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Publisher Open Access agreements

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As part of our long-term commitment to open access publishing, the Library has signed up to a large number of open access agreements with academic publishers. These agreements allow papers to be published gold open access at no cost to the author.

Please note that the corresponding author on your paper must have a University of Manchester affiliation to access any of the below agreements. The author submitting the paper should also use their University email address. 

Gold Open Access funding is no longer available for subscription-based journals outside of these agreements. For more information about this decision, please see our Hybrid Open Access Statement.

Active agreements

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

How the agreement works

  • Research articles and conference proceedings can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to all ACM journals, both Open Access and subscription-based
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester
  • Deal covers full cost of APC

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on computer science.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

American Chemical Society (ACS)

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to all ACS journals, both Open Access and subscription-based
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester
  • Deal covers full cost of APC

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address
  • When completing the Journal Publishing Agreement, select the option to 'Yes I wish to publish Open Access as per the agreement'

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on chemistry and materials science.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

American Meteorological Society

How the agreement works

  • Research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to all American Meteorological Society journals, both Open Access and subscription-based
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester
  • Deal covers full cost of APC

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Annual Reviews

How the agreement works

  • Annual Reviews has switched to Subscribe to Open (S20) for its entire portfolio of 51 journals. Universities (including the University of Manchester) pay an annual subscription fee to subscribe to Annual Reviews, which means that authors publishing in Annual Reviews journals do not need to pay an APC to make their papers Open Access

How to access the agreement

  • Annual Reviews publish only invited reviews. If you are invited to publish an article with Annual Reviews, you shouldn't need to take any action to publish Open Access.

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on lifebiomedicalphysical, and social sciences.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

American Physical Society (APS)

How the agreement works

  • Research articles (including, but not limited to: regular articles, letters, reviews, perspectives and tutorials) can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to all 9 Physical Review journals
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester
  • Deal covers full cost of APC

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on physics and related disciplines.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Berghahn

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author through Berghahn’s ‘subscribe to open’ model 

  • Agreement applies to Berghahn’s Open Anthro collection of 13 journals 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

  • Submit your manuscript to the appropriate journal, via the 'Submit' tab on each journal homepage  

  • Once your paper is accepted for publication select your preferred Creative Commons licence 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on social anthropology.  

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

BMJ

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all of BMJ’s subscription-based journals (funded authors only) and fully Open Access journals (funded and unfunded authors). You can check the list of eligible journals by selecting The University of Manchester on the publisher’s transformative agreement page
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester
  • Deal covers full cost of APC 
  • Funded authors are those acknowledging funding from one or more of the following organisations:
    • UKRI
    • Research England
    • Wellcome Trust
    • British Heart Foundation
    • Cancer Research UK
    • Parkinson's UK
    • Versus Arthritis
    • Blood Cancer UK

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio - which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on medicine. You can check the list of eligible journals by selecting The University of Manchester on the publisher’s transformative agreement page

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Brill

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all Brill journals, both Open Access and subscription-based 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s focus is Humanities and Social Sciences, International Law and selected areas in the sciences. Brill’s portfolio includes journals covering languages, literature, history, religious studies, philosophy, geography, law, international relations and biology. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Bristol University Press/Policy Press

How the agreement works

  • Original peer-reviewed research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all 17 Bristol University Press and Policy Press journals

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher specialises in the social sciences.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all CUP journals, both Open Access and subscription-based 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio, covering many disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. Please see CUP’s website to browse subject areas

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

The Company of Biologists

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all the publisher’s three subscription journals plus the two fully Open Access journals, ‘Disease Models & Mechanisms’ and ‘Biology Open’ 
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

  • A step-by-step guide to article submission is available via the publisher’s website 

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester, and use your university email address 

  • If you are submitting an article to the subscription-based journals ‘Development,’ ‘Journal of Cell Science’ or ‘Journal of Experimental Biology’, select ‘Gold Open Access’ and ‘Read & Publish fee waiver.’ (This step is not required when submitting to the fully Open Access journals ‘Disease Models & Mechanisms’ and ‘Biology Open’.) 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on biology and biological sciences. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

 

De Gruyter

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all of De Gruyter’s 340 subscription-based journals 

  • Fully Open Access journals are excluded from this agreement 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s focus is Humanities and Social Sciences with some scientific content. De Gruyter’s journal portfolio covers 29 subject areas, from Ancient Studies to Zoology.  

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Elsevier

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to all Elsevier, Cell Press and Lancet subscription journals offering ‘hybrid’ Open Access 
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester  
  • Agreement does not apply to fully Open Access journals, but a discount is available when publishing in these titles, and the Library may be able to support payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs) – authors should use the Open Access enquiry form to check with the Library’s Open Access team prior to submitting papers for publication   

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with The University of Manchester and use your university email address  
  • When presented with publishing options, select ‘Gold Open Access: Publish as an Open Access article’ 
  • The publishing options screen should show that, for authors affiliated with The University of Manchester, the agreement between Jisc and Elsevier will cover the APC 
  • Upon acceptance, complete Elsevier’s ‘Rights and Access’ form, again select the option for ‘Gold Open Access: Publish as an Open Access article’
  • Select the CC BY 4.0 licence 
  • Article will be published Open Access via the journal website within 24 hours 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement? 

This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio of journals covering most disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team:  

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs.  

Frontiers (no agreement in place - please read)

The University does not have an Open Access agreement with Frontiers.

We have a prepayment account we use to pay Article Processing Charges (APC’s), which provides us with a 10% discount.

For us to pay a Frontiers APC, authors need to request OA funding from us using our Open Access enquiry form, or by email.

As a fully OA publisher, Frontiers journals are eligible for the use of our OA budgets. You can check your eligibility for these budgets, and whether we currently have funding available, on our OA funding webpage.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this publisher and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team:  

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs.  

The Geological Society of London

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to seven hybrid journals and three hybrid book series - see the publisher's website (archive page) for the full list of participating publications
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 
  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

  • Corresponding authors should ensure that they use their University of Manchester email address in order to be identified as eligible for the agreement

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on topics within geology.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs.

IEEE (no agreement in place - please read)

The University does not have an Open Access agreement with IEEE. Authors publishing in IEEE's subscription journals can make their articles Open Access and comply with any relevant funder Open Access policies by depositing the author accepted manuscript (AAM) via the Open Access Gateway. The Library will then make the AAM Open Access via the Research Explorer as soon as the article is published online.

Authors publishing in IEEE's fully Open Access journals, like IEEE Access, or one of its topical fully Open Access journals, can apply for Open Access funding. See the OA Funding webpage for information on how to request funding.

Please note: The Library cannot support the payment of overlength page charges, or any other non-Open Access publication charges. Research funders, including UKRI, also prohibit the use of their funds to pay these kinds of charges.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs.

Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP)

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to a large number of journals – please check this webpage for details: https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/open-access-uk/   

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio includes journals covering physics, materials science, biosciences, astronomy and astrophysics, environmental sciences, mathematics and education. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Karger

How the agreement works

  • All articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all Karger journals, both Open Access and subscription-based 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s focus is medicine, with its journal portfolio covering most of the medical spectrum of subject areas. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

The Microbiology Society

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all Microbiology Society journals, both Open Access and subscription-based   

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

  • The publisher will notify corresponding authors from participating institutions of the deal through the manuscript peer review process. 

  • To facilitate this, please state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address during the submission process 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on topics within microbiology. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to eight journals: PLoS One, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Pathogens, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLOS Digital Health, PLoS Medicine and PLoS Biology 
  • All other PLoS journals are excluded from this agreement 
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 
  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This agreement applies to eight journals: PLoS One, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Pathogens, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLOS Digital Health, PLoS Medicine and PLoS Biology 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Optica (formerly the Optical Society)

How the agreement works

  • Articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to the following Optica journals: Advances in Optics and PhotonicsApplied OpticsBiomedical Optics ExpressJournal of the Optical Society of America AJournal of the Optical Society of America BOpticaOptical Materials ExpressOptics ContinuumOptics Express, and Optics Letters
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 
  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This agreement applies to the following Optica journals: Advances in Optics and PhotonicsApplied OpticsBiomedical Optics ExpressJournal of the Optical Society of America AJournal of the Optical Society of America BOpticaOptical Materials ExpressOptics ContinuumOptics Express, and Optics Letters.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Oxford University Press (OUP)

How the agreement works

  • Research and review articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to 350 hybrid OA journals and 100 fully OA journals in the OUP portfolio. See list on the OUP website for more information.

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address
  • Once an article has been accepted for publication, authors should choose an Open Access Licence (e.g. CC BY) via OUP's online licensing and payment system
  • In order to make use of the agreement, authors should select ‘UK institutions (Jisc affiliated)’ from the dropdown box, and check the box against the OA charge. Then select ‘Refer Charges’

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio, covering many disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. Please see OUP’s website to browse subject areas

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Portland Press

How the agreement works

  • All articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to Portland Press' 5 subscription and 2 fully Open Access journals
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester
  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio - which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on medicine. You can check the list of eligible journals by selecting The University of Manchester on the publisher’s transformative agreement page

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Rockefeller University Press

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all three Rockefeller University Press subscription-based journals

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, corresponding authors must use their university email address in order to be identified as eligible for the deal. 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is focused on the life sciences and biomedicine.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs.

The Royal Society

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to all Royal Society journals, both Open Access and subscription-based 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, corresponding authors must use their university email address in order to be identified as eligible for the deal. 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio covers the whole spectrum of science. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to peer-reviewed article types (full papers, communications, and reviews).  

  • Agreement applies to all RSC subscription-based journals 

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

  • Agreement does not apply to Editorials or Corrections; or fully Open Access journals. 

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, the Corresponding Author must use their University email address to be identified as eligible for the deal 
  • Papers identified as eligible for the deal through article type and institutional email will be automatically published Open Access
  • If the paper acknowledges funding from UKRI, the Wellcome Trust, CRUK or BHF, please ensure that the CC-BY licence is selected to ensure compliance with funders' Open Access policies

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio spans the core chemical sciences and related fields. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

SAGE

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to subscription-based journals offering SAGE Choice Open Access, as well as subscription-based journals in the IMechE Journal Collection and the Royal Society of Medicine Collection. You can find a list of the participating journals here

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

  • Once your article is accepted, SAGE will invite you to the SAGE Open Access Portal where you can select to publish your article Open Access for no additional charge 

  • Authors should complete SAGE’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement on acceptance as normal. An Open Access Contributor’s Agreement will replace this once you select Open Access in the SAGE Portal 

  • If you have a choice of Creative Commons licence, the University encourages authors to select the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) licence 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher’s portfolio is primarily focused on disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences, but does include some science and medicine titles. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Springer Nature

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Agreement applies to Springer, Palgrave and Nature subscription journals (excluding Nature Reviews). See list of eligible journals on the Springer Nature website.

  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 

  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • If you are publishing in a Springer, Palgrave, BMC or Nature Fully Open Access journal, please request funding from the Library. See Open Access Funding for more information.

How to access the agreement

  • During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address 

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio of journals covering most disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Taylor and Francis (T&F)

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to most subscription-based ‘Open Select’ Taylor & Francis journals only. 35 subscription-based journals are excluded from the agreement – see list below for details
  • Agreement does not apply to fully Open Access journals
  • Agreement now applies to funded and unfunded papers
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester

How to access the agreement 

During the submission process, corresponding authors must use their university email address in order to be identified as eligible for the deal.

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio of journals covering most disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Subscription-based journals excluded from agreement

  • Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Current Medical Research and Opinion
  • Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
  • Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
  • Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
  • Expert Opinion on Drug Safety
  • Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs
  • Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs
  • Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
  • Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs
  • Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
  • Expert Review of Medical Devices
  • Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
  • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
  • Expert Review of Ophthalmology
  • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
  • Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
  • Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics
  • Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
  • Expert Review of Hematology
  • Expert Review of Proteomics
  • Expert Review of Vaccines
  • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
  • Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy
  • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents
  • Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets
  • Hospital Practice
  • Critical Reviews in Microbiology
  • Postgraduate Medicine
  • Platelets
  • Polymer Reviews
  • Expert Review of Precision Medicine and Drug Development

Wiley

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author

  • Deal applies to subscription journals offering OnlineOpen and Wiley fully Gold Open Access journals, as well as 240 Hindawi fully open access journals.

     

  • Agreement currently applies to both funded and unfunded papers but is likely to be restricted to papers funded by the following organisations later in the year: UKRI; The Wellcome Trust; Cancer Research UK (CRUK); British Heart Foundation (BHF); Arthritis Research UK; Bloodwise; Parkinson’s UK
  • Responsible corresponding author* must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 

  • There is a UK-wide limit on the total number of papers which can be published Open Access via this deal. Once this threshold is hit, the deal will pause, and immediate Open Access with Wiley will be unavailable for Manchester authors for a period of time. The Library will communicate any such changes to researchers when the limit is reached 

 *Wiley's agreement information advises: “The responsible corresponding author is the author who manages the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process - from submission through publication. This author has the authority to act on behalf of all the co-authors and will also be the contact for inquiries after publication”

How to access the agreement (hybrid journals)

  • Once your article is accepted, register or log-in to Wiley Author Services at www.wileyauthors.com 

     

     

  • On your Author Dashboard in Author Services, click ‘Manage Article’ and select open access at no additional charge

  • Confirm the corresponding author(s) and responsible corresponding author – this person should be affiliated to UoM
  • Enter your funding information and confirm your UoM affiliation
  • Submit request for approval by clicking ‘Yes, make my article open access’
  • If you have a choice of Creative Commons licence, the University encourages authors to select the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence. This may also be required by your funder.

How to access the agreement (open access journals)

  • During submission, identify UoM as your primary affiliation, and when asked how you will pay the OA charge, select ‘My institution has an agreement with Wiley’.

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This publisher has a wide-ranging portfolio of journals covering most disciplines supported at The University of Manchester, from the Humanities to the Sciences. 

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

Wolters Kluwer/LWW

How the agreement works

  • Review and original research articles can be published immediately Open Access at no cost to the author
  • Agreement applies to 300 LWW medical and nursing journals including a large number of society-owned journals, available via the Ovid platform. A list of eligible journals can be found here.
  • Agreement applies to both funded and unfunded papers 
  • Corresponding author must be affiliated with The University of Manchester 
  • Deal covers full cost of APC 

How to access the agreement

During the submission process, state that you are affiliated with the University of Manchester and use your university email address

Publisher’s portfolio – which disciplines can benefit from this agreement?

This agreement applies to to 300 LWW medical and nursing journals including a large number of society-owned journals, available via the Ovid platform. A list of eligible journals can be found here.

More information and support

The Library’s Open Access team can provide further information on this agreement and related enquiries. Please use the Open Access enquiry form to contact the team: 

Your Engagement Librarian will work in partnership with you to ensure the Library is meeting your teaching and research needs. 

 If you're unsure about whether a journal is included in an agreement, please either contact the Library's Open Access team or use this lookup tool created by Jisc. Note: This tool is still being developed.  

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