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Welcome to the University of Exeter Journal Guide
The Journal Guide helps you as a researcher at University of Exeter to identify open access options when publishing in different journals. Search by journal title, keywords or ISSN to discover journals in your research area. Check if journals are included in publisher agreements (discounts, or no APCs).
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Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
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Institutional Agreement
This journal is included in the SAGE hybrid journals Read & Publish agreement:Publish open access without publishing fees in SAGE hybrid journals, when corresponding author has an eligible University of Exeter affiliation.
More information on the SAGE website.
Articles with the article type 'Letter' are excluded from this agreement.
List University of Exeter affiliation on the publisher forms. After acceptance, SAGE will ask us to confirm your article is eligible, after we confirm this they'll send you an email inviting you to select OA without any publishing fees.
For articles that do not have an Exeter corresponding author, select the subscription publishing option and self-archive the accepted manuscript in ORE using Rights Retention.
Asian Journal of Control
The Asian Journal of Control, an ACA (Asian Control Association) and CACS (Chinese Automatic Control Society) affiliated journal, is the first international journal originating from the Asia Pacific region. The Asian Journal of Control publishes papers on original theoretical and experimental research and developments in the areas of control, involving all facets of control theory and its application. Published six times a year, the Journal aims to be a key interface between control communities within the Asia Pacific region and throughout the world. The Journal provides a forum where control researchers and practitioners can exchange knowledge and experiences on the latest advances in the control areas, and plays an educational role for students and experienced researchers in other disciplines interested in this continually growing field. The scope of the journal is extensive. Topics include:
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
This journal is included in the Wiley Read & Publish agreement:Publish open access with without publishing fees in all Wiley hybrid and fully open access journals when responsible corresponding author has an eligible University of Exeter affiliation.
Eligible article types are: original research articles, including but not limited to articles classified by Wiley as Case Study, Commentary, Data Article, Education, Lecture, Method and Protocol, Perspective, Practice and Policy, Rapid Publication, Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Technical Note
When publishing through the Wiley agreement, Creative Commons Attribution Licence CC BY is strongly encouraged. More information on the Wiley website.
When submitting to an open access journal in this agreement, during submission use the 'Account code tool' to look up and select University of Exeter. When submitting to a hybrid journal, complete the publisher forms after acceptance listing Exeter affiliation. The open access request will be sent to our institutional account.
Please note, the Wiley agreement does not have unlimited publishing in open access journals and the publishing pot for these is likely to be exhausted by the start of November 2026. If your article is accepted in November or December, we will need to pay an APC. If your article acceptance falls in this timeframe, we will contact you to discuss your options.
For articles that do not have an Exeter corresponding author in hybrid journals, select the subscription publishing option and self-archive the accepted manuscript in ORE using Rights Retention.
Asian Journal of Criminology
Electronic submission now possible! Please see the Instructions for Authors. For general information about this new journal please contact the publisher at [welmoed.spahr@springer.com] The Asian Journal of Criminology aims to advance the study of criminology and criminal justice in Asia, to promote evidence-based public policy in crime prevention, and to promote comparative studies about crime and criminal justice. The Journal provides a platform for criminologists, policymakers, and practitioners and welcomes manuscripts relating to crime, crime prevention, criminal law, medico-legal topics and the administration of criminal justice in Asian countries. The Journal especially encourages theoretical and methodological papers with an emphasis on evidence-based, empirical research addressing crime in Asian contexts. It seeks to publish research arising from a broad variety of methodological traditions, including quantitative, qualitative, historical, and comparative methods. The Journal fosters a multi-disciplinary focus and welcomes manuscripts from a variety of disciplines, including criminology, criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, forensic science, social work, urban studies, history, and geography.
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
This journal is included in the Springer Nature Read & Publish agreement:Publish open access with without publishing fees in eligible Springer, Nature Research and Palgrave hybrid journals, when primary corresponding author has an eligible University of Exeter affiliation.
Eligible article types are: original paper; review paper; brief communication; continuing education. When publishing in a Nature Portfolio hybrid journal, original paper is the only eligible article type.
For articles that do not have an Exeter corresponding author, select the subscription publishing option and self-archive the accepted manuscript in ORE using Rights Retention.
This agreement does not include Springer Nature open access journals.
Check your options for each journal in Exeter's Journal Guide before submitting, to verify whether it's included in the Read & Publish agreement (no APCs), or if publishing fees apply. Caution - do not rely on the information provided on the Springer Nature website, which is misleading and does not accurately represent when publishing fees apply.
Asian Journal of Crop Science
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Economics and Banking
Asian Journal of Economics and Banking (AJEB) is open access, peer-reviewed journal which publishes top-quality, original research in economics, banking and finance.
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Economics and Business Management
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Educational Technology
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, a joint official journal of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia, and the Asia Endosurgery Task Force publishes significant studies in the fields of endoscopic surgery. The Journal welcomes Original Articles, Case Reports, Surgical Techniques, My Approach and Short Reports, which are peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the Editor commenting on articles published in the Journal or expressing views on topics concerning surgery are also welcomed. Special articles, including Review Articles are provided by the Editorial Board and invited authors. Meeting Reports include summaries of symposia or consensus achieved in the congresses of related associations.
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY licence to ensure compliance.
Select the open access publishing option with a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
This journal is included in the Wiley Read & Publish agreement:Publish open access with without publishing fees in all Wiley hybrid and fully open access journals when responsible corresponding author has an eligible University of Exeter affiliation.
Eligible article types are: original research articles, including but not limited to articles classified by Wiley as Case Study, Commentary, Data Article, Education, Lecture, Method and Protocol, Perspective, Practice and Policy, Rapid Publication, Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Technical Note
When publishing through the Wiley agreement, Creative Commons Attribution Licence CC BY is strongly encouraged. More information on the Wiley website.
When submitting to an open access journal in this agreement, during submission use the 'Account code tool' to look up and select University of Exeter. When submitting to a hybrid journal, complete the publisher forms after acceptance listing Exeter affiliation. The open access request will be sent to our institutional account.
Please note, the Wiley agreement does not have unlimited publishing in open access journals and the publishing pot for these is likely to be exhausted by the start of November 2026. If your article is accepted in November or December, we will need to pay an APC. If your article acceptance falls in this timeframe, we will contact you to discuss your options.
For articles that do not have an Exeter corresponding author in hybrid journals, select the subscription publishing option and self-archive the accepted manuscript in ORE using Rights Retention.
Asian Journal of English Language Studies (AJELS)
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Epidemiology
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting
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Select the open access publishing option with a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of German and European Studies
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Gerontology & Geriatrics
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Health and Applied Sciences
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Healthcare Analytics
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Go ahead and submit. Remember to select a CC BY license to ensure compliance.
Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of International Law
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
This journal is included in the Cambridge University Press Open Research agreement:Publish open access with without publishing fees in CUP hybrid and fully open access journals, when corresponding author has an eligible University of Exeter affiliation.
Eligible article types: research articles; review articles; rapid communications; brief report; case report.
To publish through the agreement, list your institutional affiliation on the publisher forms then after acceptance request open access without any publishing fees to pay.
More information on the CUP website.
For articles that do not have an Exeter corresponding author in hybrid journals, select the subscription publishing option and self-archive the accepted manuscript in ORE using Rights Retention.
Asian Journal of Islamic Management
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
Your funder’s grant conditions set out how you can retain sufficient rights to self-archive the Author Accepted Manuscript in any OA repository. Publishing fees do not apply with this route.
Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
There is no agreement between University of Exeter and this journal.
If this is a hybrid journal, select the subscription publishing option and upload your accepted manuscript to ORE. If this is an open access journal, contact the Open Research team before submitting if you need to apply for funding to pay the publishing fees.
Asian Journal of Law and Economics
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Following acceptance, please deposit your author accepted manuscript in a repository without embargo.
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Unfortunately, this journal has no Plan-S compliant options - Provided by Journal Checker Tool
Institutional Agreement
Publish open access without publishing fees in all De Gruyter journals, including hybrid & fully open access, when corresponding author has an eligible University of Exeter affiliation.This agreement runs until 31st December 2026 - for articles accepted up to this date. Open access options for articles accepted after 1st January 2027 will depend whether a new agreement is in place at that point.