JMIR Publications and Jisc renew flat-fee open access agreement - Research Information

"JMIR Publications and Jisc have announced the renewal of their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement for 2026–2027.

Since its inception in 2022, the agreement is reported to have removed individual Article Processing Charges (APCs) for researchers at dozens of UK research institutions. In 2025, more than half of all UK research published in JMIR’s journals was APC-free under the model, according to the organisations. The parties also state that participating Jisc-member institutions have collectively published more than 700 articles through the agreement, reducing both administrative burden and cost pressures for researchers and libraries."