Chronos

"What is Chronos? 

Chronos is a new service for Gates-funded researchers co-developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Chronos simplifies and manages the process of publishing under the Gates Foundation's Open Access Policy terms. Watch this video overview of what you'll experience using Chronos.

How does it work?

Gates-funded researchers and Gates employees will use this service to help manage the open access publishing process. They can search for journals offering open access options and submit their articles directly to the publisher. Chronos takes care of publisher payment processing, the foundation's compliancy checks, and tracking publishing activity along with its impact. We want our grantees and employees to focus on the research – not the process of publishing research.

Why are we doing this?

Open access to research accelerates our impact and means more lives saved and improved. The Gates Foundation adopted its Open Access Policy because broad and rapid dissemination of the research we fund is crucial for accelerating innovations as we work to reduce inequity and empower the poorest people to transform their lives.

Why is this service only available to Gates grantees and employees?

While Chronos is currently available to Gates grantees and employees, we've built the service to scale to other funders and institutions. We anticipate making Chronos available to a wider audience in the next year...."