Royal Society of Chemistry and Jisc consortium agree transformative new journals deal

Researchers at participating institutions can look forward to faster submission times, a reduced financial and administrative burden when publishing, and a substantial boost to their own profile as a scientist.

Royal Society of Chemistry director of sales and marketing, Stephen Rumbelow said: “UK research efforts to better detect, prevent and treat Covid-19 are at the forefront of global research. More than ever, it is vital that researchers can publish their results in high quality journals and that the barriers for others around the world to access these journals and results is minimal.

“Our new agreement with Jisc ensures that research outputs published by authors from signed-up institutions in the UK are free to read for all. This agreement is another exciting step in our journey to promote and contribute to the transition to open access.”

Head of licensing, Jisc Collections Anna Vernon added, “Joined in our common goal to increase access to high quality scholarly research we have been able to deliver this progressive agreement with the RSC. With this agreement we have made important progress towards meeting research funders’ requirements in a financially sustainable way.”

About Jisc

Jisc’s vision is for the UK to be the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world. At its heart is the super-fast national research and education network, Janet, with built-in cyber security protection. Jisc also provides technology solutions for its members (colleges, universities and research centres) and customers (public sector bodies), helps members save time and money by negotiating sector-wide deals and provides advice and practical assistance on digital technology. Jisc is funded by the UK higher and further education and research funding bodies and member institutions.