Read and Publish: Next Gen OA Updates
In March 2025, the UK higher education and research sector, in collaboration with Jisc, will enter negotiations with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley and Sage over the sector's five biggest journal subscription deals. These negotiations aim to secure fair, equitable and sustainable agreements that meet the evolving needs of UK universities and the research community.
Bookmark this page as we will post regular updates about Next Gen OA developments.
UK higher education and research sector and JISC enter into negotiations with big 5 publisher on 'Next Gen' OA Agreements
26-02-2025
Jisc's ‘next generation open access programme’ drives these negotiations, accelerating the transition to a more sustainable and inclusive publishing models. It’s two overarching goals are:
- Achieving cost savings and long-term financial sustainability by securing agreements that reflect the sector’s financial realities.
- Broadening participation in research by promoting equity and inclusivity in research dissemination.
Further details of Jisc's strategy and timeline for the negotiations can be found here - Next generation open access (Jisc).
BCU currently has access to eight Read and Publish agreements, including Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage and Wiley - Publish - Read and Publish - Subject Guides at Birmingham City University. These deals allow read access to the publisher's journal collection and also grant access to Open Access Publishing for our authors without the need for additional payments, commonly known as Article Processing Charges (or APCs).
Keep an eye on this blog to stay up to date with the latest news on sector negotiations. Library & Learning Resources will also be circulating regular update via our Business Partners in their meetings with faculty and at relevant BCU committees.
If you have any queries please feel free to get in touch with your department's Business Partner or email us at elibrary@bcu.ac.uk.