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Open Access Publishing @ Wits: Wiley

This LibGuide provides useful information about Open Access at Wits including the Wits Article Processing Charge (APC) fund, as well as Transformative OA agreements that apply to Wits authors

Transformative Open Access Agreements

ABOUT TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENTS                                                                         

Transformative agreements are those contracts negotiated between institutions (libraries, national and regional consortia) and publishers that transform the business model underlying scholarly journal publishing, moving from one based on toll access (subscription) to one in which publishers are remunerated a fair price for their open access publishing services. (Efficiency and Standards for Article Charges, ESAC).

Transformative agreements are also known as 'Read & Publish' agreements. Through transformative agreements Institutions are, in effect, redirecting their expenditures on subscriptions to cover open access article processing charges.

BENEFIT FOR WITS RESEARCHERS

Article Processing Charges (APCs) are covered partially/fully for researchers who choose to publish open access in journals under the publishers who have an agreement with Wits University.

Publishing Open Access increases broad access to the research output of Wits academics. This can promote progress and knowledge and, with the opportunity for greater readership, increase the impact of Wits research output.

QUICK STEPS TO PUBLISH OPEN ACCESS IN JOURNALS COVERED BY A TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENT

  • Select publisher from the below list to find journal titles covered by the agreement, agreement details and instructions on how to submit and publish OA OR
  • Use consolidated list of all journals covered by transformative agreements - see further down below
  • Ensure that the title you choose is accredited

PUBLISHERS THAT HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH WITS UNIVERSITY

See below links with more information on the agreements, journal title lists, eligibility and instructions for authors.

ELIGIBILITY OF WITS AUTHORS:

To be eligible, Wits authors should submit articles: 

  • Through the publisher's submission system from the selected journal home page 
  • Have a corresponding author affiliated with University of the Witwatersrand
  • Eligible article types are research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports and case reports

FUNDING FOR PUBLISHING WITH PUBLISHERS WHERE A TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENT IS NOT IN PLACE

The University has established the Wits Open Access Publishing Fund to assist with funding of Article Processing Charges (APCs). For more info on eligibility and instructions for authors see: APC Fund for OA publications

CONSOLIDATED LIST OF ALL JOURNALS COVERED BY TRANSFORMATIVE AGREEMENTS

See below Alphabetical List of Journals covered by transformative agreements negotiated by the SANLIC Consortium:

Wiley Read & Publish Agreement 2022-2025

ABOUT THE AGREEMENT

  • SANLiC (South African National Library & Information Consortium) has negotiated an agreement with Wiley  to support Open Access publishing.

  • As a member of SANLiC, Wits has signed an agreement with Wiley for the period 2022-2025.

  • The Read & Publish agreement allows full reading access to Wiley's 1400 closed and hybrid journals. Authors affiliated with SANLiC institutions may publish open access in any of Wiley's hybrid journals at no charge to the author.

  • As from 2023 researchers would also be able to publish in Wiley's fully Gold Open Access journals including journals published by Hindawi at no charge to the author.

  • To read more about SANLIC's Open Access agreement with Wiley here.

Wiley Read & Publish Agreement 2022-2025

INSTRUCTIONS & ELIGIBILITY

  • To be eligible:

    • Your article must be primary research or a review article
    • For hybrid journals you must order hybrid open access by using the order workflow on Wiley Author Services.
    • For fully open access journals, please refer to and follow the steps laid out in this guide, or declare your affiliated institutions when requested during the submission process, to submit your article’s open access APC to said institutions.
    • Find more information for authors here.