Springer Nature and Binghamton University sign three‑year Transformative Agreement - August 25, 2026
Springer Nature has entered into a three‑year Transformative Agreement with Binghamton University, enabling affiliated researchers to publish Open Access (OA) in Springer’s hybrid portfolio. The agreement covers subject areas such as engineering, biomedical and life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. In addition, Binghamton researchers… Read More
Springer Nature and Lyrasis expand Transformative Agreement to support U.S. researchers - August 19, 2026
Springer Nature has expanded its Transformative Agreement (TA) with Lyrasis, adding 11 new member institutions to the four‑year deal. The agreement now covers 130 institutions, including nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and is expected to support the publication of around 2,000 articles annually.… Read More
Springer Nature Open Access report highlights role of transformative agreements - July 31, 2026
Springer Nature has released its fifth Open Access (OA) report, showing that transformative agreements (TAs) remain a central driver of the global transition to OA publishing. The publisher reported a 12 percent increase in OA publishing through TAs in 2025, alongside 19 new and… Read More
Choice and Wiley release report on transformative agreements in academic libraries - July 10, 2026
Choice has published Transformative Agreements, Open Access and Research Impact, the latest in its series of research reports addressing issues of importance to the academic library community. Produced in collaboration with Wiley, the survey examines how academic libraries in the United States are navigating… Read More
EIFL and European Respiratory Society renew Read & Publish agreement - June 19, 2026
EIFL has renewed its read and publish agreement with the European Respiratory Society (ERS), extending benefits to libraries and authors in 36 partner countries until 2029. Under the renewed terms, from January 2027 to December 2029, participating institutions will enjoy free and discounted access… Read More
The Company of Biologists renews Read & Publish agreement with EIFL for 2027–2029 - May 27, 2026
The Company of Biologists has confirmed the renewal of its Read & Publish Open Access agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) for the period 2027 to 2029. Under the agreement, corresponding authors based in 33 developing and transition economy countries will continue to… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing and Universidad de Concepción sign Read and Publish agreement - May 8, 2026
Canadian Science Publishing has announced a Read and Publish agreement with Universidad de Concepción, effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. Under the arrangement, corresponding authors affiliated with the university will receive full read access and unlimited open access publishing in selected hybrid journals, with… Read More
Elsevier and IReL launch three-year Read and Publish agreement supporting open access publishing - March 17, 2026
Elsevier and the Irish Research eLibrary (IReL), a consortium of Irish research libraries, have confirmed a new three-year Read and Publish collaboration to support open access publishing and continued access to scholarly literature for Ireland’s higher education and research community. The collaboration builds on… Read More
Prince of Songkla University has established Read and Publish open access agreement with Taylor & Francis - March 10, 2026
Prince of Songkla University (PSU) has announced a new open access (OA) publishing partnership with the academic publisher Taylor & Francis. The arrangement represents PSU’s first Read and Publish OA agreement and includes reading access to both journals and electronic books (eBooks). Under the… Read More
University of Oslo extends read and publish agreement with Canadian Science Publishing through 2028 - March 4, 2026
Canadian Science Publishing has announced the renewal of a Read and Publish agreement with the University of Oslo, including Oslo University Hospital, for a new three-year term running from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028. The agreement provides affiliated authors with unlimited reading access and open… Read More
