John Wiley and Sons, Inc., today announced a pilot agreement, brokered
by Jisc,
for articles published on an open access basis. The agreement follows
discussions, between Jisc, Wiley and the UK library community, and will
enable greater support for universities during the transition to open
access.
Running from January 2015 to December 2017, the agreement provides
credits for article processing charges (APCs) to universities that
license Wiley journal content under the terms of the Jisc
journal agreement. This means that universities that pay both
subscription charges for publications and fees to make articles open
access will receive APC credits based on the total prior year spend. The
APC credits will be available when publishing in the Wiley
Open Access journal publishing program as well OnlineOpen, Wiley’s
hybrid open access option, and reflect Wiley’s commitment to recognizing
the total cost of ownership for UK universities.
Customers need to have a Wiley
Open Access Account set up to be eligible to receive their APC
credits. Wiley Open Access Accounts provide discounts on APCs and the Account
Dashboard reduces the administrative burden on both authors and
institutions.
Lorraine Estelle, executive director digital resources, Jisc and
divisional CEO Jisc Collections says: “Jisc Collections is working with
all journal publishers of hybrid journals on the Total Cost of Ownership
of scholarly communications. We are delighted to have agreed this ground
breaking pilot offset scheme. We expect this to moderate costs for UK
universities and to help reduce some of the barriers to open access
implementation.”
The agreement re-affirms Wiley’s commitment to exploring new models of
open access alongside our library and research partners.
About Jisc
Jisc offers digital services and solutions for UK education and
research. The charity does this to achieve its vision for the UK to be
the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world.
Working together across the higher education, further education and
skills sectors, Jisc provides trusted advice and support, reduces sector
costs across shared network, digital content, IT services and
procurement negotiations, ensuring the sector stays ahead of the game
with research and development for the future. Jisc Collections supports
the procurement of digital content for education and research in the UK.
It undertakes negotiations with a large number of scholarly and research
publishers on behalf of universities and colleges in the area of
e-journals, e-books, databases and datasets achieving best pricing and
licensing conditions.
About Wiley
Wiley is a global provider of knowledge and knowledge-enabled services
that improve outcomes in areas of research, professional practice, and
education. Through the Research segment, the Company
provides digital and print scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly
journals, reference works, books, database services, and advertising.
The Professional Development segment provides digital and
print books, online assessment and training services, and test prep and
certification. In Education, Wiley provides education
solutions including online program management services for higher
education institutions and course management tools for instructors and
students, as well as print and digital content.
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