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Cambridge transformative journals see 70% leap in research published OA


The amount of new research published open access (OA) in Cambridge’s transformative journals (TJs) soared by almost 70 per cent in 2021. Cambridge University Press has


revealed the figure in an update to the cOAlition S group of funders on the progress of its TJ programme. The update also shows that the


programme exceeded its open access growth target for the year, playing an important role in Cambridge’s plans to transform the vast majority of the research publishing in its journals to OA by 2025. Overall, the proportion of research


articles published Gold OA in Cambridge journals increased to 36 per cent last year – a 47 per cent increase on 2020. The publisher expects that to have reached 50 per cent by the end of this year. Mandy Hill, managing director of Cambridge University Press, said: ‘We are very proud of the progress we have made with our Transformative Journals programme over the last year and with the overall increase in the amount of research we are publishing open access. ‘We are building an open future, unlocking the potential of research through the greater collaboration, transparency and accessibility that open access brings.’ The update clearly shows the impact of publishing open access, with OA articles getting about 1.6 times more citations and about 3.5 times more full text views


on Cambridge’s publishing platform, Cambridge Core. Uptake of Gold OA in Cambridge journals has also been driven by the increasing number of transformative agreements the publisher has reached with higher education and research institutions around the world, repurposing their existing subscription spend to provide opportunities for their researchers to publish OA. As more and more authors become eligible for Gold OA under such agreements, so more journals will be able


ResearchGate and Royal Society partner to increase accessibility


The Royal Society, the UK’s national science academy, and ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, have announced a content syndication partnership that will see the addition of 5,000 open access (OA) articles from journals Open Biology and Royal Society Open Science to ResearchGate. The goal of the partnership is to


increase the visibility, accessibility, and consumption of Royal Society gold open access publications in alignment with the Society’s purpose to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. The Royal Society publishes international,


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high-quality journals that cover the full spectrum of science. Since creating the world’s first science journal, Philosophical Transactions, in 1665, the Society continues to innovate by supporting open access and advocating open science policies. As a non-profit society publisher, any income generated goes back into supporting and progressing the global scientific community. Sören Hofmayer, co-founder and chief


strategy officer at ResearchGate, said: ‘The Royal Society has been helping to change science for 350 years. We share a belief that the world’s challenges must be tackled through collaboration and with the researcher at the centre. We are delighted


to support their continued innovation by bringing their publications to our global community of over 20 million researchers. Together, we are driving the transition to an open access, author-centric world that can have far-reaching benefits for scientists and society.’ Stuart Taylor, publishing director at the


Royal Society, added: ‘We are very pleased to be embarking on a new partnership with ResearchGate to expand the reach and impact of our open access articles. Early career researchers are a very important audience for us and, as they are well represented in ResearchGate’s large userbase, we are excited about the prospect of reaching them better.’


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to increase the number of articles that they publish OA.


While not all journals in the TJ


programme met their individual targets last year, these have been granted an exception by cOAlition S, meaning authors can continue to publish with those journals in compliance with Plan S requirements. Hill said: ‘We will continue to be a strong


voice for the benefits of open; to register new TJs as quickly as we are able and look forward to making it possible for every author to publish their research as open access.’


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