The other agreement includes publications in Springer Nature`s open access journals. The footprints included are: BMC, Nature Research, Palgrave and SpringerOpen. The lists on this page contain more information on participating institutions and eligible journals. Shelley Allen, Head of Open Research at Emerald Publishing, said: ”These agreements make a real difference in creating greater openness in research by disseminating research as widely as possible and simplifying the publication process for authors, so that research can be readily available to increase impact in society. The Swedish National Library negotiates licensing agreements for electronic information sources on behalf of Swedish universities, colleges, government agencies and research institutes. Some agreements include open access terms that grant participating organizations a reduced Article Publishing Fee (APC) or a reduced Reading Access Fee. The Bibsam consortium has entered into an agreement with Cambridge University Press to support open access publishing. Steven Hall, Managing Director of IOP Publishing, said: ”We are delighted to continue our collaboration with Bibsam. The conclusion of this agreement will broaden the scope of Swedish research and increase the demand for open access publications by making the process as easy as possible for authors.

Participating Bibsam Organisations: Consult the list of organisations participating in the Bibsam Consortium Agreement with SAGE. Note: Organizations highlighted in yellow additionally subscribe to the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) package set (and can publish in open access, also for free). Swedish institutions will benefit from a comprehensive open access transformation agreement that will accelerate open access publishing and expand access to high-quality research The Bibsam Consortium was founded in 1996 to negotiate licensing agreements for electronic resources on behalf of Swedish universities, research institutes and government agencies in Sweden. The total turnover of the agreements was €33 million in 2015 and €35 million in 2017. [3] Of this amount, 73% of turnover comes from the ten major Swedish universities. The Swedish National Library has six members to negotiate and manage the 100 licensing agreements for approximately 40 sets of electronic resources. [2] We are pleased to announce that Emerald Publishing has signed its first transformative open access agreement with the Bibsam consortium. Simply verify your eligibility to publish open access under this Agreement and the journals available to you using our Open Access Waiver and Discount Verification Tool.

Anna Lundén, Head of Department at the Swedish National Library, said: ”We are very pleased with this new agreement between IOP Publishing and the participating organisations of the Bibsam consortium. It will not only give Swedish researchers access to all the content of IOP`s publishing journals, but also the right to publish all research articles in open access at no additional cost. Under this new three-year reading and publishing agreement, Bibsam member institutions benefit from: Gold Open Access journals are not included in the agreement. If you want to publish open access in a Springer hybrid journal, learn more about Springer`s Reading and Publishing Agreement (Compact) for Sweden. ”We are pleased to have entered into our first agreement with Bibsam and look forward to making open access publishing as easy as possible for their researchers.” In 2018, the Bibsam consortium terminated its agreement with Publishers Elsevier to end the rise in publication prices and support open access publications. [4] The termination came into effect on July 1, 2018 and Swedish universities and colleges do not have access to the 2100 electronic journals published by Elsevier. However, all articles published between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 2018 are still available. [5] Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President of Stockholm University, Chair of the Bibsam Consortium Steering Committee and leader of the negotiating team, said: ”Elsevier has signed a pilot agreement with BIBSAM on behalf of BIBSAM member institutions to provide Swedish researchers with access to additional reading and open access publications. This agreement helps authors affiliated with member institutions of Swedish institutions to publish their research in open access in Elsevier journals without having to pay an APC. The cost of publishing Open Access is covered by the terms of the agreement. The person who processes the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process – from the correction and proofreading of the manuscript to the revision and resubmission of the revised manuscripts until the acceptance of the manuscripts.

The author has the authority to act on behalf of all co-authors in all matters relating to the publication of the manuscript, including additional documents. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining these agreements and informing the co-authors of the status of the manuscript throughout the submission, review and publication process. In addition, the corresponding author also acts as a contact person for all requests after the publication of the article. IOP Publishing (IOPP) has entered into a new open access agreement with the Swedish consortium Bibsam. No publication fees for corresponding authors from participating organizations when publishing in open access. Under the agreement, an amount for publication fees will be paid in advance. Wiley has different publication fees for different journals and so it is not possible to predict exactly how many publications will be funded by the agreement. Building on Emerald`s goal of reducing barriers to participation and access to publication, the agreement includes APCs and open access vouchers that can be used in all Emerald hybrid journals, gold open access journals and Emerald Open Research; the open peer review platform that supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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