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April 2024 – The Company of Biologists appoints Prenax as exclusive representative in Spain
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an exclusive agreement with Prenax to represent us in Spain.
April 2024 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
China (via our agreement with DRAA)
- WuHan University
USA
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Renewals
India (via our agreement with IISER)
- IISER Mohali
- IISER Pune
- IISER Tirupati
March 2024 – The Company of Biologists appoint Suweco as exclusive representative in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an exclusive agreement with Suweco to represent us in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
March 2024 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
India (via our agreement with IISER)
- IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Thakara University
Norway
- Norwegian University of Science & Technology
USA
- Mercer University
- University of Colorado
Renewals
India (via our agreement with IISER)
- IISER Kolkata
Spain
- Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Centre (CNIC)
March 2024 – First consortium in South Africa joins our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce a new Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC) – our first consortium offer in South Africa.
Researchers at participating institutions in South Africa will be able to benefit from unlimited access to our journal content, plus immediate and fee-free Open Access publishing in our hybrid and fully Open Access journals.
March 2024 – 825 institutions in 49 countries are participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative in 2024
We are delighted to announce that the number of institutions participating in our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative has increased by 37% since January 2023.
825 institutions in 49 countries are now participating and we have agreements with eighteen library consortia worldwide.
February 2024 – First consortia in Canada and China join our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce new Read & Publish Open Access agreements with the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), and the Digital Resource Acquisition Alliance of Chinese Academic Libraries (DRAA) – our first consortia offer in Canada and China.
Researchers at participating institutions in Canada and China will be able to benefit from access to our journal content, plus immediate and fee-free Open Access publishing in our hybrid and fully Open Access journals.
Find out more about our Read & Publish agreement with the OCUL and DRAA Consortia | See participating institutions OCUL | See participating institutions DRAA
February 2024 – First consortia in Japan joins our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce a new Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources — our first consortia offer in Japan.
Find out more about our Read & Publish agreement with the JUSTICE consortia | See participating institutions
February 2024 – First consortia in the Republic of Korea join our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce a new Read & Publish Open Access agreement with both the KESLI and KCUE consortia — our first consortia offer in the Republic of Korea.
Researchers at participating institutions in the Republic of Korea will be able to benefit from access to our journal content, plus immediate and fee-free Open Access publishing in our hybrid and fully Open Access journals.
Find out more about our Read & Publish agreement with the KESLI and KCUE consortia | See participating institutions
February 2024 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Finland
- University of Jyväskylä
Georgia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- International University of Tbilisi
Germany
- Osnabrück University
Via our agreement with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences
- ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences
Hong Kong (via our agreement with JULAC)
- The University of Hong Kong
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Kirinyaga University
- Open University of Kenya
Korea (via our agreement with KESLI and KCUE)
- Seoul National University
- Sung Kyun Kwan University
- Yonsei University College of Medicine
South Africa
- North-West University
- Stellenbosch University
Taiwan
- National Tsing Hua University
Uganda (via our agreement with EIFL)
- St Ignatius University Kabale
USA
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- University of Chicago
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Westminster College
- West Virginia University
Renewals
Austria
- Institute of Science & Technology Austria
Germany
Via our agreement with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Halle
Netherlands
- Utrecht University
USA
- Drexel University
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Texas A&M University School of Dentistry
January 2024 – A Visit to The Forest of Biologists
Our publisher Claire Moulton recently visited the two Woodland Trust UK sites where we are planting new native trees for published Research and Review papers and protecting ancient woodland on behalf of our peer reviewers.
January 2024 – Renewal of Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The Company of Biologists and The Max Planck Digital Library
We are delighted to announce the renewal of our Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) from 2024-2026.
Corresponding authors at Max Planck Society’s 86 institutes can continue to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in our hybrid journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology) and our fully Open Access journals (Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open) without paying an article processing charge (APC) for a further three years.
January 2024 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Armenia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Ohanyan Education Complex
Canada (via our agreement with OCUL)
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- McMaster University
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
Estonia
- University of Tartu
Finland
- University of Oulu
Georgia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- The British University in Georgia
Germany (via our agreement with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences)
- Alfred Wegner Institute for Polar and Marine Research
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Hannover Medical School
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Justus Liebig University Giessen
- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
- Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
- University of Hamburg
Japan (via our agreement with JUSTICE)
- Matsumoto Dental University
Korea (via our agreement with KESLI and KCUE)
- Ajou University
- Catholic University of Korea, The
- Chosun University
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST)
- Ewha Womans University
- Gyeongsang National University
- KAIST-Korea Advanced Inst of Science & Technology
- KIST – Korea Institute of Science & Technology
- Kyung Hee University
- Pohang University of Science & Technology
- Pusan National University
- Sookmyung Women’s University
- Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology
- University of Ulsan College of Medicine Asan Medical Library
- Yonsei University
Myanmar (Burma) (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Yadanabon University
Moldova (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Comrat State University
- Free International University of Moldova (ULIM)
- Moldova State University
- Trade Co-operative University of Moldova
Portugal
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Singapore
- Nanyang Technological University
Spain
- University of Navarra
Tanzania (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)
UK (via our agreement with Jisc)
- University of Warwick
USA
- Adelphi University
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Rutgers University
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Renewals
Austria
- University of Vienna
Canada
- McGill University
(via our agreement with OCUL)
- University of Guelph
- University of Ottawa
- Western University (University of Westnern Ontario)
- Wilfrid Laurier University
Germany
- EMBL – European Molecular Biology Laboratory
(via our agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library)
- Max Planck Digital Library
(via our agreement with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences)
- Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
- Free University of Berlin
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
- Philipps University of Marburg
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- SLUB Dresden
- Technical University of Munich
- Ulm University
- University of Cologne/Medical Department; Department of Biology/Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science of the University of Cologne
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- University of Potsdam
- University of Rostock
- University of Regensburg
- University of Wurzburg
Spain
- University of Seville
USA
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research
December 2023 – Renewal of Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The Company of Biologists and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
We are delighted to announce the renewal and expansion of our Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) from 2024-2026.
Corresponding authors at more than 100 CSIC research institutes can now publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in our two fully Open Access journals – Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open, in addition to our hybrid journals, Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
December 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Austria
- Medical University of Vienna
Italy
- Ospedale San Raffaele
- SISSA (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati)
USA
- California State University – Fullerton
- Franklin & Marshall College
- IUPUI – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Ohio University – Athens
- Rice University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Villanova University
Zimbabwe (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences
Renewals
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- Monash University
Netherlands
- Leiden University
- Radboud University
Norway
- Univeristy of Oslo
USA
- University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
November 2023 – Over 700 institutions in 42 countries are participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce that a further 102 institutions have joined our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative since January 2023.
Over 700 institutions in 42 countries are now participating, and following new agreements with IISER, JULAC and ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences as well as the renewal and expansion of our agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), we have agreements with thirteen library consortia.
November 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Albania (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Universiteti Mesdhetar i Shqipërisë (Mediterranean University of Albania)
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- University of Western Australia
- University of Wollongong
Canada
- Concordia University
Ethiopia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Wollega University
Japan (via our agreement with JUSTICE)
- Jikei University School of Medicine
- Kyushu University
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Aga Khan University
Netherlands
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
New Zealand
- University of Canterbury
North Macedonia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Goce Delčev University of Štip
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
- University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola
Switzerland
- University of Zurich
USA
- Clark University
- Kutztown University
- North Dakota State University
- Northern Illinois University
- Rowan University
- Saint Mary’s College of California
- Siena College
- University of Kentucky
- University of Maine
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- University of South Carolina
- University of Southern California
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Williams College
Zimbabwe (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Midlands State University
Renewals
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- Australian National University
- CSIRO
- Flinders University
- James Cook University
- La Trobe University
- Macquarie University
- Murdoch University
- Queensland University of Technology
- RMIT University
- University of Adelaide
- University of Melbourne
- University of Newcastle
- University of Technology Sydney
Canada
- University of Saskatchewan
Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Japan (via our agreement with JUSTICE)
- Kobe Pharmaceutical University
- Nagoya University
- University of Hyogo
New Zealand (via our agreement with CAUL)
- Auckland University of Technology
- Massey University
- University of Otago
- Victoria University of Wellington
Spain
- Universität Pompeu Fabra
Sweden (via our agreement with Bibsam)
- Linkoping University
- Umeå University
USA
- California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)
- Plymouth State University
- University of Texas HSC at San Antonio
October 2023 – First institution in Uzbekistan joins our Read & Publish initiative
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) National Research University is the first institution in Uzbekistan to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL). Our agreement with EIFL enables corresponding authors at any institution in Uzbekistan (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in our hybrid journals, Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology, and from 2024, our two fully Open Access journals – Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open.
October 2023 – First consortium in Germany joins our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce a new three-year Read & Publish Open Access agreement with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences, our first consortium offer in Germany, January 2024-December 2026, via our German representative, Missing Link Versandbuchhandlung eG. Researchers at participating institutions (up to 400 institutions and 2,000 hospitals) in Germany will be able to benefit from access to our journal content, plus immediate and fee-free Open Access publishing in our hybrid and fully Open Access journals.
Find out more about our Read & Publish agreement with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences.
October 2023 – The Company of Biologists appoint Library Information Service (LIS KOREA) as exclusive representative in South Korea
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an exclusive agreement with Library Information Service (LIS KOREA) to represent us in South Korea.
October 2023 – The Company of Biologists appoint SPUR Infosolutions as exclusive partner in India
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an exclusive agreement with SPUR Infosolutions to represent us in India.
October 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- University of Sydney
Georgia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Batumi Art Teaching University
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Africa International University
- Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah
UK
- Babraham Institute
USA
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Grand Valley State University
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Oberlin College
- The Jackson Laboratory
- Towson University
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Miami
- University of New Mexico
- University of North Florida
- University of San Diego
- Washington State University
- Wheaton College
Uzbekistan (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) National Research University
Renewals
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- Edith Cowan University
- University of New South Wales
Austria
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
Germany
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
New Zealand (via our agreement with CAUL)
- University of Otago
The Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
USA
- Butler University
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- Montana State University – Bozeman
- Southern Methodist University
- Texas A&M University
- University of South Dakota
- Wellesley College
September 2023 – Renewal of Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The Company of Biologists and Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
We are delighted to announce that we have signed a renewal agreement with EIFL from 1 January 2024-31 December 2026.
Corresponding authors in 30 developing and transition economy countries can now publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in our two fully Open Access journals – Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open, in addition to our hybrid journals, Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
September 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Germany
- University of Münster
USA
- Corner Therapeutics Inc
- Lafayette College
- The Scripps Research Institute
- University of Arkansas
- University of Dayton
- University of Richmond
Renewals
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- University of Queensland
Canada
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Germany
- Philipps University of Marburg
The Netherlands
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute
- University of Groningen
- Wageningen University
USA
- American University
- Bryn Mawr College
- Rockefeller University
- Stanford University
- Swarthmore College
- University of Arizona
- University of Florida
- University of Idaho
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
August 2023 – The Company of Biologists showcased its Read & Publish initiative at IFLA WLIC 2023
Rich Blount and Sarah Logan attended the IFLA WLIC 2023 conference for the first time. The conference was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and brought together over 3,000 delegates from more than 100 countries to discuss the latest trends and challenges facing the library community.
The Company of Biologists showcased its five peer-reviewed journals and ever-growing Read & Publish initiative, prioritising sustainability by providing environmentally friendly giveaways and hosting a prize draw, with the winner receiving ethical/sustainable items from ‘Sourced by Oxfam’.
August 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Kenya
- Karatina University
South Africa
- University of Pretoria
Uganda (via our agreement with EIFL)
- University of the Sacred Heart Gulu
USA
- Drake University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Pepperdine University
- Yale University
Renewals
USA
- College of the Holy Cross
- East Carolina University
- Haverford College
- Kenyon College
- Michigan State University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Portland State University
July 2023 – The Company of Biologists appoint Worldwide Information Services as exclusive representative in South Africa
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an exclusive agreement with WorldWide Information Services (WWIS) to represent us in South Africa.
WWIS has many years of experience of working with librarians in a range of settings as well as extensive knowledge of the library subscription and information services and solutions marketplaces. This new partnership provides us with opportunities to increase our visibility and to expand our subscriptions and Read & Publish initiative throughout South Africa.
July 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Germany
- University of Duisburg-Essen
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Maseno University
Netherlands
- Maastricht University
USA
- California State University, Stanislaus
- University of Massachusetts Boston
June 2023 – Over 650 institutions in 41 countries are participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative in 2023
We are delighted to announce that a further 58 institutions have joined our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative since January 2023.
Over 650 institutions in 41 countries are now participating. A further two library consortia; the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) and the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) Consortium in Hong Kong, have also recently signed agreements increasing the number of participating consortia to 12.
June 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- The Australian National University
Canada
- Dalhousie University
- Mount Royal University
Germany
- University of Rostock
India
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata)
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)
USA
- Colorado State University
- West Chester University
May 2023 – Three-year Read & Publish agreement with the JULAC Consortium
We are delighted to announce a new Read & Publish agreement with the JULAC Consortium in Hong Kong which runs until 31 December 2025.
May 2023 – New Read & Publish agreement with the IISER Consortium
We are delighted to announce a new Read & Publish agreement with the IISER Consortium in India.
May 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Tanzania (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Dar es Salaam University College of Education
- Hubert Kairuki Memorial University
- Mkwawa University College of Education
- The Open University of Tanzania
- The United African University of Tanzania
Uganda (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Kyambogo University
- Victoria University Uganda
USA
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- University of North Dakota
- Vassar College
April 2023 – The Company of Biologists signs agreement with Missing Link Versandbuchhandlung eG in Germany
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an agreement with Missing Link Versandbuchhandlung eG to represent us in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
We are excited about opportunities to increase our visibility and to expand our subscriptions and Read & Publish initiative through this new partnership.
April 2023 – First institution in India joins our Read & Publish initiative
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the first institution in India to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
April 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Belgium
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Turkey
- Sabanci University
USA
- Clemson University
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Medical University of South Carolina
- University of Massachsetts Chan Medical School
Renewals
USA
- University of Missouri Columbia & Kansas City
April 2023 – Library visits in Australia and New Zealand
Rich Blount (Regional Sales Manager – Europe and Australasia) will be visiting Australia and New Zealand from 14 April-2 May. After attending the THETA conference in Brisbane from 16-19 April, he will be meeting with librarians in Sydney, Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne and Perth to discuss our Read & Publish agreement with CAUL.
Please contact Rich if you would like to arrange a meeting.
March 2023 – The Forest of Biologists: our new bio-positive publishing initiative
We are excited to announce the launch of The Forest of Biologists, our new bio-positive publishing initiative that celebrates the contributions of authors and peer reviewers to our journals. For each published Research Article or Review article, a tree is planted in a UK forest. In addition, we are funding the restoration and preservation of ancient woodland and dedicating these trees to our peer reviewers. All trees are also represented in a virtual forest and, with each new piece of research, the forest grows.
March 2023 – First institution in Belgium joins our Read & Publish initiative
University of Antwerp is the first institution in Belgium to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
March 2023 – 124% annual increase in the number of North American institutions participating in our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce that the number of institutions in North America that are participating in our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative increased by 124% between January 2022 and January 2023.
Over 130 institutions in Canada and the USA are now participating. We have signed agreements with library consortia in the USA, including the University of California, and more agreements are in the pipeline.
March 2023 – Spring library events
Following the recent expansion in our sales team, we are excited to be attending seven library conferences in Australia, Germany, the UK and the USA over the next few months.
- Shelly Turner (Head of Sales and Business Development) will be attending ER&L, ACRL, the NAS Journal Summit and the MLA/SLA in the USA.
- Rich Blount (Regional Sales Manager – Europe and Australasia) will be attending THETA in Australia and BiblioCon in Germany.
- Sarah Logan (Regional Sales Manager – Africa, The Middle East, Central and Southeast Asia, China and Japan) will be attending London Book Fair in the UK.
Full details are available on our Events page.
Would you like to arrange a meeting with Shelly, Rich or Sarah? Full contact details are available here.
March 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Armenia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Yerevan State University Library
- Eurasia International University and Basic College
- Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University Foundation
Italy
- University of Milano-Bicocca
Spain (via our agreement with CSIC)
- Instituto Español de Oceanografia (IEO)
- Instituto Geologico y Minero de España (IGME)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
USA
- College of Charleston
- Gettysburg College
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Northeastern University
- Ohio State University
- Texas Christian University
- Union College
- University of Georgia
- University of Kansas
- University of Notre Dame
- Vanderbilt University
February 2023 – Increasing the visibility and impact of your research: webinar recording now available
Over 300 people from many parts of the world registered for the highly practical webinar we hosted in association with HUBS (Heads of University Biosciences) on 23 February 2023.
Expert speakers from across the scholarly community demonstrated and discussed ways in which researchers can increase the visibility and impact of their research and raise their profile internationally.
February 2023 – Over 600 institutions in 39 countries are participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative in 2023
We are delighted to announce that the number of institutions participating in our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative has increased by 45% since January 2022.
Over 600 institutions in 39 countries are now participating. We have agreements with ten library consortia, and we have recently renewed our agreements with IReL in Ireland and MALMAD in Israel for a second three-year term.
February 2023 – Renewal of Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The Company of Biologists and MALMAD
Following the success of our first three-year cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) agreement with MALMAD, we are delighted to announce that we have signed a renewal agreement from 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025.
Researchers at seven leading institutions in Israel can continue to publish an uncapped number of research articles immediately OA without charge in The Company’s hybrid journals – Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology. They also have unlimited access to the journals and their archives dating back to 1853.
February 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements and renewals
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Wildlife Research and Training Institute
Canada
- Wilfrid Laurier University
USA
- Brandeis University
- Bucknell University
- Georgetown University Medical Center
- Hofstra University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Northwestern University
- The Claremont Colleges
- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Renewals
USA
- Tarleton State University
February 2023 – Webinar: Increasing the visibility and impact of your research
We are delighted to be hosting a highly practical webinar in association with HUBS (Heads of University Biosciences) on 23 February 2023.
Expert speakers from the library and publishing communities will demonstrate and discuss ways in which researchers can increase the visibility and impact of their research and raise their profile internationally.
The webinar is free and open to all.
January 2023 – New Read & Publish agreements and renewals
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative or renewed an existing agreement.
New agreements
Canada
- Western University
Georgia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Sokhumi State University
Germany
- Leipzig University
Japan (five new institutions including):
- Ehime University
- Okayama University
- Showa University
Switzerland
- University of Geneva
UK
- Wellcome Sanger Institute (via our agreement with Jisc)
USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- California State University – Sacramento
- Columbia University Libraries
- Florida State University
- Furman University
- George Washington University
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Mississippi State University
- Purdue University
- University of Cincinnati
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Washington – Seattle
- The Francis Crick Institute
Renewals
UK
- Francis Crick Institute (via our agreement with JISC)
January 2023 – Renewal of Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The Company of Biologists and IReL
Following the success of our first three-year Read & Publish Open Access (OA) agreement with IReL, we are delighted to announce that we have signed a renewal agreement from 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025.
All eleven institutions that were participating in the 2020-2023 agreement have chosen to renew and, for the first time, the new agreement includes uncapped and fee-free publishing in The Company of Biologists’ fully OA journals – Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open.
December 2022 – Nine more institutions join our Read & Publish agreement with CAUL
We are delighted to announce that the number of institutions participating in our three-year Read & Publish agreement with CAUL will increase from 11 to 20 in 2023. All existing participants have chosen to renew, a further nine institutions will be joining in 2023, and 15 institutions have opted for our five-journal package.
December 2022 – More institutions to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2023
The following institutions in Australia, Canada, Germany, Moldova, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- University of Technology Sydney
Canada
- University of Alberta
Germany
- Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
- Ulm University
Moldova (via our agreement with EIFL)
- National Library of the Republic of Moldova
New Zealand (via our agreement with CAUL)
- Victoria University of Wellington
Spain
- University of La Laguna
UK (via our agreement with JISC)
- University of Leicester
- University of Sheffield
USA
- College of William & Mary
- Kansas State University
- Davidson College
- Syracuse University
- Trinity University
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
November 2022 – The Company of Biologists signs agreement with Gemini Bilgi Teknolojileri in Turkey
We are delighted to announce that we have signed an exclusive agreement with Gemini Bilgi Teknolojileri to represent us in Turkey.
We are excited about opportunities to expand our Read & Publish programme in Turkey through this new partnership, following a successful free trial earlier this year in association with ANKOS (the Anatolian University Libraries consortium) which involved over 200 institutions.
November 2022 – More institutions to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2023
The following institutions in Australia, Canada, Germany and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- James Cook University
- Queensland University of Technology
Canada
- University of Ottawa
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Germany
- Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf
USA
- Auburn University
- Baylor University
- City of Hope
- Illinois State University
- Occidental College
- Oklahoma State University
- State University of New York at Buffalo
October 2022 – More institutions to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2023
The following institutions in Austria, Germany, Sweden and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Austria
- University of Salzburg
Germany
- Technical University of Darmstadt
Sweden (via our agreement with Bibsam)
- Chalmers University of Technology
USA
- Grinnell College
October 2022 – Shelly Turner joins The Company of Biologists
We are delighted to welcome Shelly Turner to the new role of Head of Sales and Business Development at The Company of Biologists.
Shelly has worked in academic publishing for over 30 years, most recently as Head of Sales at Manchester University Press, and she has considerable experience of the scholarly communication landscape internationally. She will lead an expanded sales, customer services and library marketing team to build on the success of the Company’s Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative.
September 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions in Germany and Kenya have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Germany
- SLUB Dresden
- University of Potsdam
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Mama Ngina University College
- National Defence College
August 2022 – 2023 journal pricing
We are pleased to announce that price changes for The Company of Biologists’ journals in 2023 will range from a decrease of 0.65% to an increase of 1.58% following the application of our double-dipping policy.
August 2022 – Another institution in Zimbabwe joins our Read & Publish initiative
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is the eighth institution in Zimbabwe to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative (via our agreement with EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Zimbabwe (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
July 2022 – Over 500 institutions in 39 countries now participating in our Read & Publish initiative
We are delighted to announce that the number of institutions participating in our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative has more than doubled since June 2021 – from 253 to 522. 39 countries are now represented – an increase of over 50% in the last year.
This success has contributed to a significant growth in the proportion of OA research content in our hybrid journals – Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology – which were the first to be afforded Transformative Journal status by Plan S.
July 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions in Malawi and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Malawi (via our agreement with EIFL)
- University of Malawi
USA
- Iowa State University
June 2022 – First institution in the Maldives joins our Read & Publish initiative
The National Library is the first institution in the Maldives to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in the Maldives (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
June 2022 – First institution in Finland joins our Read & Publish initiative
University of Turku is the first institution in Finland to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
June 2022 – The Company of Biologists joins Jisc’s Publication Router service
We are delighted to announce that we are now providing full-text Open Access articles for distribution to UK institutional repositories via Jisc’s Publications Router service.
June 2022 – First institution in Mexico joins our Read & Publish initiative
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is the first institution in Mexico to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
June 2022 – First institutions from Malawi join our Read & Publish initiative
African Bible College, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and Mzuzu University are the first institutions in Malawi to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Malawi (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
June 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions in Australia, Canada and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- La Trobe University
Canada
- University of Guelph
USA
- North Carolina State University
- Wesleyan University
May 2022 – First institution in Turkey joins our Read & Publish initiative
Bilkent University is the first institution in Turkey to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
May 2022 – Three-year Read & Publish agreement with the Bibsam Consortium
We are delighted to announce a new Read & Publish agreement with the Bibsam Consortium in Sweden which runs until 31 December 2024.
May 2022 – ANKOS in Turkey begins two-month free trial
219 institutional members of the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) will have free trial access to Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology until 5 July 2022.
May 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
TSU National Science Library is the latest institution in Georgia to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our agreement with EIFL.
April 2022 – The Company of Biologists connects to the OA Switchboard
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with the OA Switchboard which enables us to provide real-time Open Access publishing information from to libraries participating in our Read & Publish initiative.
April 2022 – Upcoming presentations at conferences and events
Our publisher Claire Moulton will be speaking at the following events:
ESAC Community of Practice Call: Enabling Open Access – author engagement and article submission processes under transformative agreements”
Thursday 19 May 2022, 9:00 and 17:00 CET
Breakout session at UKSG: “Innovation in OA agreements”
Monday 30 May and Tuesday 31 May 2022, 14:30 GMT.
Session at NASIG: “Another week, another transformative Open Access agreement. But just how transformative are they proving to be in practice?” Tuesday 7 June 2022, 09:15 US Eastern Time.
April 2022 – Read & Publish and Open Access video collection
What do authors, librarians and journal editors say about our Read & Publish initiative and Open Access? What are transformative journals and transparent metrics? Over 20 videos are available in our new Read & Open Access video collection
April 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions from Australia, Georgia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Australia (via our agreement with CAUL)
- The University of Newcastle
- University of New South Wales
Georgia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Batumi Navigation Teaching University
- Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- Batumi State Maritime Academy
- Business and Technology University
- Caucasus International University
- David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy
- David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia
- David Tvildiani Medical University
- East European University
- European University
- Free Academy of Tbilisi
- Georgian American University(GAU)
- Georgian Aviation University
- Georgian Patriarchate Saint Tbel Abuserisdze Teaching University
- Georgian state teaching university of physical education and sport
- Georgian Technical University
- Gori State Teaching University
- Guram Tavartkiladze Tbilisi Teaching University
- Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University
- Ilia State University
- International Black Sea University
- International Teaching University of Management and Communication
- Kutaisi International University
- LTD East-West Teaching University
- LTD Kutaisi University
- National University of Georgia (SEU)
- New Higher Education Institute
- New Vision University (NVU)
- Patriarchate of Georgia Saint King Tamar University
- Samtskhe-Javakheti State Teaching University
- Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State Teaching University
- Shota Rustaveli theatre and Film Georgia State University
- St. Andrews Patriarchate Georgian University
- Tbilisi Humanitarian Teaching University
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- South Eastern Kenya University
- Taita Taveta University
Tanzania (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Institute of Social Work
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo)
- Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)
Uganda (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Cavendish University
- Makerere University
- Mountains of the Moon University
USA
- Hope College
March 2022 – CzechELib in Czech Republic begins two-month free trial
47 institutional members of the Czech National Library of Technology (CzechELib) will have free trial access to Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology until 30 May 2022.
March 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions in Georgia, Kenya, Spain, the UK and the USA have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Georgia (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Akaki Tsereteli State University
- Caucasus University
Kenya (via our agreement with EIFL)
- Boma International Hospitality College
- Kenya Institute of Mass Communication
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Spain
- University of Seville
UK (via our agreement with Jisc)
- The University of Manchester (new)
- University of Glasgow (new)
- University of Southampton (new)
USA
- Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Texas A&M University School of Dentistry and Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas
March 2022 – Busy schedule of library conferences from March to July 2022
Richard Grove (Commercial Manager) and Rich Blount (Regional Sales Manager – Europe) will be attending major library conferences in Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and the US over the next few months. We are also sponsoring the HUBS (Heads of University Biosciences) Annual Meeting.
February 2022 – Read & Publish agreements drive significant growth in Open Access research content
Over 430 institutions in 34 countries are now participating in our Read & Publish initiative. This success has led to a significant increase in the proportion of Open Access research content in our hybrid subscription journals, which were the first from any publisher to be afforded Transformative Journal status by Plan S.
February 2022 – Institutions in two additional countries join our Read & Publish initiative
Alte University in Georgia and Machakos University in Kenya are the first institutions in their respective countries to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Georgia and Kenya (and 28 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
February 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Moldova (via our agreement with EIFL):
- Academy of Sciences of Moldova
UK (via our agreement with Jisc):
- Lancaster University (new)
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and MRC Harwell (renewal)
- University of Bath (new)
- University of Cambridge (renewal)
- University of Dundee (new)
- University of Oxford (renewal)
- University of Sussex (new)
USA:
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Iowa
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
January 2022 – New three-year Read & Publish agreement with the Council of Australian University Librarians
We are delighted to announce that we have signed a new three-year Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) from 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024.
The agreement is open to CAUL-member institutions in Australia and New Zealand, and the following institutions have already confirmed their participation:
Australia:
- Edith Cowan University
- Macquarie University
- Murdoch University
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- The University of Adelaide
- The University of Melbourne
- University of Queensland
New Zealand:
- University of Otago
January 2022 – Transformative Journal targets for Open Access growth exceeded
The Company of Biologists’ three hybrid journals – Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology – were the first in the world to be afforded Transformative Journal status by Plan S. We are delighted to announce that all three journals exceeded their targets for Open Access growth in 2021, and that the success of our Read & Publish initiative was an important driver.
January 2022 – More institutions join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Moldova (via our agreement with EIFL):
- Academy of Public Administration
- Center for Continuous Electoral Training by the Central Electoral Commission of Republic of Moldova
UK (via our agreement with Jisc):
- Oxford Brookes University (renewal)
- The University of Edinburgh (renewal)
- Ulster University (new)
- University of Bristol (renewal)
- University of St Andrews (renewal)
- University of Stirling (renewal)
USA:
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
December 2021 – Over 400 institutions are now participating in our Read & Publish initiative
Our cost-neutral Read & Publish initiative is continuing to go from strength to strength, and we are delighted to announce that over 400 institutions in more than 30 countries will be participating in 2022.
December 2021 – Another institution in Armenia joins our Read & Publish agreement with EIFL
Brusov State University is the ninth institution in Armenia to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Armenia and 29 other countries to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
December 2021 – More institutions to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2022
The following institutions will join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative from 1 January 2022.
- Australia: University of Queensland
- Canada: University of Victoria
- Denmark: University of Southern Denmark
- Germany: The University of Wurzberg
- Switzerland: ETH Zurich
- USA: University of Wyoming
December 2021 – First institution in Korea to join our Read & Publish initiative from 2022
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology is the first institution in Korea to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. They will participate from 1 January 2022.
December 2021 – More UK institutions sign up for the 2022-2024 Jisc Read & Publish agreement
The institutions below have confirmed that they will participate in the Read & Publish agreement with Jisc which commences on 1 January 2022:
Renewals:
- Aberystwyth University
- St George’s University of London
- University College London
- University of Nottingham
- University of Portsmouth
New from 1 January 2022:
- Newcastle University
Find out more about the 2022-2024 Jisc agreement and see which institutions are participating.
November 2021 – ANKOSLink Conference: 22-25 November 2021
We are exhibiting at the ANKOSLink conference in Antalya, Turkey from 22-25 November 2021. Rich Blount, Regional Sales Manager – Europe, will be attending in person. Please contact him if you would like to arrange a meeting.
November 2021 – More UK institutions sign up for the 2022-2024 Jisc Read & Publish agreement
The below have confirmed their participation in the new Read & Publish agreement with Jisc which commences on 1 January 2022:
Renewals:
- Cardiff University
- Imperial College London
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Royal Veterinary College
- The Open University
- University of Birmingham
- University of East Anglia
- University of Exeter
- University of Lincoln
- University of Liverpool
- University of Reading
- University of York
New from 1 January 2022:
- Durham University
- Queen’s University of Belfast
- University of Kent
Find out more about the 2022-2024 Jisc agreement and see which institutions are participating.
November 2021 – More institutions to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2022
The following institutions will join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative from 1 January 2022.
- Austria: University of Graz
- Germany: Technical University of Munich
- New Zealand: University of Otago
- USA: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
November 2021 – Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) virtual event on Digital Transformation
Claire Moulton, Publisher at The Company of Biologists, and Craig Franklin, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Experimental Biology, are speakers at ALIA’s half-day Digital Transformation virtual event on 10 November 2021. They will be participating in the “Digital Equity: removing barriers to direct access publishing through transformative agreements” session.
October 2021 – 17 years of Open Access publishing
The Company of Biologists has been committed to Open Access publishing since 2004. Most recently, we were one of the first not-for-profit publishers to launch a cost-neutral Read & Publish initiative and our subscription journals were the first in the world to be afforded Transformative Journal status by Plan S.
To celebrate Open Access Week 2021, we would like to share the story of our OA journey.
October 2021 – Institutions participating in the 2022-2024 Jisc Read & Publish agreement
The following UK institutions are the first to sign up to the new Read & Publish agreement with Jisc which commences on 1 January 2022.
Renewals:
- Bangor University
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Manchester Metropolitan University
New from 1 January 2022:
- NBI (Norwich Bioscience Institutes) Library
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Leeds
Find out more about the Jisc agreement and see the full list of participating institutions.
October 2021 – New three-year Read & Publish agreement with Jisc
Following the success of our first two-year Read & Publish agreement with Jisc, we are delighted to announce that we have signed a new three-year agreement from 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024.
October 2021 – First institutions from Hong Kong and Switzerland to join our Read & Publish initiative from 2022
Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong and the University of Basel in Switzerland are the first institutions from their respective countries to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. They will participate from 1 January 2022.
October 2021 – More institutions to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2022
The following institutions will join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative from 1 January 2022.
- Canada: Université de Sherbrooke
- New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology
- Spain: Universitat de Barcelona
- USA: Merck & Co Inc and Youngstown State University
October 2021 – More institutions in Uganda and Tanzania join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL):
- Tanzania: Aga Khan University
- Uganda: Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute – Mengo Hospital, Kampala International University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Muni University, Soroti University, Uganda Christian University
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Uganda, Tanzania and 28 other countries to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
October 2021 – RFBR in Russia begins two-month free trial
92 institutional members of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) will have free trial access to Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology until 18 December 2021.
October 2021 – OA agreements with small independent publishers: A how-to guide with real, friendly publishers (Charleston pre-conference session, 28 October 2021)
Are you interested in negotiating a Read & Publish Open Access agreement with a small independent publisher such as The Company of Biologists? Our Publisher Claire Moulton will be participating in a highly practical, half-day virtual Charleston pre-conference session along with Judith Russell (University of Florida), Lorraine Estelle and Alicia Wise (Information Power) and Miguel Peralta (Rockefeller University Press). The cost is US$50 and you can attend the session even if you are not attending the full Charleston conference.
Find out more and register for the Charleston pre-conference session.
September 2021: Charleston Library Conference (1-5 November 2021)
We are participating in the vendor showcase at the Charleston Library Conference again this year. Richard Grove, Commercial Manager, will be delighted to see you at our virtual booth and please contact us if you would like to arrange a call.
September 2021: NordILL Online Conference (25-26 October 2021)
Rich Blount, Regional Sales Manager – Europe, will be attending the 14th Nordic Resource Sharing, Reference and Collection Management Conference from 25-26 October 2021. The theme is Empowering knowledge – Accelerating access. Please contact Rich to arrange a call.
September 2021 – ANKOS consortium in Turkey begins two-month free trial
155 institutional members of the ANKOS library consortium in Turkey will have free trial access to Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology until 22 November 2021.
September 2021 – Consortium Luxembourg begins two-month free trial
The following members of Consortium Luxembourg will have free trial access to Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology until 15 November 2021.
- Luxembourg Institute of Health
- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
- The National Library
- University of Luxembourg
September 2021 – Umea University, Sweden to join our Read & Publish initiative in 2022
Umea University, Sweden will join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative from 1 January 2022.
September 2021 – New partnership between The Company of Biologists and the OA Switchboard
We are delighted to announce our participation in the OA Switchboard, a not-for-profit, industry-wide collaboration between publishers, academic institutions and research funding organisations.
The new partnership will make it easier for our library customers to manage their Open Access budgets and to handle reports on Read & Publish and other transformative OA agreements.
Find out more about our partnership with the OA Switchboard.
September 2021 – New partnership between The Company of Biologists and theIPRegistry.org
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with theIPregistry.org which further enhances the service we offer to our library customers worldwide.
A free service for libraries, theIPregistry.org enables librarians to check and update their IP address data in a central place and to communicate changes to participating publishers – including The Company of Biologists – simultaneously with a single click.
August 2021 – Université Gaston Berger, Senegal joins our Read & Publish initiative
Université Gaston Berger is the first institution in Senegal to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Senegal (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
August 2021 – Two institutions from Tanzania join our Read & Publish initiative
The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology and The Institute of Finance Management are the first institutions in Tanzania to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Tanzania (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
August 2021 – Read & Publish agreement with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
We are delighted to announce that researchers at more than 100 institutes in Spain can now benefit from immediate and fee-free Open Access publishing in our subscription journals following a Read & Publish agreement with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Researchers will also benefit from free and unlimited access to the journals and their archives dating back to 1853.
August 2021 – Two institutions from Uganda join our Read & Publish initiative
Busitema University and Uganda Martyrs University are the first institutions in Uganda to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Uganda (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
July 2021 – How libraries and consortia can support the OA transitions of not-for-profit publishers, and why: LIBER 2021 session recording now available
Our Publisher Claire Moulton presented alongside David Prosser (Executive Director, Research Libraries UK), Colleen Campbell (Open Access 2020 and ESAC Initiatives and the Max Planck Digital Library) and Alicia Wise (Executive Director, CLOCKSS and Director, Information Power) at a LIBER session focusing on how libraries and consortia can support the OA transitions of not-for-profit publishers. Over 300 people attended the session and feedback was excellent.
View the LIBER 2021 session recording: How libraries and consortia can support the OA transitions of not-for-profit publishers, and why.
July 2021 – More institutions from Canada, Germany and the Netherlands join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
- Canada: University of Saskatchewan
- Germany: European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
- Netherlands: Radboud University
July 2021 – Institutions from Zimbabwe join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions in Zimbabwe have joined Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL):
Africa University, Bindura University of Science Education, Gwanda State University, Lupane State University, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Solusi University, University of Zimbabwe
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Zimbabwe (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
June 2021 – More institutions from Armenia and Palestine join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL):
- Armenia: Northern University LLC
- Palestine: Bethlehem University
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in these two countries (and 28 others) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
June 2021 – Institutions from Albania and Armenia join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL):
- Albania: The Academy of Sciences of Albania, Agricultural University of Tirana
- Armenia: Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, National Library of Armenia, M Nalbandian Shirak State University, Russian-Armenian University, Shirakatsy Lyceum, UWC Dilijan College, Yerevan Municipality City Central Library
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in these two countries (and 28 others) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology..
June 2021 – More institutions from Germany, the Netherlands and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Germany: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Netherlands: Leiden University
- USA: University of Missouri at Kanas City & Columbia, Wayne State University
May 2021 – Institutions from Moldova, Namibia and Palestine join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL):
- Moldova: Alecu Russo Bălţi State University (USARB), Cahul State University Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Information Society Development Institute, Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University of Chisinău, State University of Physical Education and Sport
- Namibia: University of Namibia
- Palestine: Al-Quds University, An-Najah National University, Birzeit University, Hebron University, Palestine Ahliya University, Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in these three countries (and 27 others) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
May 2021 – University of Cape Coast, Ghana joins our Read & Publish initiative
We are pleased to announce that the University of Cape Coast, Ghana is the first institution to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative via our landmark agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).
Our agreement with EIFL also enables corresponding authors at any institution in Ghana (and 29 other countries) to publish accepted research articles Open Access without charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.
May 2021 – Upcoming presentations at conferences and events
Our publisher Claire Moulton will be speaking at the following events:
Society for Scholarly Publishers (SSP) conference
“Open Access Without Authors Paying an APC? Case Studies from Publishers Working with Librarians and Funders on New OA Business Models”.
Monday 24 May 2021, 20:30 – 21:30 BST.
European University Association (EUA) webinar series
“Quo vadis, transformative agreements?”
Tuesday 8 June 2021, 14:00 – 15.30 CEST. Watch the recording
London Book Fair: Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum
“A not-for-profit publisher’s perspective on Read & Publish OA agreements”. Thursday 10 June 2021, 12:30 – 12:35 BST.
ALPSP/Jisc webinar
“Transformative Agreements – where are we now?” Tuesday 15 June 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 BST. ALPSP members can attend the webinar free of charge.
ALPSP session at the London Book Fair
“The impact of preprints”. Thursday 24 June, 14:30 – 15:10 BST. Free to attend as part of the online London Book Fair.
LIBER 2021 Annual Conference
“How libraries and consortia can support the OA transitions of not-for-profit publishers, and why”
Friday 25 June 2021, 15:00 – 16:00 CEST. Registration is free.
May 2021 – LIBER 2021 Annual Conference: Libraries and Open Knowledge: from vision to implementation (23 – 25 June 2021)
We are exhibiting for the first time at LIBER’s 50th Annual Conference from 23 – 25 June 2021.
Registration is free and we hope to see you there.
May 2021 – Read & Publish agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL)
We are delighted to announce that researchers in 30 developing and transition economy countries can benefit from immediate and fee-free Open Access publishing in our subscription journals following a Read & Publish agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL). Researchers will also benefit from free and unlimited access to the journals and their archives dating back to 1853.
May 2021 – More institutions from Australia, Germany and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Australia: Monash University
- Germany: German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) – Information Center for Life Sciences / Medical Department of the University of Cologne; Department of Biology / Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science of the University of Cologne
- USA: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
April 2021 – University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg joins our Read & Publish initiative
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is the first institution in South Africa to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
See all participating institutions.
April 2021 – More institutions from Australia, Canada, Sweden & the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Australia: Flinders University, Macquarie University
- Canada: The University of New Brunswick
- Germany: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
- Sweden: Stockholm University
- USA: Drexel University, Haverford College, Stanford University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, The University of Akron, University of Idaho, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
April 2021 – The Company of Biologists launches new journal websites
Our five leading journals moved to the Silverchair hosting platform on Thursday 15 April, improving user experience and maximising discoverability for the biological community.
The move also means we can offer an improved experience for our library customers. The Silverchair administrator dashboard enables institutional customers to manage their subscriptions and download usage reports in one place. It also has an easy-to-use interface and a comprehensive user guide is available.
Read the full press release. For further information, see our migration checklist for librarians and our migration FAQ.
April 2021 – Presentation at the Society for Scholarly Publishers (SSP) conference
Our Publisher Claire Moulton will be presenting at the following session at the SSP conference: “Open Access Without Authors Paying an APC? Case Studies from Publishers Working with Librarians and Funders on New OA Business Models”. The other presenters are Romy Beard (Licensing Programme Manager, EIFL, Kamran Naim (Section Leader Open Science, CERN) and Sara Rouhl (Director of Strategic Partnerships, Public Library of Science).
The session will take place on Monday 24 May from 20:30 – 21:30 BST.
April 2021 – The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference (13-16 April 2021)
We are exhibiting at the ACRL Conference from 13-16 April 2021. Please drop by our virtual booth (available to logged-in delegates only) to chat with Richard Grove. Please contact Richard if you would like to arrange a virtual meeting.
April 2021 – UKSG conference and exhibition (12-14 April 2021)
We are exhibiting at the UKSG Conference from 12-14 April 2021. Please contact Richard Blount if you would like to arrange a virtual meeting.
We are also running informal 15-minute Zoom sessions for delegates at 12.15 each day. From preprints and sustainable conferencing to our cost-neutral Read & Publish initiative, delegates can find out more how we work with libraries and researchers to support excellence in science.
April 2021 – Journal migration to Silverchair
As previously announced, our five peer-reviewed journals are moving to the Silverchair publishing platform. Launch is scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday 15 April (UK time) and we are working hard to ensure a seamless and transparent transition for libraries, administrators and users.
For further information, please see our migration checklist for librarians and our migration FAQ.
March 2021 – More institutions from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany the Netherlands, Norway, the UK and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Australia: The University of Adelaide
- Austria: Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)
- Canada: McGill University
- Germany: Freie Universität Berlin
- Netherlands: Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research Centre
- Norway: Nofima, University of Oslo
- UK: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and MRC Harwell
- USA: Michigan State University, The Rockefeller University
See all participating institutions.
March 2021 – Implementing Open Access agreements: ER&L session recording now available
Our Publisher Claire Moulton presented alongside Judith Russell from the University of Florida and Alicia Wise from Information Power at an ER&L session focusing on the challenges and opportunities of implementing Open Access agreements. Almost 300 people attended the session and feedback was excellent.
View the ER&L session recording: Toward a standard for implementing Open Access agreements between libraries and small publishers
March 2021 – Transformative Open Access agreement with University of California
We are delighted to announce a new three-year Open Access agreement with the University of California. The agreement enables corresponding authors at all ten UC campuses to publish an uncapped number of research articles immediately Open Access in our three hybrid subscription journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology) and our two fully Open Access journals (Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open).
Unlimited access to the journals and their archives from 1853 is also available as part of the agreement.
March 2021 – Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference (8-11 March 2021)
We are sponsoring and exhibiting at the ER&L Conference from 8-11 March 2021. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a virtual meeting, and please visit our virtual booth.
“Toward an inclusive and transparent standard for implementing open access agreements between libraries and small publishers”: Claire Moulton, Publisher at The Company of Biologists, will be a presenter at this session on Tuesday 9 March, along with Judith Russell, University of Florida, and Alicia Wise, Information Power.
See all the events we are attending here.
February 2021 – More institutions from Austria, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Austria: University of Vienna
- Germany: University of Regensburg
- Spain: Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Centre (CNIC)
- Sweden: Linköping University
- USA: American University, Bryn Mawr College, Northeastern Illinois University, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research
See all participating institutions.
February 2021 – Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Information Online Conference (8 February 2021)
We are exhibiting for the first time at the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Information Online Conference on 8 February 2021. Please contact us to arrange a virtual meeting or drop by our virtual booth.
See all the events we are attending here.
January 2021 – Read & Publish agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library
We are delighted to announce a new three-year Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library. Researchers at Max Planck’s Society’s 86 Institutes now benefit from fee-free Open Access publication of research articles in our three hybrid subscription journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology) and our two fully Open Access journals (Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open).
Unlimited access to the journals and their archives from 1853 is also available as part of the agreement.
Find out more about the agreement. See the list of 86 participating Max Planck Institutes.
January 2021 – University of Tromso joins our Read & Publish initiative
The University of Tromso is the first institution in Norway to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – More institutions from Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Germany: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg, University of Marburg
- Netherlands: University of Amsterdam
- UK: Royal Veterinary College, University of Nottingham
- USA: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Swarthmore College, Tarleton State University, Ursinus College, Wellesley College
See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – 2020 at The Company of Biologists
Despite the numerous challenges of 2020, The Company of Biologists had an very successful year with a lot of long-term projects and new ventures coming to fruition. Read our review of the year.
January 2021 – Massey University joins our Read & Publish initiative
Massey University is the first institution in New Zealand to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – Three institutions in Austria join our Read & Publish initiative
The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI), the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) and the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) are the first institutions in Austria to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – 12 more institutions from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Australia: Edith Cowan University
- Germany: Goethe University Frankfurt, Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Netherlands: University of Groningen
- USA: Butler University, California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), College of the Holy Cross, East Carolina University, Kenyon College, Southern Methodist University, University of Arizona, University of Florida, University of South Dakota
See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – Lund University joins our Read & Publish initiative
Lund University is the first institution in Sweden to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – Universitat Pompeu Fabra joins our Read & Publish initiative
Universitat Pompeu Fabra is the first institution in Spain to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – Novo Nordisk joins our Read & Publish initiative
Novo Nordisk is the first organisation in Denmark to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – Six more institutions from Canada, Germany, The Netherlands and the USA join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions have joined our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Canada: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Germany: Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Halle, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
- Netherlands: The Netherlands Cancer Institute
- USA: Boise State University, Portland State University
See all participating institutions.
January 2021 – American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting (22-26 January 2021)
We are exhibiting for the first time at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting from 22-26 January 2021. Please contact us to arrange a virtual meeting or drop by our virtual booth. See all the events we are attending here.
December 2020 – University of Cyprus joins our Read & Publish initiative
The University of Cyprus is the first institution in Cyprus to join our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. This brings the total number of participating institutions to 54 from nine countries.
December 2020 – Four more UK universities join our Read & Publish agreement with Jisc
Nottingham Trent University, University of Bristol, University College London and University of Stirling have joined our Read & Publish agreement with Jisc. 27 Jisc-member institutions in the UK are now participating in the agreement. Find out more about our Read & Publish agreement with Jisc and see which institutions are participating.
December 2020 – Four universities in the USA are now participating in our Read & Publish initiative
Plymouth State University, Texas A&M University, Texas State University and University of Montana are now participating in our Read & Publish Open Access initiative. See the full list of participating institutions.
December 2020 – The Francis Crick Institute joins our Read & Publish initiative
The Francis Crick Institute in the UK is now participating in our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
December 2020 – The first institutions from five more countries join our Read & Publish initiative
The following institutions – the first in their respective countries – are now participating in our Read & Publish Open Access initiative:
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Montana State University, USA
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University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Corresponding authors at these institutions can publish an uncapped number of Open Access research articles free of charge in Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology. Unlimited access to the journals and their archives is also available.
See our “five firsts” announcement | See the full list of institutions participating in our Read & Publish initiative
November 2020 – Webinar: If curation is the future, what actually works?
Claire Moulton, Publisher of The Company of Biologists, was a speaker at a webinar which focused on how society publishers have used curation to engage their communities and what comes next. View the webinar recording.
October 2020 – 2nd Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum – Transformative Journals Session
Claire Moulton, Publisher of The Company of Biologists, presented at the Transformative Journals Session at the 2nd Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum, along with Robert Kiley from the Wellcome Trust and Steven Inchcoombe from Springer Nature. View the recording.
October 2020 – 16 years of Open Access publishing
To celebrate Open Access Week 2020, read about our OA publishing initiatives over the past 16 years, and the importance of our partnerships with libraries and library consortia in our continuing OA journey. Find out more about our Open Access journey.
October 2020 – Charleston Conference (2-6 November 2020)
We are a sponsor at the Charleston Conference from 2-6 November 2020. Richard Grove will be available to e-meet with you during the conference, and please drop by our virtual booth.
September 2020 – European Association for Health and Information Libraries (EAHIL) Conference (16-18 November 2020)
We are a sponsor at the EAHIL conference from 16-18 November 2020. Find out more about the EAHIL Conference.
September 2020 – Pricing for The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement with Jisc in 2021
2021 pricing for the The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement with Jisc is now available. Over 20 UK higher education institutions are already participating in the agreement, and we look forward to welcoming additional institutions soon. Find out more about our Read & Publish agreement with Jisc.
August 2020 – The Company of Biologists awarded Transformative Journal Status by Plan S
We are delighted to be the first not-for-profit publisher to commit to the Transformative Journal approach, and the publisher of the first journals to be awarded Transformative Journal status by Plan S. “I hope other journals follow the lead set by The Company of Biologists,” says Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research at Wellcome. Find out more our commitment to the Transformative Journal approach.
July 2020 – Price freeze for The Company of Biologists’ journals in 2021
In recognition of the unprecedented and ongoing challenges facing the library and research communities worldwide, there will be no increase in e-journal prices or article processing charges (APCs) for The Company of Biologists’ subscription journals in 2021. See price freeze announcement.
July 2020 – The Company of Biologists featured in first OA2020-ESAC Community of Practice call
Our Read & Publish agreement with IReL, the Irish e-resource licensing consortium, was a featured case study in the first OA2020-ESAC Community of Practice call on 30 July 2020.
July 2020 – Launch of FocalPlane, new microscopy community site
Following the success of our two community sites, the Node and preLights, The Company of Biologists and Journal of Cell Science have launched FocalPlane, a new site for the microscopy community. Visit FocalPlane.
June 2020 – Read & Publish Open Access agreement signed with IReL
Researchers at nine institutions in Ireland can now publish an unlimited number of Open Access research articles free of charge in The Company of Biologists’ subscription journals following a three-year Read & Publish agreement with IReL, the Irish e-resource licensing consortium. Read more about our Read & Publish agreement with IReL.
March 2020 – Silverchair selected to host The Company of Biologists’ journals
A new partnership with leading platform provider Silverchair will result in improvements to the usability and discoverability of The Company of Biologists’ journals for readers and authors, and improved reporting for librarians. Read more about our partnership with Silverchair.
February 2020 – Read & Publish Open Access agreement signed with MALMAD
Researchers at seven institutions in Israel can now publish an unlimited number of Open Access research articles free of charge in The Company of Biologists’ subscription journals following a three-year Read & Publish agreement with MALMAD, the consortium of leading universities in Israel. Read more about our Read & Publish agreement with MALMAD.
January 2020 – Launch of the Node Network
The Company of Biologists’ journal Development and community site the Node have launched the Node Network, a global directory of developmental and stem cell biologists. Visit the Node Network.
November 2019 – Read & Publish Open Access agreement signed with Jisc
Higher education institutions in the UK can now benefit from cost-effective “read” and “publish” access to The Company of Biologists’ subscription journals following a two-year Read & Publish Open Access agreement with Jisc, a membership organisation which provides digital solutions for UK education and research. Read more about our Read & Publish agreement with Jisc.
