Read & Publish subscriptions are deals where a library's subscription to a journal package includes both the traditional right to read journal articles and a new component allowing authors to publish Open Access (OA) articles without paying an OA publishing fee. The OA fees are covered by the library's subscription.
Current Read & Publish Subscriptions
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): Research articles will be published OA when the corresponding author is affiliated with WSU. This deal is part of ACM's strategy to transition all ACM publications to OA. It covers articles submitted beginning October 2023. See the ACM Open page for more information about ACM's OA Model, including the Author Experience and a list of Eligible Publications.
- Coming 2026! Cambridge University Press: Corresponding authors affiliated with WSU will have the option to publish research articles OA in most Cambridge University Press journals. This deal covers articles accepted during the agreement period, which begins January 2026. Authors must indicate that they are affiliated with Wichita State University when submitting article. To find out eligible journals, see Cambridge's Eligibility Checker. NOTE: This deal isn't active until January 2026, so Wichita State will not appear on the list of institutions. You can check eligibility for Fort Hays, which is part of the same consortial deal.
- Springer: Corresponding authors affiliated with WSU will have the option to publish research articles OA in hybrid journals under the Springer or Palgrave imprint. This deal covers research & review articles submitted and accepted between January 2024 and December 2027. To find eligible journals, use Springer's Journal Finder. Be sure to change the institution to Wichita State.
FAQ about WSU Libraries Support for Open Access Publishing
- Does the Libraries cover OA fees for other journals? No, the library doesn't have money to pay OA fees for faculty. This is only offered when it's part of a subscription deal.
- How does the publisher know I'm entitled to OA under the Libraries' deal? When submitting, the corresponding author needs to use an email ending in @wichita.edu or @shockers.wichita.edu and list Wichita State University as the institutional affiliation. The publisher's submission software checks eligibility for open access publication.
- Can my students publish OA under these deals? Yes. Any corresponding author with an email address ending in wichita.edu is eligible.
- Are all articles eligible for OA publication? No, each publisher decides on article types and journals that will be included in their OA library agreements.
- How do the Libraries decide which Read & Publish subscription deals to do? When a consortium we participate in negotiates a deal, we review the details. The main factor we consider is whether joining the deal costs more than we would pay for renewing our traditional subscriptions.
- When will the Libraries announce any new Read & Publish deals? Any new deals will probably be announced early in Spring semester, since most subscriptions are on a calendar year basis.
