The University of Hong Kong Libraries has announced an agreement with STM publisher Springer, Germany. The deal allows researchers at the affiliated institutions of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to publish their research in Springer journals using Springer Open Choice.
Springer operates the Springer Open Choice programme for majority of its journals. The Open Choice programme offers full and immediate open access (free to the reader) for articles that are accepted for publication after a process of rigorous peer-review. If authors choose open access in the Springer Open Choice program, they will not be required to transfer their copyright. The final published version of all articles will be archived in institutional or funder repositories and can be made publicly accessible immediately.
Accepted HKU articles will appear as usual in Springer print journals, and will be published electronically using open access on SpringerLink, PubMed Central, and the HKU institutional repository, The HKU Scholars Hub. The pilot project will run from March 2010 to March 2011.
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