Read & Publish Agreements: Cambridge

1) Prepare your manuscript.

2) Submit your article to a gold or hybrid Cambridge journal. Refer to this list to find eligible journals.

3) If your manuscript is accepted, complete the Author Publishing Agreement. If publishing in a hybrid journal, select Gold Open Access.

4) Confirm the appropriate Creative Commons license. CC-BY is the default.

5) Since the College of Charleston has an OA publishing agreement with CUP, your APC will automatically be waived. 

Review CUP's guide to learn more about publishing open access in their journals.

CUP Read & Publish Institutional Summary

Provides a campus overview of open access publishing in Cambridge journals. These statistics are updated quarterly.

Is there a list of Cambridge journals that support open access publishing?

Refer to this list to find Cambridge journals that support open access publishing.

Does the College of Charleston require a specific Creative Commons license?

No. In most cases, the default CC-BY license will be appropriate. You can learn more about Creative Commons on the Copyright, Fair Use, & Creative Commons guide.

I would like to read in more detail about the College of Charleston's transformative publishing agreement with Cambridge. Is there a link where I can review this information?

Yes. In Cambridge's Open Access Waivers and Discounts page you can learn more about the College of Charleston's open access publishing agreement. Simply select the CofC's territory and selecting the College of Charleston, the terms of our agreement will display, the steps for preparing your journal, and a list of journals eligible for open access publishing.

Have additional questions about publishing open access with Cambridge?

Contact Allison Jones, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian, at jonesak@cofc.edu.