Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals (TJs) published 40% more gold open access (OA) research articles in 2021 than in 2020.
Data released show that 730 Springer Nature journals also met cOAlition S’s challenging TJ requirement targets, meaning that more Springer Nature titles achieved the required metrics than those from all other TJ publishers put together.
In addition, the articles were used on average 2.8 times more than subscription articles in the same journals, demonstrating the value to authors of publishing OA. Springer Nature TJs saw OA research article volume growth of 40% compared to growth of 8.4% for subscription research articles in the same titles. 24 journals in the Nature Portfolio, all newly on their path to OA, also met the tough targets set. Nature Portfolio TJs overall also saw an 8 percentage point growth in the proportion of OA research articles published in 2021. Six TJ’s achieved 75% OA uptake in 2021 and will become fully OA titles in 2023, in addition to four titles that have already committed to flip to OA in 2023.
Springer Nature’s journals that did not meet the required TJ metrics in 2021 have been granted an exception for 12 months, and therefore all Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals remain eligible for TJ APC funding from Plan S funders where this is available.
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