University of North Dakota expands open access publishing through read and publish agreements - April 28, 2025
The University of North Dakota (UND) is facilitating broader access to scholarly research by entering into read and publish agreements with several academic publishers. These agreements allow UND-affiliated authors to publish open access articles without incurring individual article processing charges (APCs), as the associated costs are covered… Read More
BMJ Group expands global open access reach through new Read and Publish agreements - April 17, 2025
BMJ Group, a global provider of healthcare knowledge, is expanding its open access portfolio with a series of new and renewed Read and Publish agreements for 2025. These agreements extend the Group’s support for international knowledge dissemination by enabling researchers to publish open access, increasing the visibility… Read More
ACM joins India’s ONOS initiative through nationwide open access agreement - April 17, 2025
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has joined India’s One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative through a comprehensive read-and-publish agreement under the ACM Open program. The agreement provides 6,500 publicly funded higher education and research institutions across India with premium access… Read More
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
