Read and Publish: Taylor and Francis
BCU Library has a Read & Publish deal with Taylor & Francis (T&F) from January 2024 to December 2025.
This deal covers fees for the following:
- Read access to T&F's Social Science & Humanities and Science & Technology journals.
- Publishing articles Gold Open Access in T&F journals.
Please see below for eligibility criteria and links to more information.
Criteria and Restrictions
Author eligibility
- You must be the corresponding author
- You must declare your affiliation with BCU
Article eligibility
Eligible article types include:
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Original research articles
The following article types are not covered:
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Book reviews
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Editorials
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Announcements
Journal eligibility
Eligible journals are:
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Hybrid journals. T&F calls these "Open Select" journals.
These are journals that charge a subscription fee, but publish some Open Access articles. -
Fully Open Access journals.
These are journals that don't charge a subscription fee, and publish all articles Open Access. -
Medical journals.
These are included in the Publish part of the deal, but not the Read part.
How to Access
- When you submit your article, you need to list BCU as your first affiliation.
- It is easiest for the Library to confirm your affiliation if you use your BCU email address.
- Once your article is accepted, you will be asked to complete the publishing agreement. This should include an option to pay for Open Access via BCU's institutional deal.
- Once you have selected this option and submitted the agreement, it will come through to the library dashboard for approval.
More Information
T&F has several resources to help you navigate this agreement:
More general resources for publishing with T&F:
- T&F guide to choosing a journal.
- T&F Journal Suggester. This AI tool will suggest journals based on your abstract or keywords.
Approaching the End of the Deal
This deal ends on 31st December 2025:
- UK university libraries and Jisc are currently exploring the possibilities after this point, but do not have a deal in place at present.
- Articles only come to the Library dashboard for approval after they have been accepted. We recommend submitting your articles early enough for an acceptance date before 31st December.
- Articles accepted in a hybrid journal after this date can still be published for free behind a paywall.
Please be aware of this upcoming deadline and check review timeframes when using this deal in 2025. We will keep the Next Gen OA page updated with the latest developments.