UWM Libraries and ACS Publications sign read and publish agreement to expand open access - December 9, 2025
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries have entered into a new transformative agreement with American Chemical Society Publications, allowing university authors to publish ACS journal content. The arrangement builds on an initial contract that authorized students, faculty and staff to read paywalled articles in more… Read More
Springer Nature and OASE establish transformative agreement to expand open access publishing in Japan - December 4, 2025
Springer Nature and OASE have signed a new agreement that expands open access publishing opportunities for institutions in Japan starting in 2026. The agreement will run from 2026 to 2028 and is intended to support universities and national research and development organizations that have… Read More
The Company of Biologists renews Read & Publish Open Access agreement with CAAS - December 3, 2025
The Company of Biologists has renewed the five-journal Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences for an additional three years. Secured with support from regional agent Charlesworth, the agreement covers January 2026 through December 2028 and is available to all 35… Read More
The Company of Biologists renews Read & Publish OA agreement with JULAC - October 29, 2025
The Company of Biologists has renewed a three-year Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) covering the period from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028. The agreement allows corresponding authors at participating institutions in Hong Kong… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and Vanderbilt Libraries seal read-and-publish deal through 2028 - October 15, 2025
Wolters Kluwer Health and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a collaboration to support medical research and expand access to scholarly research, with the agreement running through 2028. The read-and-publish agreement provides increased access to Vanderbilt research through Lippincott’s open access… Read More
Ohio University Libraries expand open access publishing through transformative agreements - August 4, 2025
Ohio University Libraries reports that its investment in transformative agreements with major publishers has enabled OHIO faculty to publish over 223 open access journal articles, saving more than $744,000 in Article Processing Charges (APCs) since 2022. Through partnerships with publishers including Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Cambridge, and the… Read More
Royal Society Publishing and CAPES sign five-year Read & Publish agreement for Brazilian researchers - July 18, 2025
Royal Society Publishing has entered into a five-year Read & Publish agreement with Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), a development marking a significant step toward advancing open access publishing for researchers in Brazil. Under the agreement, authors affiliated with CAPES-supported… Read More
BSI reintroduces Read & Publish model for its family of journals - July 3, 2025
The British Society for Immunology (BSI) has reiterated its support for open access publishing by expanding awareness of the Read & Publish model available through its three journals: Clinical & Experimental Immunology, Immunotherapy Advances, and Discovery Immunology. These journals not only provide platforms for the dissemination of… Read More
IOP Publishing and University of California formalize open access agreement to broaden physics research access - July 2, 2025
IOP Publishing (IOPP) and the University of California (UC) have formalized a three-year transformative open access agreement designed to streamline publishing for UC researchers and enhance worldwide access to research in physics and related disciplines. Under this agreement, corresponding authors at all ten UC… Read More
Malaysia’s first national transformative agreement enhances access to open research - June 6, 2025
Springer Nature and the Higher Education Electronic Resources Consortium (KONSEPt) have announced the first national Transformative Agreement (TA) in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, advancing open access (OA) publishing across all of Malaysia’s higher education institutions. This development reflects a growing global shift toward open science and research,… Read More
