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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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Video collection: Read & Publish and Open Access

The Company of Biologists has been committed to Open Access since 2004 and we have a track record of innovation. We were one of the first not-for-profit publishers to launch a cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access initiative and our transformative journals were the first in the world to be afforded Transformative Journal status by Plan S.

Our Read & Publish initiative has gone from strength to strength, and corresponding authors at over 1,000 institutions in 57 countries now benefit from fee-free Open Access publishing in our journals as well as access to the journals and their backfiles.

We have had wonderful feedback about our Read & Publish initiative from librarians, authors and Editors-in-Chiefs. Hear what they say in our expanding collection of videos.

We have also recorded a series of general and introductory videos on key topics in Open Access publishing – from transformative Journals to transparent metrics.

Open Access – introductory videos

What are transformative journals? Find out in this introductory video presented by Claire Moulton (Publisher at The Company of Biologists).

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What are transparent metrics? Find out in this introductory video presented by Claire Moulton (Publisher at The Company of Biologists).

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What is DORA? Claire Moulton (Publisher at The Company of Biologists) presents an overview of the Declaration on Research Assessment in this introductory video.

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What are preprints? What is preprint curation? Helen Roberts (PreLights Community Manager at The Company of Biologists) presents an overview in this introductory video.

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