Cambridge University Press license Agreement 2026-2028
Royal Danish Library's national licensing consortium has, on behalf of Danish universities and other research institutions, entered into a three-year agreement with Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press agreement 2026-2028
Royal Danish Library's national licensing consortium, on behalf of the Danish universities and other research institutions, has entered into a three-year agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP) for 2026-2028.
The agreement provides reading access to CUP journals for institutions covered by the agreement and free and immediate access worldwide (Open Access) to articles that are published by researchers at the institutions covered by the agreement.
Main points of the agreement:
- There is full reading access to CUP journals for the institutions covered by the agreement.
- The agreement ensures that publications by researchers employed at participating institutions can be published in CUP journals with immediate Open Access (OA) to the published version with a Creative Commons license.
- The agreement covers publication in CUP hybrid journals and golden open access journals.
- There is a national cap on the annual number of OA articles published under the agreement, after which researchers are eligible for a discount on APCs.
Agreement documents
We can provide a copy of the national agreement concluded between Royal Danish Library and Cambridge University Press for the period of 2026-2028. The agreement is available in English only.
For reasons of confidentiality and GDPR, the document may be redacted.
Request a copy of the agreement by e-mail.
What do I do as a researcher?
As a researcher at an institution covered by the agreement, you can publish your article OA after it has been accepted for publication. See the list of institutions covered by the agreement.
When your article has been accepted for publication, you are guided through the conditions for approval of the agreement's OA conditions. The first step is to select your institution from the list to confirm your affiliation. Next, you will be presented with the option to publish OA without APC payment, and then you must select a Creative Commons license associated with your article.
Read the "Author guide" on the Cambridge University Press website.
Conditions for Open Access publication
See Conditions for OA publishing as corresponding author for license agreements between Royal Danish Library and publishers.
The journal list
On Cambridge University Press' website you will find the list of journals where free Open Access can be published as part of the CUP agreement.