Driving Open Science for Germany: Cost-Effective, Open Access Publishing With JMIR Publications & ZB Med
JMIR Publications is honored to work with ZB Med on behalf of the German Librarian community to present an innovative Flat-Fee Unlimited open access publishing agreement (targeted for Fall 2024). This arrangement is being crafted with librarians in mind, addressing the complex landscape of Germany's exponentially growing health research output, while promoting open science. Its primary goals are to help manage costs effectively, remove financial barriers that may hinder your institution's researchers from publishing their work, and streamline the publication process. By doing so, this initiative aims to alleviate the administrative burdens placed on librarians, enabling them to better support and empower their researchers in their scholarly endeavors.
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Supporting your world-class researchers
Flat fee Unlimited Gold OA
- Corresponding authors affiliated with participating institutions may publish in more than 30 gold OA JMIR journals, including Journal of Medical Internet Research, a leading - and the worlds largest - journal in medical informatics.
- Participating institutions provide their corresponding authors the opportunity for unlimited gold OA publishing during the term
- Participating institutions receive a bespoke flat fee quote based upon historical publishing output with an agreed upon growth buffer (To note: typical growth buffer = approx 3-5 papers, and portfolio average APC = $2,022)
Value For Librarians
- Cost-efficient APCs — more affordable than competitors with similar Impact Factors whose APCs frequently exceed $5000
- Transparent reporting of publications and APCs with more visibility over ‘in the wild’ manuscripts
- Immediate and straightforward compliance with funder open access mandates
- Leverage for librarians in future agreements — a demonstrated desire to move from cost-inefficient hybrid titles toward viable pure open access alternatives
- Centralized workflow management and administration through a dashboard
- Preferential engagement for open science innovations, such as Plan P — JMIR Publications’ new framework for an open access publishing ecosystem built on rapid peer review of preprints, protocols, and methods
Value For Authors
- Hassle-free, pure open access publishing
- Numerous author-focused initiatives such as automatic preprint publication of accepted articles, and premium in-house copy editing at no extra charge
- Expert peer reviews, renown for providing developmental guidance for early-to-late career authors and maintaining a high standard of integrity
- Integrated open science workflow for submitting authors — from preprint, to protocol, public review, and dissemination through Knowledge Translation Services
- Author choice outside of large transformative agreement ‘closed-environments’
- Mandate compliance in pure open access journals that have been leading the way in digital health for over 20 years
About JMIR Publications
Founded in 1999, JMIR Publications was one of the first born-digital open access publishers and is a strong supporter of open science in all forms. Our portfolio of academic journals and scientific communication innovations is focused on the intersection of medicine, health, and technology. We maintain a commitment to high quality and transparency, premium in-house copy editing services, and a strong reputation for developmental peer review. The Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR’s flagship publication, is a globally leading digital health journal in the medical informatics category and the largest in the field.
“JMIR journals are go-to sources for world-class research on digital health and interdisciplinary work in medical sciences. As both an author and researcher, these journals have a reputation for efficient and high-quality review and dissemination.”
— Dr. Edward Meinert, Associate Professor of eHealth — University of Plymouth, Senior Honorary Lecturer —Imperial College London, JMIRx Med Editor-in-Chief