Read & Publish: what authors say

“The Université de Sherbrooke’s Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists provided us with a wonderful opportunity to publish our recent work in an Open Access format in a prestigious journal at no cost. Given the high-quality review process offered by the journals of The Company of Biologists and the unique benefits of the Read & Publish agreement, we will continue submitting our best work to their journals.”

“We are delighted that our article has been published in Disease Models & Mechanisms fee-free and Open Access under the Read & Publish agreement with The University of Edinburgh. Our science is now available for everyone to read, regardless of financial status. We are thrilled that our organisation and The Company of Biologists support the work of scientists, not for profit, but for curiosity-driven science. We are also delighted that a common hawthorn tree has been planted in The Forest of Biologists in recognition of our article.”

“Open Access greatly helps our paper reach a broader scientific and general audience. We are glad and grateful that the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and our institution covers our Open Access publication cost. This publisher remains a preferred platform for us to publish our work.”

“Publishing Open Access with DMM was easy to do and really important for the way that we as scientists and our funder, the MNDA, want to communicate our work.”

“I already knew about the outstanding reputation of Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) and The Company of Biologists. However, when I learned that the University of Florida has a Read & Publish agreement that included free Open Access publication in DMM, I was delighted. The submission, review, and publication stages of our article exceeded my expectations. Perhaps, the biggest surprise was that they planted a tree in The Forest of Biologists in recognition of our article. This initiative is lovely. I encourage any university to support their investigators by providing them the opportunity to publish free, Open Access, and high quality articles through similar agreements.”

“Open Access is crucial to make research available to everyone, anytime. Knowing that the Technische Universität Dresden, through its state library (SLUB), was part of the Read & Publish Open Access initiative made our choice of journal a lot easier, especially when this agreement comprises high-quality journals such as Disease Models & Mechanisms. Not having to use valuable funding for an APC was a welcome change and will encourage me to publish again in journals from The Company of Biologists. I hope this paves the way for other publishers to join similar agreements so that science can become more inclusive and equitable!”

“Thanks to the Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The University of Adelaide and The Company of Biologists, publishing my PhD research in Disease Models & Mechanisms was seamless. The process was smooth, with clear communication at every stage, and the agreement allowed me to publish without fees, making my work freely accessible to a global audience. I’m grateful for this initiative, which promotes wider scientific communication and knowledge sharing.”