The Company of Biologists
The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community.
We partner with libraries and library consortia to enable biologists worldwide to access our leading peer-reviewed subscription journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology. We also offer institutions a cost-neutral transition to Open Access through our new Read & Publish initiative which enables corresponding authors to publish Open Access research articles without charge. Over 200 institutions in 16 countries and five library consortia are now participating.
We have a long-standing and ongoing commitment to Open Access. We publish two OA journals: Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. We were one of the first not-for-profit publishers to offer institutions a cost-neutral transition to OA through our Read & Publish initiative and we were the first publisher to be awarded Transformative Journal status by Plan S.
Join us on Zoom:
Preprints, sustainable conferencing, cost-neutral Read & Publish agreements and more: join our informal 15-minute Zoom sessions to find out more about how we work with libraries and researchers to support excellence in science.
Monday 12 April, 12:15pm
Read & Publish Open Access agreements: The view from a not-for-profit publisher
From opportunities to challenges, get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the first 18 months of our cost-neutral Read & Publish initiative.
Claire Moulton, Publisher, The Company of Biologists
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88213425672?pwd=d1NCb1ZKeTJBQWQ2SEdxTmpoblVZQT09
Tuesday 13 April, 12:15pm
Supporting sustainable scientific collaboration and communication
Discover how our Sustainable Conferencing Initiative can help your scientists to access resources and funding to deliver sustainable collaboration and networking.
Viktoria Lamprinaki, Sustainable Conferencing Officer, The Company of Biologists
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87551416693?pwd=dzhKc1NYL2hWQVh1SWV5am9XOHZTdz09
Wednesday 14 April, 12:15pm
The importance of preprints in scholarly communication: how your researchers can benefit
Learn why the expansion of preprint services such as PreLights presents a valuable communication opportunity for your early-career researchers.
Helen Robertson, Community Manager, preLights, The Company of Biologists.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81031493991?pwd=S1pKTURPa2E2UUZBY3pxN2t0bnNjQT09
Resources and links:
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Download our Read & Publish slide deck
Video: The benefits of our Read & Publish initiative for libraries
Video: Implementing Open Access agreements: The view from a not-for-profit publisher