12 May 2020
The Royal Society will be offering Read & Publish agreements from 2021. The Society will continue to offer subscriptions and open access membership, to enable institutions to choose the model that is right for them.
Read & Publish (R&P) is an increasingly common way for institutions to purchase both content subscriptions and article processing charges with one simple yearly payment. R&P customers will be able to read all Royal Society content and accepted articles will be published with no additional APC fees.
R&P is most suitable for institutions who publish a high volume of articles with the Royal Society. It offers opportunities for researchers who have wanted to publish open access but not been able to raise the funds to cover an APC. Royal Society publishing policies meet the guidelines set down by a range of major funders.
For researchers:
- the corresponding author needs to belong to an institution with an R&P deal
- no fees or invoices, just pick the correct institution when submitting
- uncapped OA publishing either across the portfolio or within physical or life sciences
For librarians:
- An annual fee tailored to the institution based on: current subscription spend; average APC spend over two years to stabilise peaks and troughs; OA membership fee if applicable
- full access to journal articles
- perpetual access to content published in a year when the deal was in place
- one-year deal reviewed and revised for following year
Contact the Royal Society for a tailored R&P price for 2021.