Open Access Publishing

Open Access Publishing

Open Access publishing has evolved rapidly in recent years, characterized by the widespread adoption of transformative agreements and the increasing popularity of the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model. These developments reflect a broader push toward expanding the accessibility and dissemination of research, supported by a combination of institutional commitments and innovative funding models.

The Eugene McDermott Library is actively engaged in a growing number of Subscribe to Open efforts with notable academic publishers such as MIT Press and De Gruyter, using existing subscriptions to convert high-quality scholarly books and journals from license-only access to fully-open access for readers across the world. Additionally, the library has negotiated transformative agreements with five major publishers, with more to come. These “read and publish” agreements advance the library’s values of removing barriers from information access and encouraging collegial collaboration among the greater research community, while empowering UT Dallas students, faculty and staff to choose how their research output is owned and shared during the publication process.

Transformative Agreement Information for UT Dallas Authors

Transformative agreements directly impact publishing researchers at UT Dallas by: reducing or eliminating a journal’s processing and open access fees; enabling the author to choose to publish open access in either Gold or Hybrid journals; and providing the author with copyright control of their work along with choice of Creative Commons license to determine how the research may be shared. Click the button below to learn more about the agreements currently in place at UT Dallas, including author benefits, eligibility and getting started.