Ohio University researchers publish open access in ACS Journals at no cost - February 5, 2026
Ohio University researchers will now be able to publish open access articles in American Chemical Society (ACS) hybrid journals without paying article processing charges (APCs), following a new read-and-publish agreement announced by OhioLINK. Under the agreement, Ohio University faculty members and graduate students can… Read More
Max Planck Society enters five-year open access publishing agreement with Biochemical Society - February 4, 2026
The Max Planck Society has entered into a new five-year Open Access publishing agreement with Portland Press, which is the publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society. The agreement was negotiated by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) on behalf of the… Read More
Pensoft and University of Zurich sign open access publishing agreement - February 3, 2026
Pensoft and the University of Zurich have signed a strategic open access agreement that enables researchers from participating institutions to publish their findings in Pensoft’s peer-reviewed journals without paying individual Article Processing Charges (APCs). The agreement covers five research and medical institutions: the University… Read More
AIP Publishing signs three-year AIP Fusion open access agreement with Ireland’s IReL consortium - January 28, 2026
AIP Publishing has entered into a new three-year AIP Fusion agreement with the Irish Research eLibrary (IReL), a nationally funded consortium that provides access to licensed electronic resources, open access publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure for Irish research institutions. The agreement includes eight… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing launches open access journal on Circularity in Built Environments - January 27, 2026
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) has announced the launch of Circularity in Built Environments, a new open-access journal scheduled to open for submissions in March 2026. As built environments face growing demands for sustainability and resilience, the journal is positioned as a dedicated forum for… Read More
ResearchGate and Premier Science expand open access journals with Journal Home partnership - January 27, 2026
ResearchGate and Premier Science have announced a new Journal Home partnership aimed at increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of Premier Science’s open access journal portfolio. Premier Science, launched in 2024, is an independent publisher focused on accelerating scientific discovery, communication,… Read More
American Podiatric Medical Association announces JAPMA’s move to open access with MDPI - January 22, 2026
The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) has announced that the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) will transition to an open-access publishing model through a new partnership with MDPI, effective January 1, 2026. The transition will begin with Volume 116, Issue 1… Read More
Pensoft and Bibsam Consortium sign open access agreement in Sweden - January 21, 2026
Pensoft and the Bibsam Consortium, which is operated by the National Library of Sweden, have signed a comprehensive Open Access (OA) agreement related to scholarly publishing in Sweden. The agreement applies to almost 100 institutions, including Karolinska Institutet, Lund University, Uppsala… Read More
IGI Global introduces Flat-Fee Open Access Publishing Agreement - January 21, 2026
IGI Global Scientific Publishing has launched a Flat-Fee Open Access Publishing Agreement for libraries and their affiliated institutions. The agreement allows institutions to enable faculty and researchers to publish open access without paying individual Article Processing Charges (APCs). Through a single annual fee paid by the library,… Read More
JMIR Publications and Sikt launch Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access pilot in Norway - January 20, 2026
JMIR Publications and Sikt (Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research) have announced a new pilot partnership that brings JMIR’s Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing model to Norway. University College of Molde (Høgskolen i Molde) is the first institution to join the… Read More
