The \u201cread and publish\u201d agreement between academic publisher Springer Nature and UK Universities was due for renewal by the end of 2022. Negotiations led by JISC were lengthy and a number of alternative proposals were considered by the sector. We are very pleased to report that UK universities and Springer Nature have agreed a three-year Read & Publish deal.<\/p>\n
This agreement provides both continued \u2018read\u2019 access to, and unlimited open access publishing in, Springer Nature subscription journals. Kent authors can now take advantage of this deal and will be able to choose to publish open access at no additional cost.<\/p>\n
The Read and Publish agreements that the library has with many publishers allow you to publish your articles Open Access without requiring further payment to the publisher. You don\u2019t have to apply separately for an APC.<\/p>\n
We evaluate and enter into agreements with publishers that will most benefit our researchers however we depend on\u00a0JISC<\/a> to negotiate these agreements on behalf of the HE sector and achieve the best deal for both \u2018read\u2019 access and publishing freely or at a discounted rate.<\/p>\n The agreement that has been reached represents a <\/span><\/span>4.46% reduction in current spend across the sector and has saved us money at Kent. <\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n Rights retention exception. Springer Nature has\u00a0agreed to alter their\u00a0<\/span>licence<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>publish so not to conflict with retention of IPR by institutions, funders or authors.<\/span><\/p>\n The sector will now work to implement the agreement, subject to successful\u00a0<\/span>contract discussions with Springer Nature. The new agreement is not yet live.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n We will add all journal titles included in this agreement to our Read and Publish journal search\u00a0<\/a>once Springer Nature make this information available to us.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Email –\u00a0 researchsupport@kent.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key highlights of the Springer Nature read and publish deal<\/h2>\n
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