UNAM researchers supported to publish open access articles in over 2,400 Taylor & Francis journals
UNAM Central Library. Photo by Daniel Uribarren on Unsplash
Three-year OA agreement aims to boost the global reach and impact of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México research
The global impact of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) research is set to increase under a new open access (OA) agreement with publisher Taylor & Francis. The three-year partnership will enable UNAM researchers to publish OA articles in more than 2,400 journals.
OA publishing supports UNAM’s ambition to be a leading international hub of excellence in research and innovation, through fostering collaboration and ensuring the latest work can be freely accessed by researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide.
Taylor & Francis’ first ‘read & publish’ agreement in Mexico maintains the academic community’s reading access to the full range journals and introduces a new route to open up the latest research. Articles published OA under the agreement in Taylor & Francis and Routledge Open Select (hybrid) and full open access journals will be immediately available to readers everywhere.
The agreement is expected to particularly benefit research in fields where there is otherwise limited funding for open access publishing charges.
Antonio Sánchez, from the General Directorate of Libraries and Digital Information Services (DGBSDI) at UNAM, said: “Through this agreement, our university seeks to support its researchers to exempt them from paying fees for open access publishing, as well as, more importantly, to broaden the national and international audience and impact of their scientific and cultural contribution”.
Jeff Voci, Senior Vice President & Commercial Lead – Americas at Taylor & Francis, added: “One of the oldest universities in the Americas, UNAM is a world-class research institution with impactful programs across diverse areas, from artificial intelligence and nanoscience to renewable energy and health. I’m delighted that our new OA partnership will enable much more of this vital work to be read and built upon by researchers around the globe.”
Taylor & Francis is a leading open research publisher, working with institutions, societies and consortia around the world to design solutions that achieve their open goals. UNAM joins over 1,000 institutions supporting their researchers to publish OA through a Taylor & Francis agreement, including more than 100 institutions in the Americas.
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About UNAM
Founded in 1910 as the National University of Mexico, this university inherited the buildings and educational functions of the former Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, created in the 16th century. Later, with the achievement of its autonomy in 1929, it would complete its current name as the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). It has the largest student matriculation of all Latin American universities and stands out in the national and Latin American sphere for its scientific and cultural production in all areas of knowledge.
About Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis supports diverse communities of experts, researchers and knowledge makers around the world to accelerate and maximize the impact of their work. We are a leader in our field, publish across all disciplines and have one of the largest Humanities and Social Sciences portfolios. Our expertise, built on an academic publishing heritage of over 200 years, advances trusted knowledge that fosters human progress.
Our 2,500+ people, based in a global network of offices in more than 15 countries, use their skills and the latest technology to curate, validate and share impactful advanced, emergent and applied knowledge. Under the Taylor & Francis, Routledge and F1000 imprints, we publish 2,700 journals, 8,000 new books each year and partner with more than 700 scholarly societies.
Taylor & Francis is proud to be a Global Certified Accessible™ publisher and to have achieved CarbonNeutral® certification for our operations and print publications in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
Contact
UNAM: Antonio Sánchez Pereyra (asanchezp@dgb.unam.mx)
Taylor & Francis: Mark Robinson (mark.robinson@tandf.co.uk)