Victoria University encourages the open access publication of research outcomes as this will lead to increased dissemination, citation and greater impact of its research output. To support this activity funds are available for an expanded number of publishers covering a large number of journals.
Victoria University has funds available to support the article processing charges from the following publishers:
- BioMed Central
- Wiley & Sons
- Taylor & Francis
- PLOS.
Please note, only requests that meet Victoria University’s funding criteria will be supported.
BioMed Central
BioMed Central is a Science, Technology and Medicine publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.
Victoria University has a BioMed Central membership which covers the article processing charge for VU researchers who meet the criteria to publish in their open access journals (subject to funding availability). At the time of submitting, the researcher needs to make sure they identify themselves as being from Victoria University (it is better to submit from on campus so they can recognise the IP address).
Journals covered include BioMed Central and Springer Open.
Wiley & Sons
Wiley publishes authoritative peer reviewed open access (OA) journals across many research disciplines such as biological, chemical and health sciences. They primarily focus on science disciplines but have some social sciences and humanities titles.
Victoria University has a Wiley membership which covers the article processing charge for VU researchers who meet the criteria to publish in their open access journals. When authors submit to a Wiley Open Access journal or opt for OnlineOpen they need to state their affiliation to Victoria University (it is better to submit from on campus so the IP address is recognised).
View the full list of the Wiley Open Access and OnlineOpen journals.
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis journals cover a broad range of discipline areas including the humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, science, technology, and medicine.
Victoria University has a Taylor & Francis membership which covers the article processing charge for VU researchers who meet the criteria to publish in their open access journals. When authors submit to a manuscript to Taylor & Francis Open Access or Open Select journal they need to state their affiliation to Victoria University (it is better to submit from on campus so the IP address is recognised).
View the full list of the Taylor & Francis Open Access and Open Select journals.
PLOS (Public Library of Science)
PLOS publishes peer-reviewed Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine.
Victoria University has a PLOS membership which covers the article processing charge for VU researchers who meet the criteria to publish in their open access journals. When authors submit a manuscript to PLOS they need to state their affiliation to Victoria University (it is better to submit from on campus so the VU IP address is recognised) Check the PLOS website for instructions on how select our institutional account..
View the full list of PLOS open access journals.