Open access in 2024
We want to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world, to help solve urgent challenges. We can do this faster and for the widest benefit when science is open: transparent, trustworthy, equitable, accessible and available to all to use, reuse and build on. The foundation for this is open access (OA), which we significantly advanced in 2024.
50%
of primary research (240k+ articles) published
6.3
Citations per OA article, 34% more than our closest pure OA competitor
796
OA books published
68
New OA journal launches, including 3 Cureus titles
57%
of our SDG-related articles were OA
Open access milestones
We have championed the value and impact of OA for more than 20 years.
How we are driving OA through transformative agreements
We believe the best way to support an equitable transition to OA globally and at scale is through transformative agreements (TAs), which we have been pioneering since 2015. TAs are typically agreed at a country or consortium level and, for a single fee, enable participating institutions to combine journal subscription access along with OA publication costs.
66
TAs worldwide
22
New TAs in 2024
3,700+
Institutions covered
56k+
OA articles published under TAs in 2024, an increase of 24%