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The Company of Biologists 2024-2026

Corresponding authors of participating universities can publish open access without any costs in three journals of The Company of Biologists.

Licence data

Publisher: The Company of Biologists
Deal duration: 2024-2026
Status licence:
Current

License and conditions:

Authors (corresponding authors) of participating universities can publish open access without any costs according to the following scheme:

Five-journal package (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms, Biology Open):

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • The Netherlands Cancer Institute
  • University of Amsterdam
  • University of Groningen
  • Utrecht University
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Three-journal package (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology):

  • Leiden University
  • Maastricht University
  • Radboud University
  • Wageningen University & Research Centre

Publication types that are part of the deal:

  • Research Articles

 

 

How does it work?

  • At submission: use your institutional email address and select your correct affiliation, follow the instructions and select – already in this stage – that the article will be published ‘Gold Open Access’ with use of a ‘Read & Publish fee waiver’.
  • At acceptance: fill in the Publication Agreemeent. Login to the Rightslink System and select ‘Seek funding from [name institution]’, check your information and send the request for approval.
  • The article will be published with a CC BY license.
  • See the publisher’s website for a more elaborate explanation of the procedure.

More information on the publisher's website.