Jisc and the publications division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) announce the renewal of their agreement supporting scientific researchers in the UK.
The agreement will continue to provide participating institutions full reading access to ACS journals and seamless open access publishing services throughout 2025 and 2026.
Anna Vernon, head of research licensing, Jisc, says:
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement with ACS that enables researchers at our members’ institutions to publish open access across all ACS journals.
“This is a welcome step forward, but we recognise that more needs to be done to ensure that researchers – both in the UK and globally – can openly share their findings. Open research is essential to fostering collaboration, accelerating innovation, and addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
“We welcome the renewed partnership with ACS and the opportunity to continue exploring how we can further advance open research and ensure that the benefits of research are shared widely and equitably.”
James Baldini, vice president of global sales, ACS Publications Division, adds:
“We’re excited to renew this agreement which has been a great success story supporting UK researchers in their world-class research activities.
“In recent years, our partnership with Jisc has enabled more than 99% of all eligible papers from Jisc-subscribing institutions in ACS journals to be published Gold open access, and we look forward to continuing to support this community.”
The full details of this renewed agreement are available on the Jisc license subscriptions manager.
