JMIR Publications and Jisc announce open access agreement

JMIR Publications, a leading publisher of digital health research, and Jisc, have entered a two-year pilot agreement offering member institutions unlimited open access (OA) publishing in the growing JMIR family of journals for a flat fee. This agreement is an important step to preserve author choice in light of increasing consolidation within the publishing ecosystem, allowing UK institutions to support both their researchers and independent OA publishing in the rapidly-growing digital health space. The collaboration between JMIR and Jisc – incorporating feedback from consortium members – has produced a deal that combines a seamless process for authors and value in article processing charges (APCs) for librarians, while encouraging innovation. In addition to a simple pathway to publication in high-impact journals and quality copyediting offered to all JMIR authors, institutions enrolling in the agreement will also benefit from: Immediate compliance with funder mandates including Research Excellence Framework (REF) Unlimited publishing in Year 1  Optional enrollment in Plan P (including free unlimited review of preprints) Annual APC capped APC increase for the length of the agreement Straightforward reporting on spend/publications (with the optional use of the OA Switchboard)