Along with all other UK HE Institutions, the University’s Read and Publish Deal with ACS will finish at the end of December 2024. Jisc have been working during 2024 to negotiate a new deal on behalf of UK HE Institutions, including the UEA. These discussions will now continue into 2025.
While Jisc and ACS work on this deal, ACS have confirmed “grace access” until 31st January 2025, to be extended if negotiations continue.
However, the workflow for publishing during this grace period is unclear. Therefore, if you are planning on publishing in an ACS journal, please get in touch with the Open Research team: openresearch@uea.ac.uk to discuss your next steps.
While the negotiations progress, UEA Library and Open Access teams, continue to develop contingency plans in case an agreement cannot be reached.
Access to read journal articles:
Reading list content for students via Talis reading lists will be maintained.
For your individual study and research, we have a team who can work with you to get materials for you by alternative means.
When searching for articles we can provide access to content via these routes:
Search for the article title on Library Search, if the full text is not available request it via Interlending.
OR
Download the Lean Library browser extension – this will guide you to where we have access to journal articles and if we don’t have access will prompt you to request the item by Interlending. For more information download Lean Library.
If you have queries regarding accessing content, please get in touch: eservices@uea.ac.uk
Publishing in ACS Journals:
If you are planning on publishing in an ACS journal - please get in touch with the Open Research team: openresearch@uea.ac.uk to discuss the options available.
The Library has been working on contingency plans for this eventuality. These include plans for publishing and access to journals online for the short, medium and long term.
