Corresponding authors at institutions that are participating in our Read & Publish Open Access initiative can publish an uncapped number of research articles immediately Open Access without paying an article processing charge (APC) in:
As you will see from the many comments below, we have had wonderful feedback from authors who have benefitted from Read & Publish agreements arranged by their institutional libraries. You can choose to select quotes by journal and/or region and, once you have made your selection, click the blue button to activate the filter.
Erik Stattin, National Library of Sweden/Bibsam Consortium, Sweden
"We are delighted with the renewal of the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the Bibsam Consortium. The agreement means that researchers at participating institutions can continue to publish an unlimited number of Open Access articles in all five of the Company’s journals, alongside read access. The agreement also means that we continue to advance Open Science with a small, not-for-profit publisher that additionally celebrates the work of scientists, including those from Bibsam member institutions, with its biodiversity initiative, The Forest of Biologists."
"CAUL is pleased to continue our Read & Publish Open Access agreement with The Company of Biologists. Uncapped agreements provide certainty to authors that their articles will be published Open Access, streamlines processes for institutions, and reflects a mature relationship between libraries and publisher. CAUL is committed to the ongoing transition of scholarly communication, and agreements like this play a pivotal role in delivering on the promise of Open Access."
"We are pleased to renew our agreement with The Company of Biologists. As well as providing access to the latest biological literature for UK universities and supporting cutting-edge research, it will also continue to facilitate the transition to Open Access for UK research and the publisher."
Rita Aires, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Rita Aires, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
"Open Access is crucial to make research available to everyone, anytime. Knowing that the Technische Universität Dresden, through its state library (SLUB), was part of the Read & Publish Open Access initiative made our choice of journal a lot easier, especially when this agreement comprises high-quality journals such as Disease Models & Mechanisms. Not having to use valuable funding for an APC was a welcome change and will encourage me to publish again in journals from The Company of Biologists. I hope this paves the way for other publishers to join similar agreements so that science can become more inclusive and equitable!"
"I was delighted to learn that our paper in Journal of Experimental Biology could be published Open Access without a fee thanks to the Read & Publish Agreement with the University of Liverpool. This is incredibly important to graduate students or those on teaching contracts like me, as it gives us the opportunity to publish in leading journals without financial barriers. Open Access is incredibly important for making research available to everyone and should be something that every organisation should strive to be part of."
"It’s been brilliant to publish our article with fee-free Open Access under the Read & Publish agreement. It only took a couple of minutes to arrange the agreement, and now our work has increased visibility, citations, and impact. Thanks Journal of Experimental Biology!"
"We were delighted to learn that the University of Barcelona and The Company of Biologists were part of the Read & Publish agreement. The publishing process was very quick and pleasant, which we really appreciated given the current publishing challenges. We are thrilled that our article is open access in one of the most prestigious journals in and reach a broader audience."
Kavita Panir, The University of Adelaide, Australia
"Thanks to the Read & Publish Open Access agreement between The University of Adelaide and The Company of Biologists, publishing my PhD research in Disease Models & Mechanisms was seamless. The process was smooth, with clear communication at every stage, and the agreement allowed me to publish without fees, making my work freely accessible to a global audience. I'm grateful for this initiative, which promotes wider scientific communication and knowledge sharing."
"I am grateful for the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and Imperial College London. The entire publication process was very straightforward. Transparent and open-access publication are very important, and without this agreement, I could not afford to publish my paper in this format. I am really delighted that Development offers this option."
"The Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and Western University allowed me to publish my research Open Access free of charge. Agreements such as this are extremely helpful for graduate students like myself to get work into excellent journals without worrying about the cost of publishing. I'm thankful for this agreement and encourage other journals to do the same!"
Katie Schroeder, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Katie Schroeder, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
"Knowing that I would have the opportunity to publish Open Access for free in Journal of Experimental Biology made an easy decision of where to submit my manuscript. I am so happy that my article will be more accessible and thus reach a wider audience, because I would not have had the funds for Open Access without this program."
"Open science is key for our collective knowledge. I find this Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and Karolinska Institutet very valuable for this endeavour. Thanks to this collaboration, our paper in Journal of Cell Science can reach a wider audience."
José Luis De La Pompa, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Spain
"I was delighted to discover that Disease Models & Mechanisms is part of a Read & Publish agreement with the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC). This arrangement not only streamlined the publishing process but also made it free of charge for authors, ensuring that top-tier research can be published in leading journals without financial barriers. I hope more publishers will follow the forward-thinking example set by The Company of Biologists."
Andrew McMahon, University of Southern California, USA
"I am delighted that USC’s participation in The Company of Biologists’ Open Access agreement enables the broadest, immediate access to our recent publications in Development."
"This Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of California provides an important avenue for disseminating research to everyone interested, without consideration of financial details. The agreement is especially critical for someone like me who, as an Emeritus Professor, no longer maintains significant extramural support yet still performs meaningful work. Thanks so much for helping level the playing field and better democratizing the publication process. Science is for all."
Rich Schneider, University of California at San Francisco, USA
"I’m thrilled that the University of California has renewed its transformative Open Access agreement with The Company of Biologists, a mission-driven, community-led publisher that shares UC’s goal of making the scholarly publishing landscape more open. I was a member of the team that negotiated the first Open Access agreement between UC and The Company of Biologists. I have been an author with The Company of Biologists for more than 20 years, and since the start of UC’s partnership with the Company in 2021, UC authors have published more than 85 Open Access articles in its journals, increasing the visibility and impact of their research. I hope that even more UC authors will take advantage of this renewed agreement and make their scholarship freely available to researchers and anyone else around the world by publishing Open Access in The Company of Biologists’ journals."
Laura Ximena Mendez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
"I was delighted to learn that our paper in Journal of Experimental Biology could be published Open Access without a fee thanks to the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This is a wonderful initiative that promotes the work from graduate students and early-career researchers with limited funding, allowing it to reach a wider audience around the world."
Beth Rogers, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Beth Rogers, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
"Publishing Open Access is a vital part of conducting equitable science by making research publications accessible to people who operate outside traditional academic institutions. However, the fees to publish Open Access are a barrier, especially for graduate student researchers. This agreement with The Company of Biologists will greatly contribute to the impact of biology research conducted at UMass."
"I was relieved that I would not have to use my own funding to pay an APC in order to publish my research Open Access. It definitely incentivizes me to publish in a journal from The Company of Biologists again in the future."
"As a faculty member at a primarily undergraduate institute, I have limited research funds. The Read & Publish agreement Lafayette College has with The Company of Biologists helped make publishing my work open access in Biology Open accessible to me. This helped ensure that my work would be freely available and able to reach the largest possible audience. Also, as a lover of natural spaces, I was thrilled to learn about The Forest of Biologists and that a tree would be planted in recognition of my article."
"My lab is grateful for the initiative of fee-free Open Access publishing in Development thanks to The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement with the University of Chicago. It not only provides Open Access to our work for all readers around the globe, but also enables us to allocate funds directly to research instead of publishing fees."
"It has been a wonderful experience publishing with Journal of Cell Science and The Company of Biologists. It was delightful to learn that they have been contributing to saving the planet with their initiative ‘The Forest of Biologists’. As scientists, we strive to contribute for the betterment of humankind and planting a tree by publishing an article with JCS helps the mission. Publishing Open Access in JCS also has been a pleasant experience for us. It was easy to arrange with our institutional agreement and gave us positive exposure for our work."
"As the majority of our research is funded by taxpayer money or charity donations I think it is essential that everyone can freely access and read our findings. The Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and The University of Edinburgh allowed us to publish our article immediately after acceptance and freely to everyone, with very little hassle and no additional financial responsibility from us."
"I am thankful for the support for fee-free Open Access publishing in Development thanks to The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement with the George Washington University. This is extremely helpful for sharing our work. The approval process after publication acceptance was fast and straightforward."
Esther Stoeckli, University of Zurich, Switzerland
"The Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of Zurich provides a very convenient, non-bureaucratic way of making our research available for everyone interested in development. Open Access is the way to go!"
"I was happy to publish under the Read & Publish agreement with the University of California because it keeps the research accessible to everyone and lets authors publish work where page charges may not be covered by grants, as can be the case for more applied research funders. The process was easy and integrated into the regular production process."
Eleanor Caves, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
"I am a huge fan of publishing in Journal of Experimental Biology, and the Read & Publish agreements make it even better! It was so easy to choose Open Access, and was invaluable that I could do so without spending our limited funds. I think JEB is leading the way in open and accessible science, and I hope other journals will follow suit!"
"Our institution taking part in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish agreement made it possible to have our manuscript immediately and freely available in Journal of Cell Science at no extra charge, streamlining the process and alleviating the financial and administrative burden typically associated with open access publishing. We were able to effortlessly have our work accessible to the largest possible audience."
"Publishing our paper in the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms was made seamless thanks to the Read & Publish Open Access agreement between the University of Cambridge and The Company of Biologists. With a few easy clicks, this agreement enabled us to publish our paper fee-free, and with Open Access for all readers around the world."
Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
"Having a publishing agreement with my university already in place made it easy and convenient to publish our paper, without having to spend funds from our research projects."
Melanie Rug, The Australian National University, Australia
"Publishing our recent paper in Journal of Cell Science was a delightful experience. Not only was the process quick, easy and well supported, it also allowed immediate Open Access without paying an article processing charge (APC). Fabulous to see that contributions to the research community are rewarded by The Company of Biologists instead of contributors being punished by ever increasing publishing fees. And our tree in The Forest of Biologists! What a wonderful initiative, yet another reason to publish in JCS."
"Publishing for free in Journal of Cell Science with a Read & Publish agreement took away any concerns about having to find extra money. Having had issues with finding publisher fees before, this took a big load off my mind and let me focus on the important parts - the actual science! Having an Oak tree planted in The Forest of Biologists made it extra special."
Andrew Cox, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Andrew Cox, The University of Melbourne, Australia
"We were delighted to find that we could publish in Development as an Open Access fee-free article thanks to the Read & Publish agreement with The University of Melbourne. This is a terrific initiative that supports the scientific community and saves valuable research dollars. There is no doubt that this program will encourage us to consider submitting our future work to The Company of Biologists’ journals."
Alberto Stolfi, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
"It's been a pleasure again to publish in one of the journals from The Company of Biologists through Read & Publish. We have now saved over ten thousand dollars in publication fees in the last year alone. These are precious funds saved that can be used instead to directly support our research, through things like purchasing key reagents or paying student salary. My only complaint is that there aren't more journals from The Company of Biologists available!"
"Thanks to the Read & Publish agreement between the University of Tokyo and The Company of Biologists, we are able to publish our research as Open Access in Journal of Cell Science without any additional cost. I believe it is very important that everyone can access research findings, and I am very grateful for this initiative. I look forward to more journals adopting similar policies, and we hope that the development of science will advance even further by sharing the results of the latest research with a broader audience and using research funds more efficiently for science."
"LaBonne Lab had a fantastic experience publishing two recent articles in Development and we were so happy to learn that both could be published fee-free Open Access under The Company of Biologists' Read & Publish agreement with Northwestern University. Thank you for setting up this fantastic program! You are an example for other journals. And at the risk of going out on a limb, we are rooting for our trees in The Forest of Biologists, lovingly named LaboraTree and ReLeaf."
Luis Covarrubias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
"I am grateful with my university (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) for the efforts to reach a convenient Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. This is a great achievement considering that most scientific research in Mexico is funded by government grants, which have been significantly cut in recent years. The publication of articles in influential journals such as Development and Biology Open should increase the visibility and impact of work done by our scientific community."
"Development is one of the most influential and important journals in developmental biology, so I am thankful that the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and The University of Edinburgh allows our research to be accessed widely, globally, both within the scientific community and to the general public, in a fair and democratising way. The Read & Publish agreement also allows us, active in research today to maintain contact with the research and findings of a previous generation of scientists; it is tremendously important that this knowledge is actively used and treasured."
"Very happy that University of Bristol has a Read & Publish agreement with you. I’m an old guy and remember the time before publication charges, so it feels like we are going back to the good old days. Another perk for us was having Paco’s image chosen for the front cover and not having to pay for that either. Yippeee, Journal of Cell Science!"
Alissa Richmond Armstrong, University of South Carolina, USA
Alissa Richmond Armstrong, University of South Carolina, USA
"I had only recently learned of The Company of Biologists Read & Publish agreement and was pleasantly surprised that the University of South Carolina was part of this initiative. This demonstrates the company's commitment to Open Access and easing the burden for researchers being able to share their findings. The publication process with Biology Open went smoothly - from ease of submission to clear communication about progress to proofing. While this is my first submission to Biology Open, it certainly will not be the last."
"It was amazing, and a true honor, to be the first paper from Thomas Jefferson University published under our Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. Not only did it allow us to get our science out to the community quickly via Open Access, it provided a rigorous and widely-read venue to showcase the latest Mosca Lab results, and fulfilled a career-long dream of mine to publish in such a brilliant journal as Development. The fee-free nature also allows us to focus our funding on advancing science even further. I look forward to more journals opting for similar policies so we can focus on discovery and broad communication with other scholars!"
Marina Mikhaylova, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
"Thanks to the Read & Publish agreement between the Humboldt University and The Company of Biologists, we are able to publish our research as Open Access in
Journal of Cell Science without any additional cost.
We are always committed to making our research openly accessible to benefit the wider community. Public accessibility is crucial for science communication and promoting scientific knowledge, and we therefore strongly support this Open Access initiative."
"I am very grateful to The Company of Biologists for providing a journal like Development, with its longstanding tradition of high standards of peer reviewing and proofing. Its APC free agreement with the University of Basel is essential for transparency and enables researchers from small universities to access publications without paywall. For us it means we can publish in the journal of our choice without having to worry whether we can afford it."
"We are grateful to Johns Hopkins University for providing the option to publish our research Open Access and fee-free in Journal of Experimental Biology with the Read & Publish agreement. The ease of access to publish research, journal quality, and outstanding editing and proofing processes are major draws when considering The Company of Biologists journals."
"I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Towson University has the Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. I think it is a great service to allow faculty from Towson University to publish fee-free Open Access papers and reach a wider audience. I will definitely take this into consideration when submitting future manuscripts."
Kerry Dorr, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
"We were thrilled to submit our article to Development, a journal we deeply admire for its insightful articles. To our delight, we discovered the Read & Publish agreement with the University of North Carolina, sparing us from using our grant money to cover the publishing fee. The process was remarkably swift and straightforward, exceeding our expectations. Our overall publishing experience was outstanding, solidifying our resolve to consider a journal from The Company of Biologists for our next publication. We are sincerely grateful for the smooth and efficient process and the opportunity to be part of such a reputable publication."
Mohammed Aamir Sadiq, Indian Institute of Science, India
"The editorial team of Biology Open was very helpful and timely with the editing and proofreading. Furthermore, we thank the journal for completely waiving the article fee under the Read & Publish agreement with the Indian Institute of Science. Such waivers are particularly helpful to early-career researchers in publishing articles from developing countries as was our case."
"We love the Read & Publish approach that The Company of Biologists takes. Because of it, we always put their journals at the top of our list for those we're considering for publication. I'd much rather use our precious research dollars to support students and staff than paying the exorbitant open access fees at so many journals."
"The scientific publishing landscape is a difficult landmine to navigate, but thankfully there are some great initiatives such as the Read & Publish Open Access initiative from The Company of Biologist (a not-for-profit publisher) which gives us some hope for the future of scientific publishing! Thanks to this agreement, researchers and people around the world who are curious about penguins can have a look at our study in Journal of Experimental Biology without having to pay for it, which would have otherwise been impossible on our tight research budget."
"Quite apart from the fact that Journal of Experimental Biology is my favourite journal, owing to both focus and breadth of my research interests, I was aware that my home university had a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists and that was actually a major reason for choosing JEB for our publication. I have been retired for 2 years now and thus would not have had any funds available to cover Open Access charges. It came as a pleasant surprise how little effort it was to obtain the APC waiver and the copy editing and the other publication services were also excellent."
"We chose to submit our article to Journal of Cell Science because of our high regard for the journal, unaware of the Read & Publish agreement with the University of Alberta. Once our article was accepted and we discovered that we would not have to use grant money to pay the publishing fee, it felt like Christmas morning! Also, the payment process was impressively quick and simple. The entire publishing experience was excellent and a journal from The Company of Biologists will certainly be the target for our next publication."
Elise M. J. Laetz , University of Groningen, Netherlands
Elise M. J. Laetz , University of Groningen, Netherlands
"I was thrilled to find out that we could publish our article Open Access and for free due to an institutional agreement between
Journal of Experimental Biology and the University of Groningen. This streamlined our publication process and saved us the trouble of finding other funds to cover publication, which can be a barrier to Open Access publishing. My co-authors and I would like to extend our thanks to both institutions for brokering a deal that facilitates fee-free publication."
"I am delighted that our Research Article was published immediately Open Access in Journal of Cell Science, and without having to pay an author processing charge, under the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and University of Toronto. This means our work is quickly disseminated to the widest possible global audience without any barriers to access. It was also a great surprise to learn that a tree was planted on our behalf in The Forest of Biologists!"
Carlos Estella, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
"I extend my gratitude to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain and The Company of Biologists for their support in publishing our work in Development through the Read & Publish agreements, making it freely accessible. These invaluable initiatives facilitate the swift dissemination of our research discoveries to the public. Furthermore, they serve as a means of returning the public's investment in science back to society."
"I was really pleased to learn that Journal of Experimental Biology was included in the Read & Publish agreement with the University of Edinburgh. This allowed me to publish my article open access, without the hassle of trying to establish whether there are any funds available to cover the cost. Hopefully more journals will follow suit and we will soon see an end to journal pay walls, so our science is open to everyone that wants to read it, as it should be!"
Nanette Nascone-Yoder, North Carolina State University, USA
"I was delighted to learn that Development was part of a Read & Publish agreement with NC State University.
Open access publishing was straightforward, convenient and saved precious research dollars."
"I was very happily surprised, and delighted, to find that we could publish our recent article in Development as fee-free Open Access via the Read & Publish agreement with La Trobe University. The speed with which my article was available to read by the scientific community after acceptance was very impressive, and allowed for extremely rapid dissemination. A wonderful initiative."
"I love the fact that my university has an arrangement with The Company of Biologists that allowed me to publish my article in Journal of Experimental Biology Open Access without me having to find the necessary funding – and it’s even better that The Company of Biologists is a non-profit organisation and that it plants a tree for every paper published. I wish all journals offered to do the same!"
"The ability to publish Open Access in Biology Open for free under the Read & Publish agreement with Stanford was very convenient. I am happy that The Company of Biologists and universities are taking steps to make open science more convenient for authors. APC charges can be a barrier to Open Access publishing so I hope other publishers follow this example."
"I am excited to share that our research paper on somatic cell nuclear reprogramming for clinical use has been published in Biology Open. Thanks to the University of Cambridge’s Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists, we were able to make the publication open access with APC free. With this support, we have fulfilled our funders’ request for open-access publication to promote collaboration and transparent sharing of research findings."
"I'm very appreciative to the University of Florida and The Company of Biologists for enabling cost-free, open access publishing through the Read & Publish agreement. More scientists can immediately gain access to our work, and the money saved on my NSF grant can be used to support and train my graduate students and postdocs. A win-win situation!"
"In research, it is essential to have access to knowledge, and therefore to the numerous articles published in all the different fields. For this reason, I am grateful that Lund University is part of the Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists, which has enabled me to publish my latest article in Biology Open in an Open Access format."
Dorothea Schulte , Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
"I am delighted that the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and Goethe University Frankfurt allowed me to publish our latest article in Journal of Cell Science Open Access free of charge. It is extremely important that peer-reviewed scientific results are made freely available as soon as possible and by as many as possible. The entire Open Access process was simple, straightforward, author-friendly and, like the entire publishing process with The Company of Biologists, a thoroughly positive experience."
Niles Pierce, California Institute of Technology, USA
Niles Pierce, California Institute of Technology, USA
"I value publishing with Development because of their scholarly approach to the editorial process using academic editors. For our most recent paper, I found out that they have a new Read & Publish partnership with Caltech that makes it free for authors to publish and free for everyone else to read our article from day one. Thank you for setting up this great program! Let’s hope many more journals follow suit."
"We are extremely pleased with the recent publication of our article in Biology Open. The APC-free option provided by the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and our institution (Northeastern University, Boston) has greatly enhanced presentation of our work and allowed us to channel financial resources directly to continuing the research."
Alexander Hansson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Alexander Hansson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
"The importance of Open Access for science cannot be emphasized enough, as it increases the accessibility of our research to both the public and institutions without journal subscriptions. My institution has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists, and opting for Open Access publication not only incurred no cost in terms of our research funds but was also very easy to apply for in their application system. Such Open Access agreements between journals and institutions are a great step forward towards making science accessible to all - researchers and readers alike."
"Really delighted about our recent paper in DMM, and was great news that we were able to publish without having to pay an Open Access fee thanks to a Read & Publish agreement with our university."
"More than for any of our other papers, we wanted to be sure the data in this paper was accessible to everyone in the community. We were delighted to learn that Johns Hopkins has a fee-free Open Access agreement with The Company of Biologists. Otherwise, we would have struggled with the decision of whether to pay the traditional Open Access fees."
"The free Open Access option proved the optimal choice, not just by simplifying the process but also by granting us publication in a prestigious journal like Development, all without the usual financial burden. This is truly a game-changer for science publishing. This sets a powerful precedent for a more equitable and accessible scientific publishing landscape. I hope more journals adopt this model, paving the way for a future where Open Access becomes the norm."
Eleanor Caves, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
"I was delighted to be able to make use of a Read & Publish agreement to make our work available Open Access in Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB). All of the authors on our team value Open Access, but because we didn’t have specific dedicated funds for this project, we wouldn’t have been able to publish our work Open Access if not for the Read & Publish agreement. I also really value how easy the process was—no onerous paperwork—which I think really helps encourage authors to make use of this service. I have always felt that the publishing process at JEB was one of the most painless and author-friendly of any journal, and having the ability to publish Open Access so easily has cemented that view in my mind. Publishing in The Company of Biologists’ journals is a model of what Open Access publishing should be."
"I am extremely happy to publish our work Open Access. It is so important to ensure that we can share our peer reviewed work and make it as widely available as possible. We are grateful to The Company of Biologists and Imperial College London for making this possible through their Read & Publish agreement and couldn’t recommend highly enough publishing in Development. The process was seamless, and it is one of the things I feel proudest of in my career."
"Open Access is the right thing for science, and it's so much easier to do the right thing when it is free! I'm very thankful to Columbia and The Company of Biologists for absorbing the cost of open access publishing through the Read & Publish agreement. The money saved will directly advance our research into gut morphogenesis, as well as efforts to support the training of diverse and inspired scientists of the future."
"Publishing in an Open Access journal is rewarding because your work becomes accessible to a broader audience. However, the expenses associated with Open Access journals can be a barrier, especially for research projects with limited funding. Fortunately, our institution's Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists allowed us to publish our article fee-free and Open Access in Biology Open. This agreement is exceptionally valuable for researchers and provides an excellent opportunity to share their work without financial constraints."
"I was thrilled when I found out that Purdue University has a fee-free Open Access Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. Saving these dollars allowed me to spend dollars on research, and not publication fees. Publishing Open Access increases readership and sharing of data."
Doug Winton, CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
"We were delighted that The Company of Biologists has a Read & Publish agreement with the University of Cambridge. Such agreements are fundamental to the culture of Open Access without financial burden. It’s great to see agreements in place which include less-established institutions and researchers and ensure better access to publishing across the globe."
"For the second time, I find myself very thankful for the agreement between The Company of Biologists and The University of Akron. I very much favor publishing my articles Open Access, but as a post-doc with limited funds, I can't pay for high APCs. The Read & Publish agreement has twice given me the opportunity of APC-free Open Access!"
Brooke Morriswood, University of Würzburg, Germany
Brooke Morriswood, University of Würzburg, Germany
"Being able to publish the group’s article immediately under a Read & Publish agreement with the University of Würzburg massively streamlined the final stages of the publication process. Instead of protracted paperwork, the post-acceptance process was completed extremely quickly and the fact that the article was immediately Open Access was the icing on the cake.
It’s fantastic to see a top-tier publishing house such as The Company of Biologists taking such proactive steps to ensure that research reaches the public domain as fast as possible and that researchers can spend their time (and money!) focusing on science."
"We are delighted to publish our article in Journal of Cell Science. The manuscript was handled professionally throughout and the whole process was straightforward. I am particularly happy the University of Manchester has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists which made the Open Access publication of the accepted version rapid and painless. I would thoroughly recommend JCS to other investigators in the field."
Sandy Saunders, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Sandy Saunders, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
"I was delighted to utilize the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the University of Missouri-Columbia, which ensures a fee-free and Open Access publication. When we shared the news of our publication online, researchers in the community as well as friends and family could instantly access and read our work. Additionally, the funds that would have been otherwise used to pay publication fees can now be spent on research. The Company of Biologists is leading the way in the Open Access movement."
"Publishing our paper Open Access in Journal of Experimental Biology gives us the best of all worlds. We really appreciate the fact our work can be read by all scientists immediately upon acceptance.
So glad I checked my institution is participating in the Read & Publish initiative!"
"The first paper from my lab was published in Journal of Cell Science and the entire process (review, handling, publishing) was very simple, especially using the Read & Publish agreement that I was not aware of until then. Having experienced various barriers to Open Access with subsequent manuscripts, when we had a good story within the remit of JCS, it was a no-brainer to send our follow up work there. The Read & Publish agreement was certainly a factor in this, especially as gold OA is a requirement of my funders."
Nicolas Demaurex, University of Geneva, Switzerland
"I was delighted to be able to again publish an article immediately Open Access, APC-free, in Journal of Cell Science via the Read & Publish agreement."
"We’ve been extremely happy to know about the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and our institute. We support open science and believe that this is an important step towards a more democratic spreading of knowledge.
We are very supportive of this model and we look forward to publishing more work with The Company of Biologists in the future."
David Schaffer, University of California at Berkeley, USA
"We are highly grateful for the Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and UC Berkeley. While it’s clear that Open Access publications get more downloads and broader readership, grant funding considerations can be a constraint, so it’s very much appreciated that they have worked with our institutions to make this possible."
Assistant Professor Alberto Stolfi, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Assistant Professor Alberto Stolfi, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
"The Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and my university, resulting in our research group not having to pay any APCs , was a very pleasant surprise. I will never publish in another Open Access journal if I have a choice to publish APC-free in Biology Open first!"
Manfred Frasch, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Manfred Frasch, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
"I was pleasantly surprised to find out about the fee-free Open Access under the Read & Publish agreement between my institution, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and The Company of Biologists. Together with the absence of publication fees and the high reputation of Development in the field, this makes it an ideal journal for scientists like myself who publish some of their research after retirement and therefore no longer have any funds available for this purpose."
"I am delighted that the University of Tokyo has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists because it ensures that the research published in Development is freely and rapidly available to a wide audience. Our aim is to inform the scientific community and provide timely and accessible access to our valuable findings. We look forward to publishing more open science with The Company of Biologists."
Dorothy C Bennett, St. George's, University of London, UK
Dorothy C Bennett, St. George's, University of London, UK
"Well done to The Company of Biologists for their excellent Read & Publish deals, including with my institution, St George’s, University of London. It’s a great pleasure and benefit for our paper in Biology Open to be immediately available to all, free of charge.
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Hannes Buelow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
"In all honesty, I was as surprised as I was delighted when I heard about the fee-free Open Access option that allowed us to share our work immediately under the Read & Publish initiative. A fantastic model that may be the future. The Company of Biologists is leading the way once again."
"I was really happy to know that our article will be immediately available to researchers (and to any interested reader) around the world under the Read & Publish agreement with the University of Rostock. This way our results will be sooner in the common research domain to inspire discussions, dialogue and further research.
Making Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB) available immediately and without a paywall to the worldwide readership will increase the visibility of the excellent research in experimental and comparative biology carried out by the JEB community, which is particularly important for the early-career researchers."
"Several years ago I made the decision to publish exclusively in non-profit journals, and The Company Of Biologists ranks among the very best. The fact that publishing Open Access in their journals is now fee-free to researchers at my university is just icing on the cake"
"I would really like to thank Disease Models and Mechanisms journal for the Read & Publish agreement with my university that has allowed publication of my recent article in an efficient and timely way and that is free of charge for the authors. This facility is very useful for many researchers with limited funding, allowing Open Access publishing without financial penalty to authors. The Company of Biologists shows very progressive thinking in this regard."
"We are delighted to publish our paper in Disease Models and Mechanisms immediately Open Access under the Read & Publish agreement with University College London. This is an important agreement to allow for free Open Access to our articles, which will allow for immediate dissemination of our work."
Yaniv Elkouby, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
"I am delighted that the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists for supporting Open Access publication. I published my first two first-author publications as a graduate student in Development, so now publishing again as a PI was an special moment in my career, that showcased the significance of this journal in our field.
I always try to publish Open Access. In this particular paper we reported a method that is widely relevant, which made the impact of the support for Open Access even greater!"
Dr Ivana Nikic-Spiegel, University of Tübingen, Germany
Dr Ivana Nikic-Spiegel, University of Tübingen, Germany
"I was thrilled to learn that our manuscript got accepted for publication in Journal of Cell Science. The icing on the cake was discovering it would be published fee-free Open Access! Thanks to the Read & Publish agreement with the University of Tübingen, our work became immediately accessible to a wide audience. This not only supports open science but also eases the publishing-associated financial burden, particularly relevant for early-career researchers and those with limited funding. Moreover, this initiative grants us unlimited read access to The Company of Biologists' hybrid journals."
Assistant Professor Dior Kelley, Iowa State University, USA
"I was so happy to publish this article in Development fee-free. It was a lifesaver for me because this project was supported by my institutional start-up funds, which expired last year. This Read & Publish agreement allowed us to get our work out there in the best way possible, as an Open Access publication, but without the major costs as is typical for some other journals. Also, I loved how quickly the publishing process was with Development."
"Yet another professional and pain free handling of our manuscript at Journal of Cell Science, and the Read & Publish agreement with University of Bristol meant it was fee-free for us to publish Open Access, allowing everyone to read our paper immediately."
"I am delighted that the Stowers Institute has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists because it ensured the research published in Development was freely and rapidly available to a wide audience. This was important to us, as our work on this project involved interdisciplinary approaches that are relevant for people in diverse fields. We wanted the scientific community to be aware of our findings and have free access to the information in a timely manner."
"Nice deal for readers and authors: Published Open Access without having to pay for it from my limited funding . Thanks to Cardiff University and The Company of Biologists."
Rafael Gois De Almeida, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Rafael Gois De Almeida, The University of Edinburgh, UK
"I am delighted that my institution has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. This meant that by choosing to send our team's first manuscript to the fantastic journal Development, the submission process was straightforward, cost-free, and worry-free, and we benefitted from great editorial support – all of which are invaluable as a newly established group. This has led to a publication that everyone can access, which will hopefully amplify its impact. We look forward to publishing more Open Science with The Company of Biologists!"
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