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.