Springer Nature Announces Transformative Agreements in Latin America & Canada

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London | New York. |. February 8, 2022

Springer Nature has agreed to two Transformative Agreements (TAs) which further pave the way for achievable and sustainable pathways to open research in the Americas. These include the first TAs for the publisher in Canada and Colombia and follows Springer Nature’s landmark agreement with the University of California in 2020.

  • The first Transformative Agreement in Canada for members of the Federal Science Libraries Network (FSLN) helps deliver on Canada's Roadmap for Open Science to make federal scientific publications openly accessible by providing members with the ability to publish OA. The agreement starts in January 2022.
  • The Transformative Agreement with Consorcio Colombia marks a step in favor of global academic communication and the recognition of Colombian scientific capabilities in all areas of knowledge. The agreement will start in July 2022. 

Both agreements provide the ability to publish OA in over 2,000 of Springer Nature’s hybrid journals, including Springer, Palgrave and Adis portfolios.

Transformative Agreements are just one way in which Springer Nature is opening up research. In December 2021, Springer Nature became the first publisher to immediately publish one million gold OA primary research and review articles. Nearly 2.5 million authors across all academic disciplines and from around the globe have therefore been supported in making their research OA, benefiting from the increased impact, usage and reach publishing OA provides.

Full Text of Springer Nature's Announcement Available Here.

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