Charles Sturt University researchers can make their work open access in one of two ways:

• Publisher Open Access pathway: Publishing in an open access journal where the article is generally made available under a creative commons licence. Authors may be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to the publisher. The publisher open access pathway includes Gold and Hybrid open access journals.
• Repository Open Access pathway: Publishing in a traditional subscription-based journal and depositing or self-archiving an open access copy in an institutional repository. Post-peer review author-accepted manuscripts (AAM), or post-print versions of your article, can be made available in a repository subject to publisher policy and permission. Charles Sturt University authors are encouraged to deposit their AAM in a repository such as CSU Research Output (CRO) repository.

Paying article processing charges (APC)

Article processing charges (APCs) vary considerably and in a number of disciplines some peer-reviewed OA journals don't levy APCs, i.e. costs associated with publishing the journal are subsidised by a professional association or institution.

Charles Sturt University does not have a fund set aside to pay for open access publication. Check your funder's policy before using research grant funds to pay for publication.

Morrison, H., Borges, L., Zhao, X., Kakou, T.L., Shanbhoug, A.M. (2021). Open access journals & article processing charges 2011 – 2021. Retrieved from https://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/42327

Predatory publishing

Authors should be aware of predatory or deceptive publishers if they publish via the Publisher OA pathway. Predatory or deceptive publishers may charge APCs without providing the required editorial and peer-review services associated with scholarly publication.

Contact a Faculty Librarian for help in selecting a suitable open access journal.