T&F signs OA deal with biggest university in Latin America
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) has signed a new open access (OA) agreement with publisher Taylor & Francis. The three-year partnership will enable UNAM researchers to publish OA articles in more than 2,400 journals.
The publisher’s first ‘read & publish’ agreement in Mexico maintains the academic community’s reading access to the full range journals and introduces a new route to research. Articles published OA under the agreement in Taylor & Francis and Routledge Open Select (hybrid) and full open access journals will be immediately available to readers everywhere.
The agreement is expected to particularly benefit research in fields where there is otherwise limited funding for open access publishing charges.
Antonio Sánchez, from the General Directorate of Libraries and Digital Information Services (DGBSDI) at UNAM, said: “Through this agreement, our university seeks to support its researchers to exempt them from paying fees for open access publishing, as well as, more importantly, to broaden the national and international audience and impact of their scientific and cultural contribution”.
Jeff Voci, Senior Vice President & Commercial Lead – Americas at Taylor & Francis, added: “One of the oldest universities in the Americas, UNAM is a world-class research institution with impactful programs across diverse areas, from artificial intelligence and nanoscience to renewable energy and health. I’m delighted that our new OA partnership will enable much more of this vital work to be read and built upon by researchers around the globe.”
Founded in 1910 as the National University of Mexico, the university inherited the buildings and educational functions of the former Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, created in the 16th century. Later, with the achievement of its autonomy in 1929, it would complete its current name as the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). It has the largest student matriculation of all Latin American universities.
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