{"id":14255,"date":"2020-09-04T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T07:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=14255"},"modified":"2020-09-04T17:21:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T07:21:27","slug":"transformative-change-comes-to-griffith-with-new-publish-and-read-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2020\/09\/04\/transformative-change-comes-to-griffith-with-new-publish-and-read-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformative change comes to Griffith with new Publish and Read agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As more and more academic authors seek to share published work openly,\u00a0transformative agreements\u00a0are one way to shift the dial.<\/p>\n

Under Publish-and-Read (PAR) agreements negotiated with publishers, subscription-based reading (which limits access) is replaced by open access publishing (where anyone can read the work). In many cases, authors can retain their copyright.<\/p>\n

One example is The University of California’s ground-breaking\u00a0agreement<\/a>\u00a0with Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n

In 2019, the\u00a0Council of Australian University Librarians<\/a>\u00a0negotiated two PAR agreements on behalf of Australian and New Zealand universities. Griffith University has signed up to both. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Biochemical Society (Portland Press)<\/strong><\/td>\nMicrobiology Society<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This 3-year all-you-can-publish open access deal will waive Article Processing Charges and service fees. Eligible authors retain copyright. Titles offered include:<\/td>\nThis 2-year pilot agreement provides access to all six Microbiology Society journals, right back to their first issues, for reading and data mining. Titles offered are:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Clinical Science<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Essays in Biochemistry<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Emerging Topics in Life Sciences<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Transactions: Biochemical Society<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Bioscience Reports<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Neuronal Signalling<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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