Waseda University has concluded a contract of Read & Publish (R&P) with Cambridge University Press (CUP) since 2020. With this R&P, authors (corresponding author or first author) can publish Open Access (OA) in CUP journals without Open Access publication charge. Please refer to the following for details such as conditions of APC waiver.
Please note that a person who is eligible for APC waiver is different from one eligible for other on-campus programs such as the “Support for Academic Paper Publication”.
The below contents are subject to change. Please check the following information before submitting your articles.
- R&P Contract Period:
Second Period / January 2023 – December 2025*1
First Period / March 2020 -December 2022 - Journals for APC waiver: Can be searched from “Open access waivers and discounts” on the CUP Web page. *2
- Eligible articles：Articles which Corresponding Author or First Author who register the designated Waseda email submit through the prescribed procedure*3.
Waseda emails designated for APC waiver have one of the following domains: waseda.jp、aoni.waseda.jp、akane.waseda.jp、asagi.waseda.jp、fuji.waseda.jp、moegi.waseda.jp、ruri.waseda.jp、suou.waseda.jp、toki.waseda.jp
- APC waiver workflow：First, the author chooses APC waiver after the publication is accepted. Next, Waseda University confirms the “Journal for APC waiver” and “Eligible articles”. All conditions accord with the above and then APC waiver is approved*4. (Referring to the submission process)
*1 The re-contract of R&P after 2026 is scheduled in the autumn of 2025.
*2 You need to check the eligible Journals and Open Access Status before submitting because journals could be updated at any time.
*3 Please make sure to check an individual account of OPRS which each journal designates before submissions. You may be ineligible for APC waiver if you don’t register a Waseda email with one of the domains above for Primary Email Address and Waseda University for Affiliation.
*4 If you use paid options such as exceeding a specified page limit, extra fees will be applied at your expenses.
Contact
Waseda University Library
Department of Collection Management (E-Resources）
Email: e-resource（★）list.waseda.jp *Please replace （★） with @ when sending mail.
Tel: +81-3-5286-1751
