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Open Access Publishing Agreements (Read and Publish)

Eligible article types

The following article types are eligible under this agreement:

  • Article or Early Access Article
  • Review or Early Access Review

Exclusions include:

  • Editorial
  • Foreword
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Comment/Response
  • Book Review
  • Corrigendum
  • Letter

Limitations of the agreement

  • Your paper must be accepted for publication from 1/1/2025
  •  Authors should always check each journal’s submission guidelines to ensure that they will not be subject to any other fees or charges
  • There is no cap on the number of articles that will be accepted under this agreement

Creative Commons licenses

Authors may select from the following Creative Commons licenses: 

  • CC BY
  • CC BY-NC
  • CC BY-NC-ND

For information on Creative Commons licenses, see the home page of this guide.

How to submit your article

  • The Corresponding/Main Author must be from a participating institution
  • Submit your article via Scholar One
  • Your eligibility will be automatically recognised via your email address or linked UC Ringgold ID
  • Instructions will then be provided on how to set up your article as open access

See Open Access Workflow for more detailed instructions.

Green Open Access

Journals published by CSIRO publishing allow authors to deposit the accepted version of their manuscript into an institutional repository or personal website with no embargo, under a CC BY licence, immediately on acceptance. This is the author-created, peer-reviewed, accepted manuscript (no publisher editing or typesetting).