APC – Research Office

Publish Open Access with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Open Research, Repository, Scholarly Communications March 13, 2023January 9, 20262 Comments

UPDATED: JANUARY 2026 ACM OPEN enables all corresponding authors affiliated with our institution to publish scholarly articles with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) on a completely open access basis without needing to pay any individual article processing charges (APCs). All research articles, conference proceedings and magazines with a corresponding author from the University of …

Publish Open Access in the American Psychological Association (APA) Journals

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Open Research, Repository, Scholarly Communications, VRE, WestminsterResearch August 19, 2022January 9, 20266 Comments

Updated May 2024 to add the 15 Hogrefe journals that are now included. Authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish original research articles in 88 hybrid journals in the PsycArticles portfolio, including 15 Hogrefe scientific journals in the fields of psychology and mental health. This agreement will allow you to publish eligible articles through …

ENDED: American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Open Research, Repository, Scholarly Communications, VRE, WestminsterResearch May 13, 2022January 13, 20258 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: THIS AGREEMENT FINISHED ON 31 DECEMBER 2024 You may wish to consider other publishers with similar agreements: A very limited fund is available to pay individual APC charges for some articles. Please see the recent blog post. Any questions: email repository@westminster.ac.uk

Publish Open Access with Elsevier Journals

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Scholarly Communications March 30, 2022January 9, 20263 Comments

UPDATED: JANUARY 2026 Authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish original research articles in any of Elsevier’s hybrid journals at no further charge to the author. This ‘Read & Publish’ agreement will allow you to publish eligible articles in a wide variety of participating Elsevier journals across disciplines through gold open access. This includes Cell …

Publish Open Access with Taylor and Francis Journals

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Scholarly Communications April 22, 2021January 9, 20268 Comments

UPDATE FROM 1st JANUARY 2026 From 1st January 2026, the Taylor & Francis agreement has been updated. This agreement combines continued access to Taylor & Francis journals with the opportunity for UK researchers corresponding at a participating JISC institution to publish gold open access in Taylor & Francis and Routledge Open Select (hybrid) and fully open …

Publish Without Charge in select Public Library of Science (PLOS) Journals

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Scholarly Communications April 19, 2021January 9, 20267 Comments

Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish their articles through Gold Open Access in select PLOS journals, without having to pay open access, or APC fees. This is because, as a university, we have entered into an agreement with PLOS, covering the cost of publishing in PLOS ONE and any of the community …

Publish Open Access with Cambridge University Press

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Scholarly Communications January 27, 2021January 9, 20267 Comments

UPDATED: JANUARY 2026 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 (open) and hybrid journals. To be eligible, articles must: Please note: Further information: Other publishers with similar agreements: Any questions: …

How to Make Your Research Articles Open at Westminster

by Nina WattsOpen Access, Scholarly Communications October 19, 2020January 9, 20264 Comments

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 …

Publish Open Access with Sage (including IMechE and RSM)

by Nina WattsScholarly Communications June 24, 2020January 9, 20264 Comments

Corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Westminster may publish their articles through Gold Open Access in 900+ 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 papers, brief …

Publish Open Access with Springer Nature

by Nina WattsScholarly Communications March 25, 2020January 9, 202612 Comments

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 …