CAUL Member Institutions
Authors affiliated with CAUL institutions participating in APA’s CAUL agreement may publish open access in hybrid journals published by APA at no cost to the author, provided that:
- The article’s corresponding author is affiliated with a participating institution's CAUL campus.
- The article is accepted after January 1, 2024.
- The article is an original peer-reviewed research article or review article
All articles under this agreement will be published under the CC-BY copyright license. Upon publication, articles will be made immediately open access.
Read the press releaseopens in new window for more information on the read and publish agreement.
Authors who meet the above requirements can submit their manuscript via the submission portal of the selected journal. Upon submission, the corresponding author must provide funder information and a Ringgold affiliation ID. If the submission is accepted, the author will be ushered through an open access and copyright approval process.
APA Journals is using CCC’s RightsLink as our open access articles processing platform. General resources for navigating RightsLink can be found in the Author Resource Centeropens in new window, and as a training videoopens in new window that details our APA-specific processes.
No, APA and CAUL have not set a limit on the number of open access articles that may be published as part of this agreement.
- Auckland University of Technology
- Australian Catholic University
- Australian National University
- Bond University
- Charles Darwin University
- Charles Sturt University
- Central Queensland University (CQUniversity)
- Curtin University
- Deakin University
- Edith Cowan University
- Federation University Australia
- Flinders University
- Griffith University
- James Cook University
- La Trobe University
- Macquarie University
- Massey University
- Monash University
- Murdoch University
- Queensland University of Technology
- RMIT University
- Southern Cross University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Te Pūkenga (Open Polytechnic)
- University of Adelaide
- University of Auckland
- University of Canberra
- University of Canterbury
- University of Melbourne
- University of New South Wales
- University of Newcastle
- University of Notre Dame Australia
- University of Otago
- University of Queensland
- University of South Australia
- University of Southern Queensland
- University of Sydney
- University of Tasmania
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- University of Waikato
- University of Western Australia
- University of Wollongong
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Western Sydney University
*Pending institution contract approval
To find the best fit for your manuscript, it’s important to consider several factors. Following the steps below will help you figure out if the journal is right for your work:
- Familiarize yourself with the scope of the journal
- Read the editorial to understand the editor’s vision for the journal and their field
- Browse sample articles to see the type of content that gets published in the journal
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