Editing Cambridge University Press (section)

== Open access ==
Cambridge University Press has stated its support for a sustainable transition to [[open access]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Open Research |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-access-policies/open-research |publisher=Cambridge University Press |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref> It offers a range of open access publishing options under the heading of Cambridge Open, allowing authors to comply with the [[Gold Open Access]] and [[Green Open Access]] requirements of major research funders. It published Gold Open Access journals and books and works with publishing partners such as learned societies to develop Open Access for different communities. It supports Green Open Access (also called Green archiving) across its journals and monographs, allowing authors to deposit content in institutional and subject-specific repositories. It also supports sharing on commercial sharing sites through its Cambridge Core Share service.

In recent years it has entered into several Read & Publish Open Access agreements with university libraries and consortia in several countries, including a landmark agreement with the University of California.<ref>{{cite press release |title=UC and Cambridge University Press Agree to Open Access Publishing Deal |publisher=[[University of California, Davis]] |url=https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-and-cambridge-university-press-agree-to-open-access-publishing-deal |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kell |first=Gretchen |title=Post-Elsevier breakup, new publishing agreement 'a win for everyone' |date=11 April 2019 |url=https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/post-elsevier-breakup-new-publishing-agreement-win-everyone |website=University of California |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref> In its 2019 Annual Report, Cambridge University Press stated that it saw such agreements "as an important stepping stone in the transition to Open Access".<ref>{{citation |title=Annual Report 2019 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=https://www.cambridge.org/about-us/annual-report |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, the press joined with the [[University of Cambridge]]'s research and teaching departments to give a unified response to [[Plan S]], which calls for all publications resulting from publicly funded research to be published in compliant open access journals or platforms from 2020. The response emphasized Cambridge's commitment to an open access goal which works effectively for all academic disciplines, was financially sustainable for institutions and high-quality peer review, and which leads to an orderly transition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambridge Submission to cOAlition S Consultation on Plan S |url=https://osc.cam.ac.uk/files/coalition_s_cambridge_submission_of_plan_s_8_feb_2019.pdf |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>

The press was a member of the [[Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association]] and the International Association of STM Publishers.

In 2023, more than 50 per cent of Cambridge University Press research articles are in open access mode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=Majority of Cambridge Research Papers Now Open Access |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230205005004/en/Majority-of-Cambridge-Research-Papers-Now-Open-Access |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=BusinessWire }}</ref>