Article growth has moved from a background trend to a live procurement problem. Publication volumes across CAUL’s portfolios are now exceeding the growth rates that capped agreements were budgeted against, in several cases outpacing 2026 estimates set only months earlier. When volume assumptions break down mid-term, pricing models built on last year’s data are out…
Authors looking to have their articles published Open Access (OA) without paying Article Processing Charges (APCs) must use their institutional email address. In alignment with the 2026-28 Strategy, the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) and its Member institutions invest significant effort in negotiating Open Access agreements with publishers, such as Read & Publish (R&P)…
One of the largest transformational agreements in the region, the renewed partnership enables comprehensive open access publishing for researchers at 50+ institutions.
