign away your intellectual property rights without understanding the publisher’s restrictions on your future research |
| Contact the WRaP Team if there is a demand for payment | Make any payment |
| Check the publisher provides the appropriate OA route for you | Sign if you are unsure about anything. Clarify with either the publisher and/or the WRaP Team |
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