Researchers from 180 UK universities can now benefit from a national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers, the second largest fully open access publisher in the UK. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research.
Fully aligned to open access mandates such as Plan S, the new framework agreement equips 180 UK research institutions in steering scholarly communication towards a new era where open access becomes easier. The deal includes a national discount on article processing charges (APCs), centralised, flexible invoicing, payment options, and dedicated support for library staff dealing with APCs.
The agreement is effective from December 1, 2019 until November 2022. As part of the agreement, researchers affiliated with participating organisations will have full access to Frontiers' open science tools, including collaborative peer-review, article and author impact metrics, and enhanced dissemination tools such as Loop.
All submitted articles will remain subject to Frontiers’ editorial processes, policies and conditions including rigorous peer review, and all accepted articles will be published under an open license (CC-BY) that allows authors (or their institutions) to retain copyright.
The research organisations also benefit from transparent and comprehensive reporting provided by Frontiers on expenditures as well as research output at the institutional and national level. The full agreement terms will be made public shortly on Frontiers’ licence subscriptions manager website.
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