{"id":38456,"date":"2026-02-05T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/?p=38456"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:49:08","slug":"publish-open-access-for-free-with-new-read-publish-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/lottes-health-sciences-library\/publish-open-access-for-free-with-new-read-publish-agreements","title":{"rendered":"Publish Open Access for Free with New Read &amp; Publish Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Publishing open access is a great way to keep research open and retain your copyright. We do understand that publishing open access comes with a financial commitment that you wouldn\u2019t necessarily have with traditional publishing.<\/p>\n<p>To help offset costs, Mizzou Libraries has agreements with several publishers that offer discounts and support of article processing charges (APCs) for the following journals.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more? Talk with your <a href=\"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/contactus\/#librarians\">subject librarian<\/a> about open access in your area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.missouri.edu\/openaccess\/apcsupport\">Visit here for a complete list of discounts and APC support.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>New Agreements:<\/h3>\n<h4>American Chemical Society<\/h4>\n<p>Starting January 1, 2026, Mizzou Libraries has a Read &amp; Publish agreement with the American Chemical Society. Authors will have the option during the publication process to have their open-access fees covered under this agreement. <a href=\"https:\/\/acsopenscience.org\/customers\/umeco-consortium\/\">Click here for a list of ACS journals included in the UMECO Consortium agreement, which includes the University of Missouri. <\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Sage<\/h4>\n<p>The University of Missouri has a read-and-publish deal with Sage for open access for MU authors on its complete premier journals package for the calendar year 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sagepub.com%2Fdocs%2Fdefault-source%2Frp-pages%2F%25282026prem2026%2529-%2528prem2026%2529-premier-2026-list.xlsx%3Fsfvrsn%3D87746e0c_1&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\">Here is a spreadsheet of the Sage premier journals.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Springer<\/h4>\n<p>The University of Missouri has a read and publish agreement with Springer for open access for MU authors on all titles except <em>Nature<\/em> and <em>Scientific American<\/em> titles. 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