Read and Publish
The author publishingexperiencecambridge.org/read-and-publish

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Open research at Cambridge University Press

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The author experience

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Manuscript preparation
Manuscript submission
Manuscript review
Manuscript decision
Payment process
Article production

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83Open research atCambridge University Press
At Cambridge University Press our mission is to unlock people’s potential
with the best learning and research solutions.
This mission complements the goals of the open research movement,
which seeks to unlock the potential in academic research, using open
tools to drive collaboration and improve accessibility, efficiency andimpact.
That vision, so closely aligned with our own, is why we believe thatmaking open research work for our communities is so important.

Our service and workflow
for authors and administrators
To support our Read and Publish agreements, we are continuously
improving our publishing workflows, working in close collaboration withour customers to implement feedback and enhance the author andlibrarian experience.
We have an ongoing programme of technology and infrastructure
improvement projects to ensure that we develop the best workflow for
authors and customers with a focus on:•Consistent article and author metadata to fully support Read andPublish programs•Regular communications to authors across the publishing journey,
flagging their eligibility to publish OA under a Read and Publish
agreement at key decision points•

Streamlined processes for institutions to administer their Cambridge
Read and Publish deal in an author-centric fashion

Have your say!
We welcome your contributions. Please send feedback, questions orsuggestions to:oaqueries@cambridge.org

4The author experience
The following section outlines the steps that an author will take to publish their article Open
Access under a read and publish agreement, from article submission, to the article processing
charge (APC) transaction, and publication.

To be eligible for an APC waiver or discount, the corresponding author of the article must beaffiliated with an insitution participating in the deal.
The corresponding author:••••

Handles the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process
Has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors in all matters pertaining to publication of
the manuscript including supplementary material
Is responsible for informing co-authors of the manuscript’s status throughout the submission,review, and publication process
Acts as the point of contact for any enquiries after the paper is published.

Guidance for authors

Open Access policies

Author-facing information isavailable at:

Find out more about ourOA policies:

cambridge.org/publishoa

cambridge.org/openaccess5Manuscript preparation
The author finds their chosen journal
on Cambridge Core, reviews author
instructions, and formats their manuscript
accordingly.
Information pages may also contain further
information about Open Access options
available in that journal.

Manuscript submissionThe author navigates to the journal’ssubmission system (aka. online peer reviewsystem) via the ‘submit your article button’on the journal homepage.The author thenlogs in, ideally using their ORCID iD.
Institutional affiliation and email address
should be used whenever prompted.
Upon submitting their manuscript and any
supplementary materials, the author will
receive an email confirming their successfulsubmission.
The majority of our journals use the online peer review system, ScholarOne. Other submission
systems, such as Editorial Manager and EditFlow, are also used to better support the needs ofour publishing communities.

Manuscript review
The author may check the status of their article in the online peer review system. The statusshown may differ per journal, but most will say ‘under review’ or ‘awaiting decision’.

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Manuscript decision
Following peer review, the journal’s editorial team will inform the author of their final decision.
If accepted, and following the completion of any revisions required, the author must follow thelink in the email and complete an author publishing agreement.

The completion of this form and selection of an appropriate licenceis the key indicator that the article is to be published Open Access.
Click here for guidance on Creative Commons licenses

If an eligible author has not selected to publish OA, Cambridge will contact the author to informthem of their opportunity to publish OA via. their institution’s Read and Publish deal.
Authors will be contacted by oaqueries@cambridge.org, who provide a link to resupply theauthor publishing agreement and select an appropriate CC-BY licence.

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Payment processWhen the completed author publishing agreement
is returned, the article’s record will be updated in
our production tracking system. This triggers theRightslink®-CCC transaction process.
Rightslink® work on Cambridge’s behalf to collectarticle processing charges (APCs). Failure to complete
this step will delay an article’s production journey.
Correspondence from Rightslink® is typically sent
within 48 hours of the record being updated.
This automated email asks authors to log in andcoordinate payment.
All authors must complete this process, even if their
APC is partially or fully discounted.

Authors based at institutions with a read and publish agreement have the benefit of using
Rightslink® OA Agreement Manager to seek funding from their institution. A pop-up
message will provide further information, including librarian contact details for queries.

A. Message about read and publish agreements from Cambridge
B. Specific message from institution
C. Librarian contact detail for queries

8Within Rightslink®, the author is able to view the discount available and submit their request
for approval.

Once funding has been approved, the author will receive a confirmation email, and the article
will go into production.
If the funding request is denied, the author has the opportunity to contact their organisation,
request funding again, or pay the APC.

Article production
During production, the author may contact their dedicated production editor, who will beavailable to answer questions and offer support as their article progresses through the steps
towards publication. The exact production workflow for each journal will vary to match its
specific requirements.

Article publication
Upon publication, the author will receive an email stating that their article is published onCambridge Core.
Guidance on how to promote the published article is available within the article publication
email and on Cambridge Core.

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