Open access publishing is not just for journal articles and conference papers. Publishers are increasing the options available to you to make your long-form publications open access as well.
Below you will find details of what some publishers offer in terms of gold open access (making your final, published version open access from the publisher's website from publication) and green open access/self-archiving (making the accepted manuscript open access via a repository).
It is important to note that where a publisher offers gold open access there is likely to be a Book Processing Charge or Chapter Processing Charge to pay (plus VAT). You may find that these costs can be met by an external funder. If you are acknowledging Wellcome funding, please see the information on their webpages. Long-form publications published from 1st January 2024 will be in-scope for the new UKRI policy and funds may be available for eligible authors.
If you would like to make your book or book chapter open access via Durham Research Online (DRO), please contact the DRO Team for further advice and guidance.
| Publisher | Gold OA option (open access from the publisher's website, immediately upon publication). | Green OA option (open access through a repository such as DRO) |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam University Press |
Available for monographs or edited collections. |
Whole book No embargo. |
| Bloomsbury Academic | Available for short monographs, monographs, handbooks and edited collections. | Single book chapter or author’s own chapter Accepted manuscript/publisher version, 6 month embargo. |
| Brill |
Available for books and individual book chapters. More details here. |
Part of book/monograph Permission must be requested |
| Bristol University Press | Available for monographs. Fees vary according to length of publication. |
Up to 20% of accepted manuscript |
| Cambridge University Press | Available for monographs. | Single book chapter Accepted manuscript/publisher version, 6 month embargo |
| De Gruyter | Available for monographs and collected volumes. | - |
| Edinburgh University Press |
Available for monographs and individual book chapters. |
Whole monograph |
| Edward Elgar Publishing | Available for books. | Single book chapter Submitted manuscript, 6 month embargo |
| Elsevier | Available for books and book chapters. |
Elsevier's most recent update: Authors wishing to self-archive book chapters can continue to reach out to Global Rights to seek the relevant permissions. The Global Rights team may be contacted using this link. |
| Liverpool University Press |
Available for books and individual book chapters. |
Whole monograph |
| Manchester University Press | Available for monographs, edited volumes and individual book chapters. | Single book chapter Accepted manuscript, 18 month embargo |
| Oxford University Press | Available for monographs. |
Single book chapter |
| Open Book Publishers |
No requirement for authors to pay. (funded through print sales and Library Consortium Membership) |
N/A - Open Access Publisher |
| Palgrave Macmillan | Available for academic books and individual book chapters. | Author’s own chapter or up to 10% Accepted Manuscript, 24 month embargo |
| Sage | Available for monographs. | Archiving Policy Access here May need to contact Sage directly for permission. |
| Springer | Available for books and individual book chapters. |
Accepted manuscript |
| Taylor & Francis / Routledge |
Available for books and individual book chapters. |
Single book chapter |
| Ubiquity Press |
Available for books. |
N/A – Open Access Publisher |
| UCL Press |
Available for monographs, short monographs, edited volumes, and textbooks. |
N/A – Open Access Publisher |
| Available for monographs. | N/A – Open Access Publisher |
