Publish Open Access with Cambridge University Press

Authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish their research articles, review articles and rapid communications Open Access (OA) at no further charge to the author in Cambridge University Press gold and hybrid journals.

To be eligible, articles must:

Be original research – eligible article types are research articles, review articles and rapid communications – click here for definitions.
You must be the corresponding author who is affiliated with the University of Westminster at the point of acceptance – click here for corresponding author definition.
Be accepted for publication in a Cambridge University Press journal as listed here – click here for a list of journals covered by the agreement.
Be accepted for publication between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025.

Please note:

If you are no longer affiliated with either Westminster, or another eligible institution, at the point of acceptance of your paper, you do not qualify.
You do not need to contact us to gain permission. Just follow the instructions and see your article fully open with Cambridge University Press.

Further information:

Other publishers with similar agreements:

American Chemical Society (ACS): We have a similar agreements for ACS journals, which covers articles in both hybrid (subscription) and Gold open access (fully open) journals. Please see the ACS post for more detail.
American Psychological Association (APA): We have a similar agreement for APA journals. Please see the APA post for more detail.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): We have an agreement covering journal articles and conference papers published by the ACM. Please see the ACM post for more detail.
Elsevier: We have a similar agreement for Elsevier journals. Please see the Elsevier post for more detail.
Public Library of Science (PLOS): an agreement is now in place, allowing Westminster authors to publish in the gold open access journals: PLOS ONE, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, and PLOS Pathogens, without having to pay individual APCs. More details in the PLOS post.
Sage: We have a similar agreement for Sage journals. Please see the Sage post for more detail.
Springer Nature: We already have a similar agreement for some Springer journals. Please see the Springer post for more detail, and a link to a list of eligible titles.
Taylor & Francis: Taylor & Francis Open Select journals (including Routledge) now also has a ‘read and publish’ agreement. See the T&F post for more details.
Wiley: We have a similar agreement for Wiley journals. Please see the Wiley post for more detail.