
Frontiers news
30 Sep 2020
Manchester Metropolitan University joins the Jisc – Frontiers national open access framework agreement
We are delighted to announce that Manchester Metropolitan University has formed an open access publishing agreement under the national agreement in the UK agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. Manchester Metropolitan University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University has agreed to become another participating organization of the Jisc-Frontiers national agreement. Under this scheme, Manchester Metropolitan University Library cover a discount on article processing charges (APCs) for eligible articles by its researchers published in any Frontiers journal and with a simplified and streamlined process. Manchester Metropolitan University and its authors will benefit from a discount on APCs for articles covered by this agreement as well as improved insight into open access uptake and expenditures through detailed reports provided by Frontiers. This agreement will further encourage Manchester Metropolitan University’s authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for authors: Eligible articles by default are articles by corresponding authors affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University and where the article is expected to be submitted toward the REF. To submit your […]