ResearchGate and CSIRO Publishing have announced an extension of their Journal Home partnership after what both organizations described as a successful first year of collaboration.
Under the expanded agreement, more than half of the journals in CSIRO Publishing’s portfolio are now included, covering both hybrid and fully open access (OA) titles across environment, ecology, and health sciences. Over the past year, the participating journals recorded growth in international readership, authorship, and engagement, connecting with researchers across ResearchGate’s global community of more than 25 million members.
Through Journal Home, CSIRO Publishing journals receive syndication of full-text content on ResearchGate, dedicated Journal Profiles aimed at strengthening journal visibility and identity, targeted amplification across article pages, feeds, and member notifications, and ongoing engagement with researchers across the research and publishing lifecycle to support readership and authorship.
As part of the expanded arrangement, all participating journals will also activate the Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU). The initiative is intended to increase awareness and uptake of open access through CSIRO Publishing’s institutional agreements.
The Open Access Agreement Upgrade is designed to inform researchers when they are eligible for open access funding through their institution, identify those who qualify for automatic fee waivers including Research4Life countries, deliver journal-specific contextual messaging based on subject relevance and researcher engagement, and provide reporting and analytics that allow CSIRO Publishing to measure the effectiveness of funding-related communications throughout the publishing journey.
CSIRO Publishing said Journal Home had strengthened the international reach and engagement of its journals and that the addition of the Open Access Agreement Upgrade would support efforts to inform authors about available funding, increase open access participation, and serve a global author community more effectively.
ResearchGate said Journal Home had delivered measurable growth in usage and engagement for CSIRO Publishing’s journals and that the addition of the Open Access Agreement Upgrade introduces a way to make funding eligibility visible to relevant researchers at the appropriate stage of the research cycle. It added that the initiative supports CSIRO Publishing’s commitment to accessible science and broader global participation.
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