CAUL is committed to accelerating the transition to open access. As part of this commitment, the CAUL Consortium negotiates open access publishing agreements that enable researchers to publish openly without individual article processing charges (APCs).
These agreements allow participating libraries to repurpose existing subscription spending to support open publishing, in accordance with CAUL’s Strategy and the Board position statement on open access, which call for a more equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing system.
Our open access agreements are designed to:
- increase the proportion of research output that is freely and openly accessible
- ensure fair and transparent pricing models
- support equity of access for authors and readers
- provide institutions with robust reporting and usage data.
CAUL also supports participating institutions by providing shared infrastructure, reporting tools and communication resources to help maximise the impact of open access agreements.
Tools and resources
CAUL provides the following tools and resources to support participating institutions in implementing, monitoring and evaluating their open access agreements:
- Open access agreements negotiated by CAUL: A comprehensive guide containing information about all open access agreements
- Current title list: A list of all titles covered by CAUL-negotiated open access agreements
- Open access agreement analytics: Participating institution staff with a CAUL Tableau licence can access publishing reports for CAUL-negotiated open access agreements