Jefferson authors can now publish in many hybrid and open-access journals without paying fees, thanks to a growing number of agreements between Jefferson Libraries and publishers.
Eligibility to qualify for participation in these agreements is based on the institutional affiliation of the corresponding author. In nearly all of Jefferson’s agreements, the corresponding author’s email address must be their Jefferson email (@jefferson.edu or @students.jefferson.edu). Other research and academic institutions likely will have agreements with different publishers than Jefferson does. When working with colleagues from other institutions, have a conversation about who has access to which transformative agreements, it might change who is the corresponding author.
The growing list of publishers includes Wiley and the American Chemical Society, and recent additions Springer-Palgrave-Adis, Microbiology Society, and Company of Biologists. Jefferson’s participation with Springer-Palgrave-Adis is made through the Libraries’ membership in the Lyrasis consortium.
Visit the Jefferson Libraries Open Access Guide to learn the details of the six publisher agreements. (And check back often as we continue to add more!)
Formally known as Transformative or Read-Write Agreements, these arrangements offer Jefferson authors more opportunities to publish in open access journals with funding support. Jefferson Libraries has saved the enterprise an estimated $66,000 in Article Processing Charges, thanks to these Transformative Agreements.
The Wiley Transformative Agreement [accessible via Jefferson Libraries] allowed us to publish our articles in peer-reviewed journals and extend our audience through open access without additional charges to the authors. This dramatically increases our impact on patients and clinicians around the world.
– Gurston Nyquist, MD, Associate Professor - Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, SKMC
I was surprised and very glad that I was able to have an open access option to publish and that my institution was paying for it. It was an easy process; with a click of a button, I could check my eligibility.
– Jason Lee, MD, Associate Professor - Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biololgy, SKMC
Visit the Jefferson Libraries Open Access Guide for complete details on these agreements. And don’t forget: if the journal you are considering is not covered by one of the publishers listed above, consider applying for the Jefferson Open Access Publishing Fund.