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Open Access agreements – 2025

Please note that all spots for APC waivers for Oxford University Press and Springer have been filled for 2025. An agreement for 2026 is currently being discussed, please check back in 2026 or contact nhlibinfo@nh.org.au for more information.

Oxford University Press

Northern Health Library is pleased to announce a Read and Publish agreement with Oxford University Press for 2025, which includes a limited open access publishing component. This provides Northern Health staff with the opportunity to publish their work as open access in eligible Oxford journals without having to pay author processing charges.

Key details:

  • Open Access Publishing: Available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Eligibility: Applies to articles accepted for publication in eligible Oxford journals during 2025. List of eligible journals: Victorian Health Libraries Consortium (VHLC) | Oxford Academic.
  • Action Required: Submit your manuscript to an eligible journal and select Northern Health as your institution when prompted. The NH staff must be the corresponding author. 

Publishing your research as open access enhances its visibility and impact by making it freely available to a global audience. We encourage researchers planning submissions to Oxford journals to act quickly to take advantage of this valuable opportunity.

For more information, please contact the Library team at NHLibInfo@nh.org.au.  

 

Springer

Northern Health Library is pleased to announce a Read and Publish agreement with Springer for 2025, which includes a limited open access publishing component. This provides Northern Health staff with the opportunity to publish their work as open access in eligible Springer journals without having to pay author processing charges.

Key details:

  • Open Access Publishing: Available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Eligibility: Applies to articles accepted for publication in eligible Springer journals during 2025 (note – full OA titles are excluded). List of eligible journals: Springer Nature Hybrid Journals List 2025
  • Action Required: Submit your manuscript to an eligible journal and select Northern Health as your institution when prompted. The NH staff must be the corresponding author. Springer Journals Author Submission process: https://www.springernature.com/gp/authors/publish-an-article 

Publishing your research as open access enhances its visibility and impact by making it freely available to a global audience. We encourage researchers planning submissions to Springer journals to act quickly to take advantage of this valuable opportunity.

For more information, please contact the Library team at NHLibInfo@nh.org.au.  

 

Taylor and Francis

Commencing in 2026. This agreement will provide Northern Health staff with the opportunity to publish their work as open access in eligible Taylor and Francis journals without having to pay author processing charges.

More details about the agreement and list of eligible journal titles will be coming soon.


Fee waivers for other journals

BMJ Case Reports

The Northern Health Library has an Institutional Fellowship with BMJ Case Reports. This provides Northern Health staff with the opportunity to publish as many case reports as they wish at no additional cost.

Key details:

  • Eligibility: Applies to articles accepted for publication in BMJ Case Reports.
  • Action Required: Submit your manuscript to a BMJ Case Reports and use the Northern Health Fellowship Code SF0364026. You will be asked to provide a current NH email address for verification.

For more information, please contact the Library team at NHLibInfo@nh.org.au.

Affiliation Information

At a minimum, affiliations should include ‘Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia’. ‘Melbourne’ is more recognisable than 'Epping' to those outside of Australia.

Example: Division of Surgery, Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia.

More details such as campus can be added after the division/department name, e.g. Division Name and/or Department Name, Campus (e.g. Bundoora Centre).