The University's Open Access Guideline supports and promotes the dissemination of research findings in an international open-access environment through the lodgement of research outputs into NOVA, the University's institutional repository. The Guidelines also endorse support for the open access mandates articulated by funding agencies to improve access to publicly funded scholarly research.
The University Library supports open research by:
The University of Newcastle Library has signed 14 Read and Publish Agreements covering over 9,700 journals to enable researchers at the University to publish their research open access.
For further information on how you can publish open access under these agreements check the Open Access Publishing Agreements (Read and Publish Agreements) page.
The University Library has negotiated institutional membership discounts on the cost of article processing charges (APCs) with six publishers. Check the publisher discounts on APCs information for more details.
The Library provides an e-press and support services to enable University staff to set-up, host, manage and publish open access journals.
The system facilitates the peer-review processes required for journal publication.
Examples of open access journals at University of Newcastle:
Contact Scholarly Publishing if you would like information on hosting your online journal.
Hear Kua Swan and Paige Wright from the University of Newcastle Library explain our pilot program to decolonise digital collections.
NOVA is available to assist staff, students and affiliates of the University with the storage, management and access to research and research related outputs.
A major feature of the repository is its ability to promote the research of our University by making our content accessible, searchable and discoverable by the global research community. Where possible the Library endeavours to make available full-text research publications via open access.
For more information about how to submit your publications to NOVA, check our Repository open access page.