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Open Access Publishing Agreements: Cambridge University Press: Home

This guide navigates NU researchers and NU-affiliated authors on how to publish their publications with Cambridge University Press. It contains author guidelines, information about Gold and Hybrid open access journals covered, and details regarding fundin

Read & Publish Agreement

Read and Publish Agreement or Transformative Agreement includes the Article Processing Charge (APC) in the fee that institutions pay for their subscription to publishers. This fee not only covers the cost of accessing (reading) research outputs but also includes the Open Access publishing cost (APC) for authors in certain journals from the publisher's collection. In these agreements, authors usually get to keep the copyright for their articles, and the articles are published under Creative Commons licenses, allowing flexible reuse and broader sharing of research. The outcome is that articles published through these agreements become freely accessible in journals following either the Gold or Hybrid models for Open Access.

Benefits for authors:

  • Open Access Publication: Authors can publish their work open access, increasing its visibility and potential impact
  • Cost-Effective Publishing: The agreement typically covers the costs of publication, making it more affordable for authors to publish their work open access.
  • Increased Visibility and Impact: Open access publications get read and cited more, boosting the visibility and impact of authors' research.
  • Simplified Process: The agreement makes the publishing process for authors easier, as the costs and logistics are handled through the agreement.
  • Compliance with Funder Requirements: For authors supported by funders requiring open access, this agreement helps meet those requirements.

Reference:

FAQs on Open Access Australasia Website - Oaaustralasia.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024, from https://oaaustralasia.org/faqs/

NU Requirements

1. Authors Eligibility

  • Faculty members may use this APC agreement to publish  only in Q1 journals & must be indexed in Scopus.
  • Other researchers, including instructors, students, or staff may use the agreement to publish in Q1 or Q2 journals & must be indexed in Scopus.
  • Corresponding authors must use their email address with the university domain @nu.edu.kz

2. Document Types

The publication must be recognized by THE World University Rankings. Acceptable document types include:

  • Research article
  • Review article

NOTE: Rapid Communication, brief report, case report are not eligible according to NU requirements
3. Funder Acknowledgement

  • The document must provide appropriate funding acknowledgement to Nazarbayev University.
  • If an author has an ongoing internal research grant, the acknowledgement must reference the corresponding award number.

4. Publication Requests

  • All publication requests meeting the criteria 1-3 shall be on a "first come, first serve" basis.
  • If one of the mentioned criteria is unclear and there is another request that meets all criteria, priority will be given to the request where all criteria are clearly met.

  • If a request is pending due to the need for updated information to verify criterion compliance (for example, if the publication is under review and has not yet been accepted), and this information is provided later, then NU is not obligated to guarantee APC coverage, as it will depend on the remaining budget.

For those who have internal grants
How to get an internal Award/Acknowledgement number in Pure:

  • Go to your account in Pure
  • Go to the Award Management tab
  • Select Projects (or Awards - they both have your award number) in the left menu
  • Select your grant IDs section > Funder project reference - this Funder project reference is your Award/Acknowledgement number, which should be indicated in your future publications under this grant.

Please check the following tabs for

  • the Step-by-Step Guide for authors and

  • the lists of eligible journals sorted by subject categories.

Cambridge University Press' eligibility checker tool.

Questions?

Please feel free to email us at lrso@nu.edu.kz or visit Library Research Support Office at block 5E, 3rd floor, office 323

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