This is an overview of the Open Access publishing support system (Read & Publish) offered by Waseda University.
Procedures are subject to change in the future, 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 | Changes for 2024 / Notes |
| Cambridge University Press | 2020 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Unrestricted | |
| Elsevier B. V. [NEW!] | 2024 – 2026 | APC Waiver (Some journals only offer discounts.) |
Limit | ・Only APC discounts were applied from 2021 – 2023. 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 [Update] | 2023 – 2025 | APC Waiver | Limit | ・The number of APC waivers has been increased (2024 and 2025). ・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. |
| IOP Publishing (IOPP) [NEW!] | 2024 – | APC Waiver | Limit | ・Contract starts in 2024 |
| RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) [Update] | 2023 – | APC Waiver | Limit | ・Extended until the end of 2024 |
- 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.
