Funding and policies
Publisher agreements
We have negotiated a number of “read and publish” or transformative agreements with individual publishers that remove or reduce the cost of open access publication for all academic staff and PhD researchers.
When you submit to these publishers, please use your Leeds email address and state your University affiliation so that the discount can be applied.
Please contact us with any queries about these agreements.
BMJ (British Medical Journal)
Title: BMJ open access agreement
Costs covered: full cost of APC
What you can publish: original research articles funded by UK Research and Innovation, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, or the Wellcome Trust
Where you can publish: in any of the 28 participating journals from BMJ’s Standard Collection. See the list of journals and full eligibility restrictions
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: during the submission process state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds
Brill
Title: Brill open access agreement
What you can publish: research and review articles open access with article processing charges waived for 2021
Where you can publish: in any of Brill's journals, including gold full open access titles
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: during the submission process indicate that you are an author affiliated with the University of Leeds
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Title: CUP Read and Publish agreement
What you can publish: original research and review articles, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: eligible hybrid and open access journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: during the submission process state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds
Elsevier
Title: Elsevier-UK Institutions Agreement
What you can publish: original research and review articles open access at no additional cost to the author
Where you can publish: most Elsevier subscription journals, including Cell Press and Lancet journals. Find participating journals through the Elsevier website
Who can publish: corresponding authors affiliated with University of Leeds
How to access the deal: Once your article has been accepted for publication in a participating journal, you will receive an email containing a link to the “post-acceptance author journey”. Upon selecting your publishing options, your affiliation will be validated by your institution, and you will be informed if the APC will be covered by the agreement.
IOP (Institute of Physics) Publishing
Title: IOP open access agreement
What you can publish: all primary research article types, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: in the majority of IOP’s hybrid journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: When you submit your article please supply your affiliation clearly in the article submission form and in the article itself
IWA (International Water Association) Publishing
Title: IWA Read & Publish agreement
What you can publish: articles, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: all IWA journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: Submit your article using your institutional email account and state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds
Microbiology Society
Title: Microbiology Society Publish and Read agreement
What you can publish: articles, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: any Society journal
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: Submit your article using your institutional email account and state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds
OUP (Oxford University Press)
Title: OUP Read and Publish deal
What you can publish: research or review articles, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: in eligible hybrid and open access journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: during the submission process state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds. On acceptance follow OUP’s step-by-step guide
Sage
Title: Sage open access agreement
What you can publish: articles, agreement covers open access article processing charges (APCs)
Where you can publish: subscription journals in the current SAGE Premier package, as well as in the IMechE Journal collection and the Royal Society of Medicine collection, which offer hybrid open access publishing (SAGE Choice)
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: during the submission process state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds
Springer
Title: Springer’s UK Read and Publish agreement
What you can publish: articles, covers the open access fees
Where you can publish: in more than 2,000 Springer Open Choice hybrid journals and 38 Nature Academic journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: Submit your article using your institutional email account and select University of Leeds as your institution when completing the MyPublication form on acceptance
Taylor & Francis (T&F)
Title: T&F open access agreement
What you can publish: original research articles, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: in Taylor & Francis and Routledge Open Select (hybrid) journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: during the submission process state that you are affiliated with the University of Leeds
Wiley
Title: Wiley open access agreement
What you can publish: primary research and review articles, open access at no additional cost
Where you can publish: in the majority of Wiley’s fully gold open access and subscription journals
Who can publish: corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Leeds
How to access the deal: the Wiley process differs depending on journal type. Follow the fully open access or hybrid instructions on the Wiley agreement webpage