Corresponding authors at institutions that are participating in our Read & Publish Open Access initiative can publish an uncapped number of research articles immediately Open Access without paying an article processing charge (APC) in:
As you will see from the many comments below, we have had wonderful feedback from authors who have benefitted from Read & Publish agreements arranged by their institutional libraries. You can choose to select quotes by journal and/or region and, once you have made your selection, click the blue button to activate the filter.
"I was so pleasantly surprised to learn that my institution was part of an agreement that would cover Open Access fees for Development, it doubled the joy of having my Ph.D. student’s work on the evolution of plant development highlighted in such a prestigious journal, knowing that it would be freely available to all at a time of financial hardships in science. It was a very positive experience all the way through, from submission, through revision and publishing. Thank you!"
"We were very excited to see our work on the identification of a mouse injury-responsive enhancer that regulates adipogenesis in regenerating muscle published in Development, and we are grateful for The Company of Biologists' Open Access Read & Publish agreement with Stanford University. Open Access makes research results widely available, and it is so important to ensure transparency and the broad dissemination of research findings. We very much appreciated the ease with which we were able to submit our paper free of charge. All steps, from the review process to working with Development's editorial and production staff, were also a great pleasure. Thank you to the Company of Biologists for helping us to connect to a broad audience and for fostering communication and collaboration in science."
Ludovic Vallier, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Germany
"Having our publication freely available is important for us since the open access allows to broadly disseminate our research and to make sure that our results are available to all. This is a key motivation, and we appreciate the opportunity provided by the fee-free Open Access agreement. We also appreciate its simplicity. The process was easy to follow, fast and efficient. The absence of cost is also essential since we don’t have to worry about the budget necessary to publish."
Sean Ryder, University of Massachesetts Chan Medical School, USA
"Publishing our work in Development under their Open Access Read & Publish agreement with UMass Chan Medical School was easy and efficient. With changing policies surrounding open access publication and reporting requirements, The Company of Biologists and the University have made compliance simple. I appreciate the professionalism and excellent quality of Development’s editorial and production staff, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to publish our research there."
"Open Access is essential for advancing science and sharing knowledge globally. McGill University’s Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists removes financial barriers, making it easier for researchers to disseminate their work widely. I’m proud to see initiatives like this driving transparency and collaboration in research."
"Yale’s Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists made complying with NIH’s open access policy easy and free of charge for my lab. Non-profit publishers like The Company of Biologists provide a great service to science and society."
"We are grateful to have published our article on the conserved role for the nucleolar protein NOC1 in rRNA processing and tumorigenesis, under the fee-free Open Access option enabled by the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of Trento. This agreement has facilitated unrestricted access to our work, supporting the broad dissemination of our findings within the scientific community."
"Open Access is the right thing for science, and it's so much easier to do the right thing when it's free! I'm grateful to The Company of Biologists and Columbia University for absorbing the cost of open access publishing through Read & Publish agreement, effectively expanding the reach and accessibility of this exciting work by postdoc Lisa Calvary and PhD student Panos Oikonomou from the lab."
Anthony Firulli, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
"It is a great perk to be able to publish a fully open access manuscript in a great journal like Development, without any associated fees due to my university's Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists."
Amro Hamdoun, University of California, San Diego, USA
"Maximizing the utility of our work is important to us, and it strongly influences where we publish. Journals like Development, and The Company of Biologists' journals more broadly, offer a combination we value. They are edited by active scientists, rigorously reviewed by knowledgeable peers, and available to us as fee-free open access under the University of California. That means we can publish high-quality, openly accessible science without diverting limited grant funds into publication fees, and instead put those resources back into doing the research we think matters most."
Jean-François Côté, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Canada
Jean-François Côté, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Canada
"We are deeply grateful to The Company of Biologists for publishing our article, led by Sarah Nahlé, on cellular diversity in myogenesis in Development, fee-free and Open Access. This generous support underlines a shared commitment to making science accessible to all, regardless of financial barriers.
We were particularly impressed by the exceptional quality of the peer review process and the editorial team's thoughtful guidance. Their dedication to scientific excellence and integrity made this experience truly rewarding.
It is inspiring to see an organization that champions curiosity-driven research and supports scientists not for profit, but for the advancement of knowledge. We are also honoured that a tree has been planted in The Forest of Biologists in recognition of our article, a beautiful symbol of growth and sustainability in science.
Thank you for helping our work reach a broader audience and for fostering a culture of open, collaborative research."
"We are thrilled to have published our work in Development as Open Access through the Read & Publish agreement with Syracuse University. Having the article fee-free meant that our findings on how specific mitotic events drive left-right organizer development are immediately accessible to the global community, without financial barriers. This model of publishing ensures that our research can reach the widest possible audience, from developmental biologists to students and educators, and we are grateful for the opportunity to contribute in this way."
Adam L. MacLean, University of Southern California, USA
Adam L. MacLean, University of Southern California, USA
"I was delighted to publish an article in Development fee-free thanks to the Read & Publish agreement between the University of Southern California and The Company of Biologists. Not only is it a huge benefit for researchers to be able to publish Open Access while navigating uncertain funding environments, but I am thrilled that my institution and others through such agreements support The Company of Biologists: a not-for-profit publisher with a track record of supporting scientists and the work they do."
Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon, University of Haifa, Israel
Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon, University of Haifa, Israel
"We were excited when our recent paper on VEGF–ERK feedback in sea urchin skeletogenesis was accepted in Development. Just as exciting was the chance to share it Open Access, thanks to the Read & Publish agreement between the University of Haifa and The Company of Biologists. Open Access is often limited by cost, so it was a real pleasure to know our work could be freely available to anyone, right away. It feels like a win–win: for our team, who want our research to be read, and for the community eager to explore new discoveries."
"I was very excited when I learned that Development is part of the Read & Publish agreement with the University of Pennsylvania. It simplifies and accelerates the publishing process and makes it free of charge for authors. Given the current funding uncertainties that are permeating NIH-funded research in the US, this allows top-notch research to be published in the best journals without having to consider financial implications. I would like to see all publishers follow the steps of The Company of Biologists."
Annette Borchers, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
"Thanks to our Read & Publish agreement, we were able to make our research freely available to the global scientific community without any article processing charges. It’s a great way to make research more accessible to everyone!"
"Like many others I love the idea of publishing Open Access but find it prohibitively expensive in most cases. The Read & Publish agreement with my university made publishing Open Access in Development free and seamless. I really appreciate the work that The Company of Biologists does in setting up these agreements. Also, glad to have another tree planted in The Forest of Biologists!"
"I was delighted to learn that my university had a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. The lead author on this publication in Development is my graduate student, Caroline Halmi, and I was thrilled that we could immediately share the fruits of her tireless experimentation and efforts with the rest of the scientific community. This agreement ensured that lab funds could be allocated to the science, and not to publication costs. I look forward to publishing our next paper in another high-impact journal from The Company of Biologists, taking advantage of the ability to seamlessly communicate our science with the world. And thank you also for this wonderful initiative of planting a tree - I love this concept!"
"Publication with the Read & Publish agreement helped to free up budget for the project allowing us to focus on experiments instead of balancing budgets."
Leonard Dobens, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
"The opportunity to publish Open Access fee-free was completely unexpected. I was not aware that the University had a Read & Publish agreement, and I was ready to pay the fee out of my own lab funds. Being able to publish this work, that represents years of effort and in such a nice high-profile journal, is going to help us get funded again, just at the moment when our funds are running low. I couldn’t be more grateful that this came together at this time for me. This was a really nice cherry on top of our work. I’ve told other researchers at my institution about it, and I’m looking to publish another paper in one of the journals from The Company of Biologists as a result."
"I and my lab have greatly benefited from the Read & Publish agreement that The Company of Biologists has with our University in Linköping. It alleviates the increased yet inevitable costs for Open Access publishing, which for me is a fundamental, non-negotiable factor. The Company of Biologists is a force of good in this world, promoting transparent knowledge, providing fair and professional peer reviewing, and now impacting ecosystems by literally planting trees—what an incredible initiative. I wonder why scientists would wish to publish in other journals! Thank you!"
"I'm a longtime fan of The Company of Biologists’ journals, both in terms of the content curation, community interaction, and rigor in the review and editing process. So I was very pleased to find that my institution is participating in the Read & Publish agreement. The arrangement works well for researchers who have a straightforward and seamless path to Open Access publishing in great journals, and for the research community at large by supporting Open Access. I hope to participate again soon."
"I am very happy with the agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of Toronto. With the rising costs of publication, I was delighted to know that we could publish our paper for free in Development, as it is very difficult to afford publishing fees, especially when operating grants are more difficult to get. This has allowed me to invest the money saved in my lab so we can hopefully publish in Development again."
"I am very grateful to The Company of Biologists and Johns Hopkins University for the Read & Publish Open Access agreement. Open access as practiced by not-for-profit journals such as Development provides a critical counterweight to current disturbing trends in scientific publishing. The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative is a model for how scientific publishing can move forward while preserving critical assessment of manuscripts and providing a respected platform for research presentation."
"Thanks to the Read & Publish Open Access agreement between Okayama University and The Company of Biologists, we published our paper in a prestigious journal like Development. As a newly-fledged postdoc, I cannot afford to pay the APC for Open Access. This agreement enables young researchers like me to share our work with the broader scientific community. We sincerely appreciate this initiative, which is a step in the right direction for advancing science."
"We were delighted to learn that the University of Barcelona and The Company of Biologists were part of the Read & Publish agreement. The publishing process was very quick and pleasant, which we really appreciated given the current publishing challenges. We are thrilled that our article is open access in one of the most prestigious journals in and reach a broader audience."
"I am grateful for the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and Imperial College London. The entire publication process was very straightforward. Transparent and open-access publication are very important, and without this agreement, I could not afford to publish my paper in this format. I am really delighted that Development offers this option."
Andrew McMahon, University of Southern California, USA
"I am delighted that USC’s participation in The Company of Biologists’ Open Access agreement enables the broadest, immediate access to our recent publications in Development."
"My lab is grateful for the initiative of fee-free Open Access publishing in Development thanks to The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement with the University of Chicago. It not only provides Open Access to our work for all readers around the globe, but also enables us to allocate funds directly to research instead of publishing fees."
"I am thankful for the support for fee-free Open Access publishing in Development thanks to The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement with the George Washington University. This is extremely helpful for sharing our work. The approval process after publication acceptance was fast and straightforward."
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