The Ohio State University Libraries and the Royal Society entered into a pilot Read and Publish agreement for 2021 and renewed the agreement annually for 2022, 2023, and 2024.
The agreement includes Ohio State's access to Royal Society journals, while also supporting Open Access publishing for Ohio State corresponding authors.
Under this renewed agreement, Ohio State will have perpetual access to Royal Society content published in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and Open Access fees for articles published by Ohio State corresponding authors in Royal Society journals will be covered.
Beginning January 1, 2021 and continuing through December 31, 2024, Ohio State corresponding authors submitting to Royal Society journals can choose to make their accepted articles openly available at the time of publication at no cost to the author.
Details of the agreement…
The Ohio State University Libraries 2021-2024 Read and Publish agreement with the Royal Society is one annual fee for Read access and Open Access Publishing for Ohio State authors. The fee for 2021 was based on our most recent subscription spend and our average Article Processing Charge (APC) spend over two years. For 2022, the fee included a stabilized renewal cost for Read, and for 2023 the Read portion of the fee reflected the percentage change in the number of non-Open Access articles published over the two most recent rolling three-year periods with a safety cap of ±15%. The 2024 agreement fee includes a stabilized renewal cost for Read and a discounted cost for our average Article Processing Charge (APC) spend over two years. Ohio State has Read access to the full list of Royal Society journals and will retain perpetual access rights for Read content published during the 2021-2024 agreement period. The payment also covers the uncapped costs of opening articles for Ohio State corresponding authors. Ohio State corresponding authors choosing to take advantage of the agreement during submission will publish their accepted articles Open Access with a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license and will retain copyright. No contributions toward the APC costs from authors or funders will be required.
I am a corresponding author at Ohio State. What do I need to do to publish Open Access at no cost to me under this agreement?
1. Submit your manuscript to a Royal Society journal between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2024.
- For hybrid journals, opt in to Open Access publication by selecting "Yes".
- For hybrid and Open Access journals, select "Read & Publish deal" from the list of article processing fee options.
2. When the manuscript is accepted and your paper is published, all Open Access costs will be covered for eligible corresponding authors by The Ohio State University Libraries.
More information about the Royal Society Read and Publish agreement is available in the FAQ section.
Please contact us, TransformPublishing@osu.edu, with any questions about the Royal Society Read and Publish agreement.
University Libraries Royal Society Read & Publish 2021-2024 Agreement FAQ
What is a Read and Publish Agreement?
A Read and Publish deal is an agreement in which the publisher receives payment for reading, the subscription access to the content, and payment for publishing, the article processing charges (APCs), bundled into a single contract. The individual author publishing charges are funded by the contractual arrangement for those authors choosing to publish Open Access.
What is covered by the University Libraries Royal Society Read and Publish Agreement?
The Read and Publish agreement combines traditional subscription-based access to Royal Society articles for the Ohio State community with immediate Open Access to Ohio State-authored articles. The agreement gives Ohio State Read access to the full list of Royal Society journals and perpetual access rights for Read content published during the 2021-2024 pilot period as well as covering the Open Access Publishing costs of articles published by Ohio State corresponding authors in Royal Society journals. Ohio State corresponding authors will be able to publish their articles Open Access immediately upon publication without paying article processing charges (APCs).
What journal titles are included in the agreement?
- Biology Letters
- Interface Focus
- Journal of the Royal Society Interface
- Notes and Records: the Royal Society journal of the history of science
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
- Proceedings of the Royal Society A
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B
- Open Biology
- Royal Society Open Science
When will Ohio State authors be able to publish Open Access with Royal Society and have the Article Processing Charges (APCs) covered by this agreement?
Ohio State corresponding authors can choose during submission to make articles published in Royal Society journals openly available at the time of publication at no cost to the author. This agreement applies to all articles submitted between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2024.
Who is eligible to participate in funding for Open Access Article Processing Charges (APCs)?
Corresponding authors affiliated with Ohio State when submitting an article are eligible to participate. When submitting, an Ohio State email address should be used, and The Ohio State University affiliation should be stated.
Are all publication types included in the Publish agreement?
Yes, all article types are included in this agreement (e.g., research articles, reviews, perspectives, reports).
Are there any costs for authors to participate in Open Access publishing?
There are no costs for Ohio State corresponding authors to participate in Open Access publishing under this agreement. The article processing charges (APCs) for publishing Open Access under the new agreement are covered in full for affiliated Ohio State corresponding authors submitting to Royal Society journals in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. If a journal has additional costs, such as page charges or color charges, these fees will also be covered by the agreement.
How long will Open Access publishing charges be covered by this agreement?
The new agreement with the Royal Society is a four-year pilot (2021-2024).
How are articles published for Ohio State authors choosing to publish Open Access under this agreement?
Authors will retain copyright and articles will be published with a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY).
Whom can I contact with questions?
For questions about the Royal Society Read and Publish agreement, content availability, or publishing Open Access please contact us at TransformPublishing@osu.edu
Questions?
Please contact us, TransformPublishing@osu.edu, with any questions about the Royal Society Read and Publish agreement.
More Information about Transforming Scholarly Publishing @ Ohio State is available on the home page for our Transforming the Scholarly Publishing Economy Initiative.