ACS partners with the University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras for open access publishing - April 15, 2024
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the commencement of a groundbreaking read and publish agreement with the University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras Campus. This transformative agreement, effective through December 2025, marks a significant milestone in facilitating open access publishing and expanding access to premier… Read More
CRKN and Elsevier announce new read-and-publish agreement - April 8, 2024
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has taken a significant step towards advancing open access to scholarly research by announcing a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Elsevier. This transformative agreement reallocates funds traditionally spent on subscription fees to cover open access publishing costs, ensuring unrestricted… Read More
Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) and ACS sign read and publish agreement - April 5, 2024
Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) and ACS Publications have signed a new read and publish agreement, effective through December 2026. The agreement provides researchers and students from 78 institutions across Thailand with full reading access to ACS’ portfolio of more than… Read More
Syracuse University Libraries forge OA agreement with Royal Society of Chemistry - March 28, 2024
Syracuse University Libraries has recently announced a pioneering ‘read and publish’ open access agreement with the esteemed Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at expanding the global reach of scholarly contributions from Syracuse University researchers. This transformative agreement empowers all Syracuse University-affiliated authors to… Read More
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, AIP Publishing sign three-year Read and Publish agreement - March 27, 2024
AIP Publishing has signed a three-year Read and Publish agreement with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. The agreement, facilitated by Accucoms, spans from 2024 through 2026 and provides Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with access to 29 of AIP Publishing’s titles… Read More
Lyrasis and the Royal Society of Chemistry sign transformative open access agreement - March 14, 2024
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Lyrasis have entered into an open access publishing agreement to accelerate momentum toward global open access scholarship. This partnership is one of the first and largest library consortium-based open access agreements with RSC in… Read More
Taylor & Francis and Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries announce three-year transformative agreement - March 6, 2024
Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and Taylor & Francis, a leading academic publisher, have signed a new three-year read-and-publish agreement that expands the breadth of journals available to Vanderbilt researchers and enhances the potential reach and impact of their published work. Under… Read More
The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative gains momentum worldwide - March 1, 2024
The Company of Biologists is thrilled to announce a remarkable milestone in its Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative, with the number of participating institutions soaring by 37% since January 2023. Now, 825 institutions across 49 countries are actively engaged in this transformative… Read More
Springer Nature announces new Transformative Agreement with Lyrasis - February 28, 2024
Springer Nature has reached a new Transformative Agreement (TA) with Lyrasis, a non-profit member organization working globally to serve libraries and other institutions. The four-year deal covers some 120 institutions and includes eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) benefiting from greater access to articles. In addition,… Read More
The Company of Biologists and JUSTICE Consortium, Japan, Forge New Read & Publish Alliance - February 23, 2024
In a significant stride towards fostering open access in the realm of biology research, The Company of Biologists has unveiled a Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE). Spanning the years 2024 to 2026, this pioneering agreement… Read More