Open Access information

(Last updated: 25 March 2024)

The information on this page concerns journal articles.

Green OA/Self-archiving

Information on which versions can be self-archived in repositories is provided on our Author's Rights Page .

Gold OA through individual (author) APCs

Most of our journals are, at present, hybrid. We offer authors the option to make their article Open Access through payment of an APC .

Transformative Read & Publish Agreements

We have started to arrange "Read &  Publish" deals with institutions with the purpose to transform our journals into OA journals. Here you'll find an up-to-date list of agreements .

We are proud to announce that we have come to agreements with Jisc, Bibsam, and CAUL [press release].

Institutions interested in discussing such a Read & Publish arrangement can contact us at openaccessbenjamins.nl.

We developed our R&P offer on the basis of the 'Smooth Transition Model' which was proposed by Nina Schönfelder (University of Bielefeld). For background information:

• Schönfelder, N. (2020). Proposal for a new model of transformative agreements: A smooth transition from subscriptions to APCs. Discussion Paper, Bielefeld.
• UKSG 2022 presentation we did together with Nina Schönfelder : slides (PDF) / video-recording

The model is based on a single, transparent calculation that balances the subscription fees, APCs, and an offset for the total amount of Open Access journal articles, to establish a gradual shift using the offset as a pivot.

Example quotation for Institution X in the September 2023 for subscription year 2024:

• Institution X has 20 subscriptions at subscription fees of € 5000 in total, according to the 2024 list prices
• On average over the preceding three full years (2020-2022), corresponding authors from Institution X have published 5 articles per year in any of the Benjamins journals (not limited to the subscribed journals).
• JB Open Access factor: in 2022, 10% of all JB journal articles were Open Access
• APC is € 1800

Advantages:

• Fits with subscription renewal process
• No cap on published OA journal articles per year
• Built-in offset for participating institutions
• Transparent: the same formula for all agreements, based on known publication and subscription data
• Corresponding authors only need to ensure they include their correct affiliation; when the article enters the production process, we will check automatically whether any of the R&P deals applies
• Librians/institutional OA officers do not need to approve each article (but this can be set up if desired)

John Benjamins participates in the OA Switchboard , founded by OASPA in 2020, providing community-based infrastructure to streamline communication and facilitate reporting between publishers and institutions on OA publication-level information.