De Gruyter Brill is pleased to announce a series of new open access agreements and partnerships, reaffirming its dedication to enhancing accessibility and advancing the impact of scholarly research.
Diamond OA expansion
De Gruyter Brill is expanding its diamond open access program through 2025 and 2026 with 5 new journals signed this year and more on the horizon. These journals are free to read and free to publish in, thanks to collaborations with libraries, funders, authors, and scholarly societies. The diamond open access model is particularly valuable for journals in the humanities and social sciences, where traditional open access funding mechanisms are less common.
Book publishing with Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Digital Library has extended an existing agreement to support open access book publishing with De Gruyter Brill. Authors affiliated with De Gruyter and Brill now benefit from open access book funding through the Max Planck Digital Library. De Gruyter Brill is a leading publisher of open access books, having published over 500 frontlist titles in 2024 and more than 5,000 open access books in total.
Subscribe to Open journal transitions
As previously announced, De Gruyter Brill is transitioning an additional 58 journals to open access through Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) in 2025. This sustainable and equitable model enables the transition of subscription journals to open access one year at a time. By leveraging existing library subscriptions rather than author-facing publication fees (APCs), S2O ensures fair and inclusive access for researchers worldwide.
Transformative agreements
In addition, De Gruyter Brill has secured 13 new transformative agreements with leading academic institutions and consortia globally, including the Norwegian consortium SIKT, the JULAC consortium in China, the University of Erfurt, and various institutions in the United States. More than 800 institutions now enjoy both reading and publishing access to De Gruyter and Brill journals. Combined with the S2O model, these agreements support the transition of hybrid journals to open access without imposing costs on authors.
“These new and expanded initiatives represent a continued effort to enhance and shape the future of academic publishing – one that prioritizes accessibility, equity, and innovation,” comments Chief Publishing Officer Maurits van den Boogert.
Chief Publishing Officer Manuela Gerlof adds: “As open access becomes the standard for scholarly communication, De Gruyter Brill remains dedicated to supporting the academic community through new partnerships and innovative models. We are delighted and proud that a growing number of both long-term and new partners are enabling us to transition to open access together. We look forward to many more exciting conversations in 2025.”
