How to Make Your Research Articles Open at Westminster

UPDATED: JANUARY 2026 Throughout the post, there are links to sources of further information. The University has an institutional repository called WestminsterResearch.  Outputs can be added by all researchers through the Virtual Research Environment (VRE).  It aims to be a showcase of research outputs from the University, with as many as possible being made openly …

Publications Router connection to VRE

Publications Router is now live.  It helps automate the update and input of research articles in the Virtual Research Environment (VRE).  If you have a journal article in the publication process, you may soon receive an email alert, or Task in the VRE, asking you to take action. What is Publications Router? Publications Router gathers …

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Publish Open Access with Sage (including IMechE and RSM)

Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish their articles through Gold Open Access in 1000+ subscription journals in the current SAGE Premier package,  the IMechE Journal Collection and the Royal Society of Medicine Collection  PLEASE NOTE, THIS ONLY COVERS THE HYBRID JOURNALS IN THESE LISTS, NOT THE FULLY GOLD OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS.  Original research papers, review …

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University Records and Archives

The University Records and Archives team manages two collections (the University of Westminster Archive and the Westminster Menswear Archive); we also provide an archival research advice service for staff and students to help you find the most relevant collections you can. About the Collections The University of Westminster Archive is largely an administrative archive of …

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Publish Open Access with Springer Nature

UPDATED: JANUARY 2026 Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may be eligible to publish their articles OA with fees covered in hybrid journals. The agreement includes publishing in more than 2,000 journals across the Springer Nature portfolio, including Nature, Nature Research journals and Palgrave journals. To be eligible: Please note: You do not need to …

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Publish Open Access with Wiley

UPDATED: JANUARY 2026 Open access funding via the Wiley agreement is currently unavailable but will become available soon. Please do not pay APCs in the meantime from other funds. Authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish original research and review articles in any of Wiley’s fully gold Open Access or Wiley’s hybrid, OnlineOpen …