Open research isn’t just the future of research communications; it’s the here and now.
We believe that progress happens faster when research is open, transparent, verifiable and reproducible. By removing access barriers, open research findings are available to everyone, driving knowledge, discovery and invention on a global scale.
Our commitment to innovation is underpinned by our three Pillars of Open Research, which offer you the best possible publishing experience for your research and data: Open Access, Open Data and Open Practices.
Open Access
Helping researchers share their work with the world
Open Data
Maximizing the value of research
Open Practices
Focusing on transparency, collaboration, and recognition and reward in research
We are committed to facilitating faster and more effective research discovery, prioritizing open access, data and practices throughout the publishing process. Being actively involved in contributing to the research data community as an organizational member or signatory of the following initiatives helps us to fulfil this mission:
- • International Science Council: The World Data System Associate Member
- • FORCE 11 FAIR Data Principles Endorsed
- • Research Data Alliance (RDA) Organizational Member
- • ORCID Organizational Member
- • Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines Organizational Signatory
- • STM Brussels Declaration Organizational Signatory
- • Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles (JDDCP) Organizational Signatory
- • Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) Participating Publisher
- • CHORUS Member
- • DOAJ metadata indexing Publisher Supporter
- • DORA Endorsed
What do researchers think about open access?
View the key findings of our Open Research Survey, which more than 2,000 researchers responded to.
