The American Physiological Society (APS) and Jisc have announced a Read, Publish and Join pilot offering UK institutions unlimited, immediate open access publishing in the APS Digital Library.
The innovative custom publishing model is the first of its kind, bundling reading and publishing under a simple annual fee, with the additional bonus of a one-year membership for authors who publish with APS.
APS is the first US-based biomedical society to enter into a transitional agreement with Jisc, offering this critical research community the opportunity to publish in APS journals in compliance with UK funder mandates. The addition of APS membership connects UK researchers to the society’s multidisciplinary community of scientists and educators from around the world, driving collaboration and spotlighting scientific discoveries in physiology.
The pilot will be in effect in 2021 and 2022 and will include access to the APS Digital Library, which includes content from ten physiology research journals and two review journals.
The APS Read, Publish and Join agreement with Jisc is based on historical publishing and subscription spends and offer, one simple annual fee. For institutions that opt-in, their patrons receive access to the APS Digital Library and unlimited open access publishing, and the unique bonus of a one-year APS membership for corresponding authors.
APS will automatically identify these authors based on their institutional affiliation. Upon acceptance of their manuscripts with APS, authors will be notified that their work can be published under an open CC-BY license without paying article processing charges. This option, provided by their library and APS, allows authors to retain copyright of their articles.
APS’ mission is to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. Serving the research and professional development needs of the vibrant APS community is the society’s top priority.
Programs like the innovative Read, Publish and Join initiative - which provides researchers with a frictionless open access publishing process that gives them a platform for their work and complies with their local funder requirements - are critical to the mission.
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