The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has embarked upon a new partnership with the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). This partnership represents an expansion of ACS’ commitment to open science in China and throughout Asia.
Under this “read and publish” agreement, HKBU’s researchers will be able to maintain access to subscription-only content while receiving support from their institution to publish open access. Read and publish agreements such as this are revolutionizing scientific research and scholarly communications. Institutions can use their subscription budget twice – enabling them to both access subscription journals and support open access publication by their researchers. Researchers benefit from the larger reach and exposure that open access publication brings, and participating institutions help lead the way toward an open access future. ACS has been a leader in this global movement for years, with transformative agreements in over 20 countries and nearly 400 institutions, now reaching almost every continent.
Open access publication at ACS is growing, with a 63% growth in open access publishing in the past two years and open access article downloads doubling in the same time period. With the introduction of JACS Au and the ACS Au journal portfolio, which has added 10 new open access journals to its portfolio, ACS has made a strong investment in an open access future.
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