As part of the IREL arrangements there are Open Access publishing agreements in place. This means there is continued access to journal subscriptions and now there is the added option of submitting your research for publication to these resources. Generally these agreements are based on a fixed number of OA (Open Access) articles each year. Researchers who wish to use an OA agreement should allow for the length of time that the peer review process can take with individual publishers. Individual publishers can advise on timescales for publication.
There are different OA publishing arrangements in place for each publisher. Please see the appropriate information section of this Libguide for the individual publishers.
SETU have Read and Publish Agreements with the following publishers:
Access the complete list of eligible journals in all IRel OA agreements, here: http://bit.ly/irelOAjournals. To search within this list for journals where SETU corresponding authors can publish articles OA at no cost, search (CTRL & F) for 'SETU'.
Publishers may add or remove journals from their lists so it is important to check this list before submitting an article for publication with a view to using an OA APC from these agreements.
These journals are not the only path for making your work available OA. Further information on OA publishing is available here https://libguides.itcarlow.ie/research/OA
For a one to one consultation on OA publishing contact the Research Services Librarian breda.connell@setu.ie
Publishing through the IRel Read & Publish agreement is subject to the approval of SETU. For further information please contact the SETU Librarian, Dr. Mary Delaney mary.delaney@setu.ie