EIFL and Cambridge University Press have renewed their agreement for a further year until December 2024. The renewed agreement includes free and discounted access to journals, read & publish and waived and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs).
EIFL partner countries are set to benefit from complimentary or discounted access to a broad selection of 411 Cambridge University Press journal titles. A total of 12 countries, including Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Senegal, Sudan, and Ukraine, are eligible for free or discounted access. Additionally, 13 EIFL partner countries, such as Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Fiji, Georgia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Namibia, North Macedonia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe, qualify for discounted access.
Sixteen EIFL partner countries, comprising Albania, Armenia, Botswana, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Namibia, North Macedonia, Palestine, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe, have the opportunity to benefit from a discounted read & publish agreement. This includes unlimited open access publishing in Cambridge University Press's Gold open access journals and hybrid journals.
Corresponding authors from 26 EIFL Partner Countries can publish free of charge in Cambridge University Press's hybrid or gold open access journals. These countries include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Fiji, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, North Macedonia, Palestine, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Furthermore, corresponding authors from three EIFL Partner Countries – Botswana, Georgia, and Namibia – are eligible for a 50% discount on APCs when publishing in Cambridge University Press's gold open access journals.
EIFL's collaboration with Cambridge University Press continues to be instrumental in ensuring that scholarly resources are accessible to a diverse range of countries, fostering inclusivity in academic research. The extended agreement reflects a shared commitment to advancing knowledge dissemination and facilitating open access initiatives.
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