Journal list by publisher with FoRs and journal quartiles

The Read & Publish agreement spreadsheet (available to UniSA staff and student via log in) lists journal titles by publisher and includes Field of Research and quartile information from Journal Citation Reports. This list is updated throughout the year, so refer to the latest version each time you publish, not a previously downloaded copy.

As a second step, always check the journal and publisher website to verify the latest information prior to submitting the article.

Some Read & Publish agreements include a limit or 'cap' on the number of journal articles that can be published in a calendar year. The caps apply to all participating universities across Australia and New Zealand, for these publishers: AIP Publishing, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley.

Approval statistics for capped agreements negotiated by CAUL are provided below to support institutions with monitoring the status of the caps. The forecast date cap exhausted will change based on approval rates, and should be viewed as a guide only.

The Library is participating in several Read & Publish agreements with major publishers to support UniSA academics wishing to publish open access.

These agreements allow researchers to publish direct to Open Access with no transactional Article Processing Charges (APCs), providing more equitable access and enhancing potential research impact.

Some key points to note:

• Not all publishers offer Read & Publish Agreements, or UniSA Library may not have signed an agreement with that publisher.
• Not all journals from included publishers are eligible under these agreements. This includes Nature and BMC journal titles. With some journal/publishers, some journals may be eligible for a discount on the article processing charge.
• Each agreement has different conditions. For example, some publishers will allow unlimited submissions, whereas other publishers may set a limit or cap that will apply across all participating universities/institutions in Australia and New Zealand.

See the Read & Publish Agreements checklist and frequently asked questions guide - PDF (236 KB). Complete the checklist and read the FAQs when considering publishing using a Read & Publish agreement.

Please contact Ask the Library if you have any questions.

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To be eligible to publish under UniSA's Read & Publish agreements, there are 3 important details:

• the corresponding author must be from University of South Australia (current staff, student or adjunct)
• the corresponding author must submit using their UniSA email address, not Gmail or other personal email
• University of South Australia should be listed as the first affiliation for the corresponding author.

Article types

Not all article types are eligible e.g., original research and reviews are usually eligible, but editorials and letters may not be. Refer to the journal website or information within the publisher links below to check.

Other charges

Page and colour image, or exceeding page length charges may still apply, and need to be paid by the researcher. Check on the journal website for further information.

When covered by a Read & Publish agreement, journal articles are published as open access under a Creative Commons license.

For some publishers (for example Elsevier) the default, preselected license in the article submission workflow is CC BY, which is the most open license for sharing and re-use. For any NHMRC funded research, CC BY must be used, as per their Open Access Policy.

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