[The Company of Biologists](https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/?utm_source=UKSG&amp;utm_medium=booth&amp;utm_campaign=library-hub) 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](https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/participating-institutions/?utm_source=UKSG&amp;utm_medium=booth&amp;utm_campaign=participating-institutions) which enables corresponding authors to publish Open Access research articles without charge. [Over 200 institutions in 16 countries](https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/participating-institutions/?utm_source=UKSG&amp;utm_medium=booth&amp;utm_campaign=participating-institutions) and [five library consortia ](https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/library-consortia/?utm_source=UKSG&amp;utm_medium=booth&amp;utm_campaign=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 &amp; 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:

[Learn more about our Read & Publish initiative](https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/?utm_source=UKSG&amp;utm_medium=booth&amp;utm_campaign=RandP)

[Visit our Library Hub](https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/?utm_source=UKSG&utm_medium=booth&utm_campaign=library-hub) 

[Sign-up to receive our librarian news alert](https://www.biologists.com/library%20%0A-hub/librarian-news-alerts/?utm_source=UKSG&utm_medium=booth&utm_campaign=news-alerts)

[Download our Read & Publish flier](https://www.biologists.com/wp-content/uploads/Read-Publish-flier.pdf?utm_source=UKSG&utm_medium=booth&utm_campaign=Read-Publish-flier)

[Download our Read & Publish slide deck](https://www.biologists.com/wp-content/uploads/Read-Publish-initiative-from-The-Company-of-Biologists-January-2021.pdf?utm_source=UKSG&utm_medium=booth&utm_campaign=Read-Publish-slides)

Video: The benefits of our Read & Publish initiative for libraries 

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Video: Implementing Open Access agreements: The view from a not-for-profit publisher
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The Company of Biologists

The UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021 will be held online for the first time. The event is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts a large number of delegates each year from around the world - librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. The conference combines high-quality plenary presentations, lightning talks and breakout sessions with virtual social events and a major online trade exhibition.



UKSG Annual Conference 2021

 UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts a large number of delegates each year from around the world - librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. 

UKSG Annual Conference 2021

UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts a large number of delegates each year from around the world - librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries.

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