JMIR Publications and National Library of Sweden renew flat-fee open access agreement through 2026 - January 9, 2026
JMIR Publications and the National Library of Sweden have announced the renewal and expansion of a flat-fee unlimited open access publishing agreement covering members of the Bibsam Consortium through December 31, 2026. Originally scheduled to expire at the end of 2025,… Read More
ResearchGate partners with Unisa Press to expand access to South African open access journals - January 9, 2026
ResearchGate and Unisa Press have announced a new Journal Home partnership that will make all 10 of Unisa Press’ open access journals available on the ResearchGate platform, expanding global access to scholarly publications produced by the University of South Africa. The collaboration marks ResearchGate’s first partnership with… Read More
Taylor & Francis expands scope of PeerJ multidisciplinary journal - January 8, 2026
Taylor & Francis has announced an expansion in the scope of the multidisciplinary open access journal PeerJ, enabling submissions from a broader range of scientific disciplines. The expanded scope adds Chemistry, Materials Science, and selected fields of Engineering to the journal’s existing coverage of… Read More
Cambridge University Press partnership enables no-cost open access publishing for SUNY New Paltz Faculty - January 8, 2026
The Sojourner Truth Library has established a partnership with Cambridge University Press that allows SUNY New Paltz faculty and staff to publish open-access scholarly articles with publication fees fully covered. Under the agreement, authors are not required to pay standard open-access charges. The agreement… Read More
McGraw Hill announces leadership succession effective February 2026 - January 8, 2026
McGraw Hill, Inc. has announced a leadership succession plan under which a new president and chief executive will assume the role effective February 9, 2026. The announcement outlines a transition following the planned retirement of the current president and chief executive, who will continue to serve in… Read More
The Company of Biologists renews Read & Publish open access agreement with MALMAD through 2028 - January 8, 2026
The Company of Biologists has renewed its five-journal Read & Publish open access agreement with MALMAD, Israel’s Inter-University Center for Digital Information Services, extending the partnership for a further three years from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. Under the renewed agreement, researchers affiliated with eight… Read More
