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Publish Open Access with Elsevier Journals

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 …

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Publish Open Access with Taylor and Francis Journals

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 …

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

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 …

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 …