John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), the Austrian Academic
Library Consortium (KEMÖ) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) today
announced a three-year combined open access publication and subscription
agreement. This transformative agreement will provide researchers and
students at 22 institutions affiliated with KEMÖ access to all
subscription journals published by Wiley. Corresponding authors from
KEMÖ-affiliated institutions will also be able to publish unlimited open
access articles in Wiley’s hybrid journals at no charge to the author.
Brigitte Kromp, University of Vienna, Head of the Austrian Central
Library for Physics and Chemistry Library and mandatee for Open Access
in the Austrian Academic Library Consortium commented: “We are very
pleased to make another significant step towards making Austrian
research open access. We were looking for a transitional agreement that
can maximise these opportunities while continuing to access Wiley’s
journals. The agreement ticks all these boxes and aligns with our
strategic goals.”
Over the lifetime of the agreement, KEMÖ, the FWF and Wiley will monitor
and assess the arrangement to ensure that it continues to meet the needs
and strategic goals of the Austrian Higher Education Sector and the FWF.
Susanne Tremml, Head Office of the Austrian Academic Library Consortium,
stated: “We are happy that after several agreements with an open access
component in place, the consortium is now able to offer this possibility
for its members with Wiley. The agreed open access workflow for authors,
libraries and the publisher will facilitate effortless managing. We are
looking forward to seeing an additional boost in open access
publications in Austria.”
Katharina Rieck, representative of the FWF and responsible for open
access, emphasised: "The agreement has shown that constructive
cooperation between publishers, libraries and funding organisations can
lead to a result that benefits everyone, but especially researchers. The
FWF hopes that this example will be followed by more publishers soon in
order to increase openness of results of publicly funded research."
To ensure that all eligible researchers and students benefit from the
new agreement with KEMÖ and the FWF, Wiley continues to invest in new
technology, including new enhancements to the Author
Services platform. Upon article acceptance, eligible authors at
KEMÖ-affiliated institutions will automatically be identified and
notified of the opportunity to publish open access at no cost. There are
also clear reminders and further eligibility checks throughout Author
Services to help guide authors in taking advantage of the agreement.
These functionalities create a seamless experience for affiliated
authors, allowing them to easily publish open access through OnlineOpen,
Wiley's hybrid open access option.
Liz Ferguson, VP Editorial Development, remarked: “We are
delighted to have reached this agreement with KEMÖ and the FWF. Eligible
Authors at KEMÖ-affiliated institutions can now publish with open access
for accepted articles in our hybrid journals and all researchers are
also able to access all subscription journal content published by
Wiley. We remain committed to working with our institutional customers
and authors to offer flexible models and academic choice for their
research and publications.”
About the Austrian Academic Library Consortium (KEMÖ)
The Austrian Academic Library Consortium (KEMÖ) is coordinating
acquisition and management of electronic resources including usage
rights for its 57 member institutions, from Research Institutes, Private
and Universities of Applied Sciences to large Universities. Since 2014
open access is one of the main focuses of the Consortium and it is
therefore collaborating in several national and international open
access initiatives. The Head Office of KEMÖ is a department of the
Austrian Library Network and Services Ltd (Österr. Bibliothekenverbund
und Service GmbH) and is situated in Vienna. The website of KEMÖ can be
accessed at www.konsortien.at.
About the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria’s central funding
organisation for basic research. Applying international quality
benchmarks, the FWF provides funding for outstanding research projects
and excellent researchers who work to generate, broaden and deepen
scientific knowledge. The FWF has been a strong supporter of open access
for more than a decade and coordinator of the Open Access Network
Austria (OANA).
About Wiley
Wiley, a global research and learning company, helps people and
organizations develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our
online scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, combined
with our digital learning, assessment and certification solutions help
universities, learned societies, businesses, governments and individuals
increase the academic and professional impact of their work. For more
than 210 years, we have delivered consistent performance to our
stakeholders. The company's website can be accessed at www.wiley.com.
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