CRUE renews transformative open access agreement with Elsevier for 2025–2028 - April 16, 2025
The Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) has renewed its transformative agreement with Elsevier for the 2025–2028 period. The decision was approved during the organization’s Extraordinary General Assembly held on April 4, 2025. The agreement, which had been set to expire on December… Read More
CRKN and Royal Society of Chemistry establish read-and-publish agreement to expand open access - March 21, 2025
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has entered into a three-year read-and-publish agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), enabling broader open access publication of Canadian chemistry research. The agreement, effective from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, allows authors affiliated with… Read More
New Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) - March 3, 2025
The Company of Biologists has announced a new Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). The agreement, secured with the support of our regional agent, Charlesworth, runs throughout 2025 and is available to all 35 member institutions,… Read More
JULAC Consortium signs new Read and Publish agreement with ACS Publications - February 26, 2025
ACS Publications has announced a new read and publish agreement with four prominent universities in Hong Kong, marking a significant step in advancing academic access and open access publishing. The agreement, signed with City University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University… Read More
1,000 institutions join The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative - February 24, 2025
The Company of Biologists is celebrating a major milestone as it announces that 1,000 institutions in 53 countries are now part of its Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative. This cost-neutral program, which is set to mark its 100th anniversary in 2025, continues to grow steadily,… Read More
California Universities and Oxford University Press sign landmark open access agreement - February 13, 2025
The University of California (UC) system, the California State University (CSU) system, and private academic institutions across the state have reached a significant four-year transformative open access agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP). This landmark partnership, which includes the 10-campus UC system, 20 of… Read More
Springer Nature expands open access reach in France with groundbreaking agreement with Couperin - February 7, 2025
Springer Nature has expanded its transformative agreement (TA) with Couperin, the French consortium for higher education and research institutions. Initially launched in July 2024 with 17 participating institutions, the agreement will expand to cover 49 institutions in 2025, reflecting a major step forward in… Read More
Emerald Publishing expands open access and subscription access through new deals with SCELC and PALCI - February 6, 2025
Emerald Publishing, a leading global academic publisher, has announced new "read and publish" agreements with the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) and the Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI). These agreements, which build upon existing partnerships, will extend… Read More
Springer Nature expands transformative agreements in Japan to enhance open access publishing - January 31, 2025
Springer Nature has expanded its transformative agreements (TAs) in Japan, increasing the number of participating institutions from 10 in 2023 to 60 by 2025. This expansion allows researchers from these institutions to publish open access (OA) in over 2,000 hybrid journals across the Springer… Read More
Carolina Consortium and Elsevier announce transformative Read-and-Publish agreement - January 30, 2025
Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and analytics, and the Carolina Consortium, an influential advocate for academic collaboration and access to knowledge, have announced a three-year Read-and-Publish (R&P) agreement aimed at advancing open access publishing and enhancing the visibility of research across its… Read More
