Michigan State University Libraries recently became the first U.S. institution to enter into a Read and Publish agreement with leading global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ. 

This exclusive agreement allows corresponding authors who are affiliated with MSU uncapped ability to publish their primary research open access in all BMJ journals at no cost to the author. Associated open access publishing fees will be covered in full by MSU Libraries. BMJ publishes over 65 medical and allied science titles including The BMJ, BMJ Case Reports, the BMJ Premier Collection journals and the BMJ gold open access journals. This agreement also allows all MSU affiliates access to the content published in these journals.

“We are thrilled to be the first U.S. institution to sign a Read and Publish agreement with BMJ,” said Interim Dean of MSU Libraries Terri Miller. “This is an excellent opportunity to expand our already robust OA program and to make meaningful connections with other institutions whose values align with those of MSU Libraries, which in this case includes increasing opportunities for authors to publish open access to advance accessibility and inclusion in knowledge-sharing.”

MSU Libraries Head of Collections Strategies Susan Kendall expressed enthusiasm about the contract in the context of MSU Libraries’ values. “This agreement with BMJ is an important one for health sciences. We believe that, by providing unlimited open access publishing in all BMJ journals, we provide opportunities for the work of MSU’s researchers and healthcare professionals to have the greatest impact for the widest community possible, which fits well with our mission to ‘advance knowledge and transform lives.’”

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