The agreement is a four-year agreement (2022-2024) that commenced in 2022.
Emerald eJournals Premier currently publishes over 300 cross-disciplinary collections of peer-reviewed scholarly journals. North-West University is part of the NWU/Emerald eJournals Premier agreement and has access to the entire collection. Additionally, all NWU-affiliated authors can publish in journals to which the NWU subscribes without paying article processing charges (APCs).
Read more about this agreement HERE.
We have partnered with the SANLIC Consortium to provide participating institutions in South Africa with an agreed number of APC vouchers.
Eligibility – If you are an author based at a participating institution, you are eligible for an APC voucher, which will be allocated when your article is accepted. Vouchers are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Where you can use your APC voucher: Vouchers can be used to publish in our hybrid and fully open-access journals.
How to use your open-access publishing voucher – On acceptance of the article, the system will automatically recognise your institution and offer a coupon. Please select the voucher and confirm the CCBY4.0 licence.
| NWU-Transformational Read and Publish deals | Are APCs covered for articles in Hybrid Journals? | Are APCs covered for articles in Gold OA Journals? | Are APCs covered for Conference Proceedings? |
| Emerald e-Journals Premier | YES | YES | YES |