Taylor & Francis is delighted to announce the launch of ‘Pledge to Open’, a new collaborative funding open access books initiative, in conjunction with Jisc and other international member partners, to ensure the widest possible dissemination and impact of our research book titles. The ‘Pledge to Open’ pilot aims to transform 70 front list research book titles into open access.
Taylor & Francis’ driving mission is to foster human progress through knowledge, and this innovative pilot is centered around seven key issue-based collections, drawing on the interdisciplinary strengths within both Humanities and Social Sciences, and STEM, of the Routledge and CRC Press imprints.
‘Pledge to Open’ is designed to support open access at the point of publication, thereby maximising the opportunity for these books to reach a wide and diverse audience and drive real world impact.
Each collection will showcase 10 cutting edge research titles on a key global issue. The collections are as follows:
Green Renewable Energy
Climate Change
Pandemic
Women’s Health and Rights
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Race and Racism
Populism and Extremism
Participating institutions can choose which collection or collections they would like to pledge for and pay a one-off fee per collection to support its transformation to open access. In return, they receive perpetual unlimited multi-user access for the titles of the collections they pledge for, irrespective of any funding thresholds being met for this pilot.
‘Pledge to Open’ is designed to ensure that open access book content is free to read and free to publish for the author and increase participation for a wider international audience. The Pilot aims to be the first step towards building a sustainable and affordable collective funding model in Taylor & Francis’s Open Access Book Publishing Programme. As a pilot, we are keen to hear feedback from all stakeholders as we develop the model and ensure a continued successful move to open for our research book titles.
Interested in pledging support? Please fill out the form or contact [email protected]
Based in the Americas? Please contact Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research [email protected]
Pledging starts in July 2023 and finishes in July 2024
The pilot is open worldwide
Seven key issue-based collections from the Routledge and CRC Press imprints
Each collection includes 10 forthcoming titles which will be made OA according to funding targets per collection
There will be a mixture of HSS and STEM titles in most collections. The composition will vary per collection depending on the subject matter of the collection
Pledging amounts are based on banding levels, offering a more equitable solution for all institutions to fully participate and support open access
Each participating institution/library will have perpetual unlimited multi-user access to all titles of the collection/s they pledge for regardless of any funding targets
Participation in more than one collection is possible and a tiered discount offer is available for multiple collection pledges
Participation prices range per collection depending on the mixture of HSS and STEM content
The funding target will be supported via the pledges from institutions and consortia worldwide
If the funding target is met, all 10 titles within the collection will be published Open Access
If the funding target is not met, the number of titles published in Open Access will be reduced accordingly. For example, if only 60% of the funding target to make all 10 titles Open Access in a collection is achieved, then 6 titles will be published OA instead.
Taylor & Francis will proceed with publishing any titles OA if the funding level reached is more than 50% per collection
The full title selection for each collection will be announced by the end of the pledging period (July 2024). We aim to gradually announce titles as and when each collection reaches the funding threshold Collection pricing (GBP) and HSS/STEM ratio quick link
Each collection has a separate price point which reflects its composition of HSS and STEM titles
Participation in more than one collection is possible and a tiered discount offer is available