Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has signed an open access deal with Jisc, a non-profit UK organization that supports higher education and research institutions. The deal enables authors to publish their research on an open access basis without having to pay article processing charges (APCs), and gives affiliated institutions unlimited access to the ACM Digital Library.
This three-year agreement, which runs until 2025, allows authors to choose a creative commons attribution license (CC BY) for sharing and reuse of their articles. This license allows anyone to copy, distribute, transmit, adapt, and make commercial use of the work as long as the author is attributed.
Under the agreement, the ACM will deposit copies of all published articles into the author's university open repository. This means authors can share, reuse, and redistribute research without incurring any additional costs. Institutions that use the ACM agreement will also retain access to the ACM Digital Library, which is a comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records covering the fields of computing and information technology.
The ACM agreement has received a positive response from Jisc, with Sarah Roughley Barake, licensing portfolio specialist at Jisc, saying that the agreement is a boost for open access and demonstrates ACM's commitment to the process. More than 70 institutions have already signed up for the deal, surpassing Jisc's expectations.
The ACM-Jisc deal is a significant step forward for open access in the UK and marks a positive development for the wider research community. Researchers and institutions can now publish and access research on an open access basis, without incurring additional costs, and make a significant contribution towards advancing the frontiers of knowledge.
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