Open Access

OhioLINK Read & Publish Agreements

OhioLink, the consortium of Ohio college and university libraries, has entered into Read & Publish (Transformative Agreement) deals with several publishers. If you are interested in publishing your research article as Open Access (OA) at no cost, you can find more details in the links below:

Cambridge University Press Read & Publish Deal

This agreement started on January 1, 2022, and will expire on December 31, 2027 (renewed in Jan 2025). For more, visit OhioLink's author information page.

IOP (Institute of Physics) Open Access Agreement

This agreement started on January 1, 2023, and will expire on December 31, 2025. For more, visit OhioLink's author information page.

Wiley Full & Hybrid Open Access Deal (Extended)

This agreement started on March 1, 2022, and will expire on December 31, 2026. For more, visit OhioLink's author information page. [new April 2025] Wiley now makes APC coverage requests for gold journals provisional until availability is confirmed.

Springer Hybrid Open Access Deal 

This agreement started on Jan 1, 2024, and will expire on December 31, 2026. For more, visit OhioLink's author information page. 

Elsevier Hybrid Open Access Deal 

This agreement started on January 1, 2024, and will expire on December 31, 2027. For more, visit OhioLink's author information page.

One Page Cheat Sheet Available

Don't have time to read each webpage listed above? Check out the one pager from OhioLink. 

Other Read & Publish Agreements

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Transformative Open Access Deal 

Denison has entered into a transformative Open Access (OA) agreement with ACM, starting January 2025. 

If you have a question, please contact your liaison librarian, or email eresources@denison.edu.

Cornell University Library provides a journal hosting service for Cornell-affiliated authors of open access journals.

Your Library Liaison  can help identify resources to enhance the discovery, access and preservation of an open access journal developed at Cornell:

• Indexing:  Librarians can identify publishers of indexing and abstracting databases that may accept your journal for inclusion. Librarians can make direct recommendations to some publishers (e.g. Ebsco or Proquest), or provide contact and policy information for others (e.g. Web of Science).
• Library catalog record: Librarians can ensure that a record is created for the Cornell University Library Catalog. 
• DOAJ: It is important to register open access journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals as a discovery tool. In addition, the record can then be automatically harvested for inclusion in library catalogs around the world. More information on applying for your journal to be in DOAJ is available.
• Preservation:  To ensure long term content security and access, librarians can provide information on options such as institutional repositories, LOCKSS or Portico.

Resources for transitioning a traditional, subscription-based journal to open access:

• The University of California Office of Scholarly Communication Transitioning Journals to Open Access toolkit.
• SPARC's Transitioning your journal from subscription to open access.