Konsortium der sächsischen Hochschulbibliotheken has signed an open access books agreement with Taylor & Francis Group for twelve months. This OA books agreement will cover a broad range of titles across all subjects covered by Routledge, CRC Press and other imprints in the humanities, social sciences and behavioural sciences, and it will renew automatically (unless either party terminates the agreement).
Konsortium der sächsischen Hochschulbibliotheken (represented by The Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB)) is a licensing consortium of sixteen university libraries across the Saxony region. This deal will allow eligible authors to publish books OA without having to pay a BPC (book processing charge). Consortia members will receive a 20% discount on the standard BPC. Additionally, funds will be deposited into a prepayment account, managed by T&F, removing the administrative burden on libraries.
Research has found that Open Access books on average have 10 times more downloads and 2.4 times more citations than non-OA books. According to Leila Moore, Open Access Books Lead at Taylor & Francis Group, Taylor & Francis OA Books have been accessed by more than 200 countries across the globe. This maximizes dissemination, diversifies readership and increases opportunities for collaboration.
Taylor & Francis Group is committed to open access, offering a variety of open access publishing options to meet the needs of each author, with rapid online publication and high visibility and discoverability for published research.
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