Publishing models

Platform introduces operational updates, including editorial-led reviewer selection, intended to improve efficiency

Flat-fee model replaces individual APCs with a single institutional payment, simplifying workflows and broadening access

Latest revision responds to evolving community needs, particularly around the transfer of open access titles

Charity argues that the current model is failing to deliver a fair and efficient system for disseminating research

Publications move to EMS Press as subscription journals and transition under new Launch to Open (L2O) model

Seoul National University signs institutional read-and-publish open access agreement model for the physical sciences

Report calls for institutions, publishers, policy makers, academic, libraries and funders to work together on a plan

Submissions increased by more than 30% to 3.1 million, with 539,000 primary research articles published

Publisher received more than 669,000 submissions during the year and published 261,576 peer-reviewed articles

Eligibility will expand to include researchers affiliated with institutions in participating consortium countries

Agreement increases coverage to 29 journals across a range of subjects, and includes hybrid journals for the first time

Agreements with Jisc in the UK and CAUL in Australasia has enabled six additional journals to transition to open access