Taylor & Francis and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network Consortium Open Access Agreement
A Canadian open access agreement offers researchers the option to publish open access in Taylor & Francis and Routledge Open Select (hybrid) journals with a discount on article publishing charge (APC).
This open access agreement offers Canadian researchers access to subscription articles, as well as corresponding authors at participating CRKN Consortium institutions the option to publish in over 2,000 journal titles.
Visit our Open Select Journals page and filter by subject on the left side of the page to find the right journal title for you.
What are the requirements to publish with this open access agreement?
To be eligible, articles must:
- Be original research articles. Other types of paper, such as Editorials, Announcements, and Book Reviews, are not covered by this agreement.
- Be accepted for publication after the 1st January 2022.
- Have a corresponding author affiliated with a participating institution (see below).
All accepted research meeting the requirements will automatically be considered for open access publication under this agreement. If the discount for your article is approved by your institution, you will receive an email asking you to select the Creative Commons license of your choice – find out about Creative Commons licenses.
What are the benefits of publishing in open access?
When you publish your article open access, you can benefit from:
- A wide range of journals to publish in.
- Fast access to your online article publication where it can be accessed by anyone, anywhere.
- Increase the discoverability of your research with your peers and the community by publishing under CC-BY licensing.
- Robust peer review for every article.
- Make an impact with your research in your field.
Which journals can I publish in under this open access agreement?
Open Select (hybrid) Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals are part of this agreement.
Can I make my article open access, using this discount, after it’s been published?
Yes, if you would like to make a previously published article open access, you can do so using this discount. However, please speak to your library to confirm whether it is eligible for open access funding.
Which academic institutions are part of the Taylor & Francis CRKN open access agreement?
These are the current, participating institutions who opt-in with this agreement:
- Acadia University
- Algoma University
- Athabasca University
- Bishop’s University
- Brandon University
- Brock University
- Cape Breton University
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Concordia University of Edmonton
- Dalhousie University
- Ecole De Technologie Superieure
- Ecole Des Hautes Etudes (HEC)
- Ecole Nationale D’administration Publique
- Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- MacEwan University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Mount Allison University
- Mount Royal University
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- Nipissing University
- Ontario College of Art & Design
- Queen’s University
- Royal Roads University
- Ryerson University
- Saint Francis Xavier University
- Saint Marys University
- Simon Fraser University
- Tele-Universite
- Trent University
- Universite de Moncton
- Universite de Sherbrooke
- Universite du Quebec
- Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi
- Universite du Quebec a Montreal
- Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres
- Universite du Quebec en Outaouais
- Universite Laval
- University de Montreal
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of New Brunswick
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Ottawa
- University of Prince Edward Island
- University of Regina
- University of the Fraser Valley
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Windsor
- University of Winnipeg
- Vancouver Island University
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
