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- - - The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community.
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- - - Through our workshops and meetings, we help establish and grow important networking opportunities.
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- - - We host community sites, helping people connect and share resources, news and opportunities. We have a keen interest in supporting early-career researchers.
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- - - The biological research community has access to our specialist journals through library subscriptions worldwide. Our new Read & Publish Open Access agreements offer researchers enhanced opportunities to read and publish articles.
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We hope to see you at UKSG 2021

We are delighted to be exhibiting at UKSG’s online conference from 12-14 April 2021.

Visit our virtual booth

Please drop by our virtual booth (logged-in delegates only) to chat with Richard Blount, Regional Sales Manager, Europe. He will be available at the booth throughout the conference.

Would you like to arrange a call?

Please contact Richard if you would like to arrange a time to talk about Read & Publish agreements and the renewal of our agreement with Jisc, journal subscriptions, or the upcoming migration of our journals to the Silverchair publishing platform.

Join us for 15-minute Zoom sessions…

Preprints, sustainable conferencing, cost-neutral Read & Publish agreements and more: join our Zoom sessions to find out more about how we work with libraries and researchers to support excellence in science.

The sessions will be very informal and the speakers will welcome any questions you may have. There is no need to register in advance – simply click on the links below to join.

Monday 12 April, 12:15pm

Read & Publish Open Access agreements: The view from a not-for-profit publisher

Presenter: Claire Moulton, Publisher, The Company of Biologists

From opportunities to challenges, get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the first 18 months of our cost-neutral Read & Publish initiative.

Join Claire on Zoom at 12:15pm on Monday 12 April

Tuesday 13 April, 12:15pm

Supporting sustainable scientific collaboration and communication

Presenter: Viktoria Lamprinaki, Sustainable Conferencing Officer, The Company of Biologists

Discover how our Sustainable Conferencing Initiative can help your scientists to access resources and funding to deliver sustainable collaboration and networking.

Join Viktoria on Zoom at 12:15pm on Tuesday 13 April

Wednesday 14 April, 12:15pm

The importance of preprints in scholarly communication: how your researchers can benefit

Presenter: Helen Robertson, Community Manager, preLights, The Company of Biologists

Learn why the expansion of preprint services such as preLights presents a valuable communication opportunity for your early-career researchers.

Join Helen on Zoom at 12:15pm on Wednesday 14 April