News for librarians (2023)
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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.
Find out more about our current agreement with EIFL
See all participating institutions
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 current 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.