IOP Publishing (IOPP) has signed three new Transformative Agreements (TAs) that will accelerate open access (OA) publishing and extend access to high quality research in the United States (US). The three-year read and publish (R&P) agreements with Princeton University, the University of Central Florida and Connecticut College offer unlimited publishing in all IOPP hybrid and gold OA journals.
The agreements, which will commence January 1, 2023, will see articles published under an open licence (CC-BY), allowing authors to retain copyright. As well as barrier-free publication, researchers and students affiliated with the three institutions will have reading access to all IOPP journals.
The three new transformative ‘read and publish’ licences are the most recent in a series of TAs that IOPP has reached with research institutions and consortia around the world. IOPP has now TAs with 290 institutions in 15 countries.
IOPP has been a leader in OA agreements since instigating the first ever offset agreement in 2014 making OA publishing as easy as possible for authors. Open access publishing increases the visibility of research. This is reflected in IOPP user data which shows that articles published OA receive 81% more downloads and 31% more citations.
In support of the wider adoption of open practices across the physical sciences, IOPP is implementing a program of activities to encourage and support greater access, transparency and inclusivity to increase the impact of scientific research.
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