New 'Publish & Read' consortium with the Microbiology Society

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Agreement enables Open Access publishing for German research institutions.

From 2025, around 400 member institutions and 2,000 hospitals in Germany will be able to participate in the consortium. Participation will enable unlimited Open Access publishing without article processing charges (APCs), including in the OA journals Access Microbiology, Microbiology and Microbial Genomics. The agreement also includes full access to the Society's archive, which dates back to 1947. The initiative aims to provide German microbiologists with easier access to high-quality, cost-effective scientific publications.

The Microbiology Society is one of the largest microbiological societies in Europe. The 'Publish and Read' agreement negotiated by ZB MED will run for three years.

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ZB MED is supported by the Federal Ministry of Health

The Federal Ministry of Health is a sponsor of ZB MED on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

The robust, well-established partnership between ZB MED and the University of Cologne covers research, teaching and the provision of information. The Scientific Director of ZB MED also holds a professorship at the Medical Faculty.

ZB MED is sponsered by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia is sponsoring ZB MED.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

A joint professorship is just one example of the cooperation between ZB MED and the University of Bonn in the fields of research and teaching. ZB MED’s Bonn site is located on the Poppelsdorf campus.

ZB MED advocates Open Access

ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

ZB MED’s cooperation with TH Köln focuses on providing qualifications in information and data science through joint professorships and other strategies.

ZB MED is a member of DataCite

DataCite is an international not-for-profit organisation that offers services and know-how relating to the management, referencing and citation of research data.

ZB MED and Bielefeld University have signed a cooperation agreement

The objective is to work together to provide complementary information services for the life sciences.

ZB MED advocates equality

ZB MED received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for successfully implementing equality in its staffing structure and personnel policies.

ZB MED is one of over 30 partners in the LFV Open Science

The network is committed to the research and development of working methods, infrastructures, and tools of Open Science.

ZB MED is a member of DAFA.

The "Deutsche Agrarfoschungsallianz" aims to improve the performance, transparency and international visibility of German agricultural research. It is a joint project of German agricultural research.

ZB MED is committed to the principles of Libraries4Future.

Climate protection, sustainability, responsibility, social solidarity.

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InfoCenter

INFORMATION.

KNOWLEDGE. LIFE.

Equal opportunities and diversity honoured

Remote access: 22 e-books from Hogrefe available

Franziska Fischer

ZB MED commemorates the death of Christian Jung