Two new read-and-publish agreements made between UAB Libraries and top journal publishers Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and The Company of Biologists will enable UAB authors to have their article processing fees (APCs) waived when publishing in select open access journals — meaning savings of around $1,600 per author per article.
Three previously established read-and-publish agreements with Wiley, Springer Nature, and Cambridge Publishing saved UAB authors more than $1.1 million in costs associated with open access publishing from 2021 through fall 2024.
“The addition of two new read-and-publish agreements is a huge step in expanding our commitment to open access publishing,” said Jeff Graveline, J.D., associate dean for Research and Scholarly Communication and director of the Office of Scholarly Communication in UAB Libraries. “When work by our authors is published open access, that means its available at no cost to anyone who wants to read it — enabling the work done here at UAB to be an even bigger part of research, education and health care on a global scale.”
Mary Ann Liebert Inc. is a global media company dedicated to creating, curating and delivering impactful peer-reviewed research and authoritative content services to advance the fields of biotechnology and the life sciences, specialized clinical medicine, public health and policy, and technology and engineering. Under the new agreement, UAB authors may have their APC costs waived for any gold or hybrid open access journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
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“When work by our authors is published open access, that means its available at no cost to anyone who wants to read it — enabling the work done here at UAB to be an even bigger part of research, education and health care on a global scale.” |
The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organization dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community. Under the new agreement, UAB authors will not be charged an APC for publishing in any of the organization’s five journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models and Mechanisms, and Biology Open.
To qualify, authors must currently be affiliated with UAB, and articles must have been accepted on or after Jan. 1, 2025. See additional specific qualifications for Mary Ann Liebert and The Company of Biologists online, and learn more about open access publishing support through UAB Libraries in this research guide. Contact Graveline (jgraveli@uab.edu) in the Office of Scholarly Communication with questions.