As the majority of our research is funded by taxpayer money or charity donations I think it is essential that everyone can freely access and read our findings. The Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and The University of Edinburgh allowed us to publish our article immediately after acceptance and freely to everyone, with very little hassle and no additional financial responsibility from us.
The Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of Zurich provides a very convenient, non-bureaucratic way of making our research available for everyone interested in development. Open Access is the way to go!
I am a huge fan of publishing in Journal of Experimental Biology, and the Read & Publish agreements make it even better! It was so easy to choose Open Access, and was invaluable that I could do so without spending our limited funds. I think JEB is leading the way in open and accessible science, and I hope other journals will follow suit!
Publishing our paper in the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms was made seamless thanks to the Read & Publish Open Access agreement between the University of Cambridge and The Company of Biologists. With a few easy clicks, this agreement enabled us to publish our paper fee-free, and with Open Access for all readers around the world.
Publishing our recent paper in Journal of Cell Science was a delightful experience. Not only was the process quick, easy and well supported, it also allowed immediate Open Access without paying an article processing charge (APC). Fabulous to see that contributions to the research community are rewarded by The Company of Biologists instead of contributors being punished by ever increasing publishing fees. And our tree in The Forest of Biologists! What a wonderful initiative, yet another reason to publish in JCS.
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.
I was happy to publish under the Read & Publish agreement with the University of California because it keeps the research accessible to everyone and lets authors publish work where page charges may not be covered by grants, as can be the case for more applied research funders. The process was easy and integrated into the regular production process.
Our institution taking part in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement made it possible to have our manuscript immediately and freely available in Journal of Cell Science at no extra charge, streamlining the process and alleviating the financial and administrative burden typically associated with open access publishing. We were able to effortlessly have our work accessible to the largest possible audience.
Having a publishing agreement with my university already in place made it easy and convenient to publish our paper, without having to spend funds from our research projects.
Publishing for free in Journal of Cell Science with a Read & Publish agreement took away any concerns about having to find extra money. Having had issues with finding publisher fees before, this took a big load off my mind and let me focus on the important parts – the actual science! Having an Oak tree planted in The Forest of Biologists made it extra special.
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