Transformational Agreements - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL Press) is exploring new types of online licensing arrangements with research institutions and libraries that build upon access to its collection of leading journals by incorporating an Open Access research publishing program for authors. These agreements combine, in a single annual payment, a “Read” fee for full access to the complete collection of CSHL Press subscription journals and a pre-set “Publish” fee for corresponding authors of accepted papers in all of its journals, including those which are currently fully Open Access. The goal, over time, is to maintain the highest standards of publishing in the biological sciences while reducing the reliance on traditional subscriptions and expanding the output of Open Access research.