This is an overview of the Open Access publishing support system (Read & Publish) offered by Waseda University.
Procedures and eligibilities may change between 2024 and 2025, so please be sure to check the detailed information provided by each publisher at the time of article submission and acceptance.
| Publisher | Contract Year | APC | Upper Limit | Notes |
| Cambridge University Press | 2020 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Unrestricted | |
| Elsevier B. V. | 2024 – 2026 | APC Waiver (Some journals only offer discounts.) |
Limit | ・Please note that from 2024, depending on the journal, APC waivers or APC discounts may apply. |
| Oxford University Press | 2023 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Limit | |
| Springer Nature | 2023 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Limit | ・Corresponding Author, in addition to registering on the Springer Nature system (AAS), be sure to follow the “Waseda University Guide for Authors” and complete procedures related to OA publication and APC exemption application confirmation within the specified period. |
| Taylor ＆Francis [NEW!] |
2025 – 2026 | APC Waiver | Limit | ・Contract starts in 2025 |
| Wiley [NEW!] |
2025 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Limit | ・Contract starts in 2025 |
| RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) [Update] | 2023 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Limit | ・Extended until the end of 2025 |
*The IOP Publishing (IOPP) Read & Publish contract will expire in 2024 (subscription only in 2025). The number of APC Waiver for 2024 has already reached the limit.
- Read & Publish
Read & Publish is a subscription license with which the institution gains access to a publisher’s subscription content, and the publisher’s Open Access publication charge (APC) is waived (or discounted) for members of the institution. - Open Access (OA)
Open Access is a publishing model which provides electronic content that readers can access at no cost. Academic journals provide “Full OA” and “Hybrid OA”. All articles are published OA in a Full OA journal. On the other hand, Hybrid OA journals allow authors to choose whether they wish to publish OA or not. - Article Processing Charge (APC)
When authors want to publish OA articles, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is required. An APC is a fee which is charged to authors to make an article available open access in a Full OA journal or Hybrid OA journal.
◆Contact◆
Waseda University Library Department of Collection Management (E-Resources）
Email: e-resource（★）list.waseda.jp *Please replace （★） with @ when sending mail.
In addition to the above, the Research Promotion Division offers the following support programs for the expenses
related to publication costs, so please make use of them as well.
●Support for Academic Paper Publication
Support program for expense related to submitting articles such as translation, proofreading, article publication, etc.
Please see the following page for details.
●Support Program for Publication in High Impact Journals
Subsidize expenses related to the publication in “high-impact journals”.
Please see the following page for details.
Note: Please check the above links for contact information for each support program.
