JMIR Publications and ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences have extended and expanded their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement through 2026. The consortium arrangement will continue to support open access publishing for corresponding authors across eight German institutions and reflects the participating universities’ commitment to open science.
The renewed agreement provides unlimited open access publishing in more than 30 Gold Open Access journals in the JMIR portfolio. For affiliated researchers, the flat-fee model removes Article Processing Charges (APCs) and simplifies the publication process. The partnership will run from January 1 through December 31, 2026.
The eight participating institutions include:
• Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Freiburg
• University of Tübingen
• Witten/Herdecke University
• Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
• University of Münster
• Hamburg University of Technology
The collaboration builds on the first year of the JMIR–ZB MED partnership, which saw increased publishing output. The arrangement is positioned to maintain support for researchers and promote equity, bibliodiversity and open dissemination across the life sciences.
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