Microbiology Society Publish and Read agreement signed with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
20 January 2025
The Microbiology Society is pleased to announce a new three year Publish and Read agreement from 2025 with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (also known as Peking Union Medical College), consistently ranked among the top medical schools in China. The Society’s model will support affiliated researchers by facilitating access to Society titles and fee-free Open Access (OA) publishing. This agreement was established in partnership with the Charlesworth Group, the Society’s representative agency in China.
For participating institutions, the Society’s Publish and Read model allows affiliated researchers:
- Uncapped Open Access publishing: corresponding authors from a Publish and Read institution can publish Open Access with no Article Processing Charges (APCs).
- Unlimited usage: any user associated with a Publish and Read institution can access the entire archive of Society content, back to 1947.
Publish and Read covers the Society’s entire portfolio, including hybrid titles Journal of General Virology, Journal of Medical Microbiology and International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology and fully Open Access titles Access Microbiology, Microbiology and Microbial Genomics.
Authors can check if their institution is signed up here.
Peter Cotgreave, Chief Executive of the Microbiology Society: “This agreement with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is an indication of our strengthening networks in China and beyond as part of our mission to champion the work of microbiologists around the world. We are delighted to welcome this established institution as one of our Publish and Read partners and look forward to supporting its researchers with full content access and simplified OA publishing.”
The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Library: “Open publishing has become an increasingly important measure to practice and promote the development of open science. The Microbiology Society, driven by open science and the Plan S initiative, has been actively experimenting and exploring new publishing and collaboration models. The Institute of Medical Information of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is also actively exploring the construction of literature resources and open publishing cooperation, and it is believed that the new open publishing cooperation with the Microbiology Society will further promote the dissemination of scientific research achievements of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and its subordinate institutes, and help promote academic exchanges and enhance the academic influence of scientific research.”
About the Microbiology Society
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It has a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, schools, and other organisations. Find out more at microbiologysociety.org.
Contact: Sarah Cooper, Journals Marketing and Development Lead, Microbiology Society – [email protected].
About the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College
CAMS and PUMC is dedicated to promoting international cooperation and would like to share its vision, progress, and knowledge with colleagues and friends worldwide by encouraging scientific exchange and joint training of young scientists and graduate students. CAMS and PUMC opens its research facilities to the international science community and supports collaborations with overseas researchers. CAMS is also exploring new ways to evaluate, support, and lead the next generation of medical researchers in China.