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Read & Publish Agreements: Springer Nature

New in 2024, the College of Charleston Libraries have signed a 3-year Read & Publish license with Springer Nature, which provides CofC affiliated authors and researchers a way to publish open access in over two thousand Springer hybrid journals.

As of Oct 1, 2024, the Carolina Consortium has approved approximately 304 Springer Nature open-access publishing vouchers. There are approximately 218 vouchers remaining for 2024.

Publishing open access with Springer Nature

Open access publishing with Springer Nature is available through a first-come, first-serve voucher system for all Carolina Consortium member libraries who have signed onto the deal. The expected number of vouchers available to Carolina Consortium member libraries for 2024 is 522 total.  

If you would like to publish open access with Springer Nature, you must:

  • Be the corresponding author of the article and currently affiliated with a participating institution. Per Springer Nature, the corresponding author is the person who handles the manuscript and correspondence during the publication process and is the point of contact after the article is published. 
  • Confirm that the journal to which you are submitting the manuscript is eligible.
  • Use at least one method of recognition when submitting your publication- these include selecting CofC has your institution, using your CofC email address, or submitting the manuscript from CofC's network. Carolina Consortium requests that you use your institutional email address. 

More information about the Springer Nature Read & Publish deal is available on the Information for Authors page.

Data

Springer Nature Read & Publish Institutional Summary

Provides a campus overview of open access publishing in Springer Nature journals. These statistics are updated quarterly. 

Springer Nature open access FAQ

When did the Springer Nature Read & Publish deal become available and how long will it last?

College of Charleston Libraries entered the Springer Nature Read & Publish deal in 2024. The publish component has been available since February 2024. The Libraries will likely remain in the deal through 2026. The estimated number of Springer Nature open access publishing vouchers to be shared among the Carolina Consortium members are:

  • calendar year 2024: 522 vouchers
  • calendar year 2025: 538 vouchers
  • calendar year 2026: 554 vouchers

 

With the Springer Nature Read & Publish which Creative Commons license will my article be published under?

Your open access article will be published under the CC BY/ CC BY-NC Creative Commons license. Important to know about this type of license is that copyright remains with you. You may learn more about Creative Commons licensing on the Copyright, Fair Use, & Creative Commons guide. 

 

Does Springer Nature have a guide detailing the process for publishing my paper open access?

Yes! Springer Nature's Transformative Agreements for Authors electronic pamphlet details the publishing process step-by-step.

 

Have additional questions about publishing open access with Springer Nature? 

Contact Allison Jones, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian, at jonesak@cofc.edu.