Curtin University Library, working with the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), has entered into a number of Open Access publishing agreements with several major publishers. Agreements are negotiated between a publisher and an institution for access to journal content. The library continues to pay a subscription, but the subscription cost also covers open access publishing by the institution’s researchers.
The CAUL negotiated agreements are called “Read and Publish” agreements and allow Curtin staff and students to make their articles available open access without directly incurring article processing charges. You can read more about this on the Library blog.
Eligibility
To be eligible to publish as part of these agreements you must:
Note that publishers may not include all titles in the agreements. For details on specific requirements for each publisher, including the article types that are eligible for open access, please use the individual publisher links below or go to the CAUL website.
Curtin Library Open Access Publishing Agreements 2026 - Updated
Negotiations involving CAUL, the CAUL Open Access Negotiation Strategy Committee, and four major global publishers have been completed.
While there are still titles to be added, the Library has Open Access agreements with the publishers listed below. You can check agreement details and specific discount schemes in place by clicking on indvidual publisher links. To find out if a title is included in the agreement search the Journal Title List. Please note: at this time of year this information is still being finalised and is subject to change.
* Indicates agreement has a yearly publishing cap on some fully open access journals. If you have an article accepted after the publishing cap has been reached you will be notified that an APC is payable in order to publish open access.
** A Publishing Cap refers to a Capped Open Access agreement where there is a limit on the number of articles that can be published open access without an Article Processing Charge (APC). Once the limit has been reached, authors may be required to pay an APC if they want to publish their article as open access.
The Library has consolidated the total list of journal titles covered by the current Curtin Open Access Publishing agreements in the table below, providing information about the status of each title and whether it is excluded or included in the agreements. Narrow your search using the filters provided.
If you require assistance, please email the Strategic Publishing Service team
| OA Agreement | Field of Research | Journal | Journal Type |
Eligibility under Curtin's Open Access publishing agreements? |
Discount Available? |
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