Transformative Renewals
OPTIONS IN THE RENEWAL CYCLE
Through the open access (OA) and open scholarship movements, the Biochemical Society and Portland Press recognize opportunities for publishing and disseminating scientific information in a manner that better aligns with our mission. We are actively seeking to transition publishing models in ways that will aid our ability to serve researchers and institutions based all over the world.
Directing our profits back into the life science community, in support of our Society’s charitable activities, remains an unwavering objective for us at Portland Press. To the ends of sustainably supporting the research community, and continuing to generate investment for it, we’re excited to offer a pilot transformative offering for ~700 global subscribers: an optional ‘Read & Publish’ model, initiating a route to full OA publishing and providing an inbuilt solution to the burden of transacting individual article publishing charges (APCs).
READ & PUBLISH WITH PORTLAND PRESS
Representing a first step to transitioning business models, we’ve combined the subscription (‘read’) element of our journal offering with an OA-publishing (‘publish’) component, providing a unified, transformative renewal option for current subscribers on a pilot basis.
Implementing a flexible approach to subscription renewals, our Read & Publish offering represents an alternative option for individual research institutions alongside standard subscriptions.
BENEFITS OF PUBLISHING
HAVE YOUR SAY
Our Read & Publish renewal option may not appeal to all institutions at this time, but we hope that this pilot offering demonstrates our willingness to transition away from an outdated business model.
We especially hope that it opens the door to more involved dialogue with our librarians and partners. Your input is vital to positively affecting the changing landscape of academic publishing and to co-developing a model for the future.
Please email your feedback or any questions to our Sales Department.
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