Cambridge University Press No-Charge APCs (Read & Publish Agreement)
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As of 2025, Weizmann Institute of Science, by the Consortia level, has signed an agreement to publish open access to corresponding authors in selected journals with Cambridge Uni. Press without payment of an Article Processing Charge (APC), HYBRID titles only.
To check which journal is eligible for a 100% discount, use this tool: Eligibility Checker
For your article submission to qualify for open access, you must be the responsible corresponding author and affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science (please use your @weizmann.ac.il email address).
Only eligible articles
Open access publishing covered under this Read & Publish agreement includes the following article types:
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Rapid communications
- Brief reports
- Case reports.
Article types excluded from this agreement include:
- Book reviews
- Discussions
- Editorials
- Introductions
- Letters
- Meeting reports
- Proceedings
No special action is required when submitting your article for publication via the publisher website. Once your article is accepted, you will be asked if you want to publish the article Open Access. All you have to do is confirm that you agree and the article will be automatically be published Open Access. Your connection with Weizmann is confirmed at the time of article submission via your institutional email.