ResearchGate

Today we are announcing that #ResearchGate now has 25 million registered members, and we want to say thank you to all of the world’s #scientists and #researchers who make #ResearchGate what it is today! 🎉2️⃣5️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🎉 So, who are our members? #ResearchGate’s members come from all over the world, connecting and collaborating across borders, and representing the world’s global #ResearchCommunity. Our members specialize in more than 500 individual fields of study, 87 Nobel Laureates are members, and the top disciplines represented are #Engineering, #Medicine, #Biology, #ComputerScience, #Chemistry, and #Physics. In terms of output, more than 160 million publication pages are discoverable on #ResearchGate, providing real-world benefits to the people who make up the 130 million visits we see every month. To our members: Thank you for being a part of #ResearchGate, and thank you for your continuing dedication to #science. 🙏

📣 The Royal Society strengthens their ResearchGate platform presence with Journal Home’s new Open Access Agreement Upgrade. Royal Society Publishing, part of the UK’s national #scienceacademy and publisher of the oldest scientific journal in continuous existence in the world, began the pilot phase of their partnership with ResearchGate in 2022 with the inclusion of 2 journals. Within the first 6 months, they saw a 64% increase in usage of their article content. Following this success, they expanded the partnership to include their full portfolio of journals in Journal Home in May 2024 and we're thrilled to see them further expanding the collaboration just 7 months later. The Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU) will support Royal Society Publishing in driving greater awareness and uptake of #OpenAccess publishing in their journals by providing: 📊 In-depth data that helps the publisher identify active and relevant researchers at participating institutions 📩 A contextual messaging framework, enabling them to deliver messaging tailored to the individual journal that a researcher is engaging with on ResearchGate 🤝 Continuous engagement with researchers throughout the research lifecycle 📈 Unique reporting and analytics to measure the reach and effectiveness of their open access agreements “We’ve continued to engage new and existing researcher communities throughout our Journal Home partnership, growing global readership and authorship in our journals. We are excited to now also harness the unique capabilities of OAAU to help eligible researchers publish open access in our journals, without worrying about if they have funding,” said Graham Anderson, Head of Sales & Marketing. “We're committed to making it as easy as possible for our authors to choose open access and benefit from the increased reach and engagement that this brings. Growing awareness of researchers’ eligibility for funding through the OAAU is key to achieving this.” To learn more about the partnership expansion, see the link in comments. #ResearchGate #STEM #RoyalSociety #Research #OpenScience #Science

🙌 We are delighted to announce that the Journal Home partnership between ResearchGate and Sage, a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement, will now cover 90 journals, including a set of hybrid titles and their entitled content for the first time, as well as activating the Open Access Agreement Upgrade. The agreement will see a diverse selection of Sage’s open access and hybrid journals seamlessly syndicated onto the ResearchGate platform and available to its 25m+ researcher members around the world. Participating Sage journals will now benefit from: 👥 Increased brand visibility and dedicated journal profiles 📖 Boosted usage and authorship from the international researcher community 💡 Enhanced understanding of each journal’s impact, connections, and communities The partnership also activates Journal Home’s new Open Access Agreement Upgrade, a powerful new feature that helps publishers reach researchers eligible for funding support through Sage’s open access agreements. The OAAU will provide participating Sage journals with: 🗣️ Unprecedented ability to reach and inform relevant researchers about their eligibility 📨 Targeted messaging relevant to specific Sage journals 📈 Unique reporting and analytics to measure the volume and effectiveness of messaging “Sage has been collaborating with ResearchGate for over a year, and in that time Journal Home has boosted the visibility of our journals among new global audiences of authors and readers,” said Jane Makoff, GLobal VP of Marketing. “The OAAU also now gives us a highly targeted way to engage with eligible researchers at the right time for them, which will empower authors to choose open access without the challenge of identifying funding.” To learn more about the partnership, see the link in comments. #OpenScience #ResearchGate #OpenAccess #Research #Sage

📣 We are pleased to announce that ResearchGate and Canadian Science Publishing, Canada's largest, not-for-profit publisher of peer-reviewed science journals, have expanded CSP’s Journal Home partnership to include the innovative Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU). The OAAU is a new Journal Home feature that will enable CSP to identify and communicate with researchers who are eligible for publishing through their open access agreements with libraries and consortia. CSP’s complete portfolio of 22 journals will now benefit from: 💡 A unique understanding of the number of relevant researchers in eligible institutions 🌟 Unprecedented ability to reach and inform authors about funding eligibility 📨 Targeted messaging relevant to specific CSP journals 📈 Sophisticated reporting and analytics measuring the volume and effectiveness of messaging CSP have already benefitted from the OAAU, having reached 24% of all eligible users in 100% of relevant institutions after just four weeks of being live. “CSP is committed to advancing open access and open science in Canada and beyond,” said Elaine Stott, Chief Executive Officer at CSP. “To sustain and expand our open access initiatives, effective communication with the research community is key. By incorporating Journal Home’s Open Access Agreement Upgrade into our journal portfolio, we can deliver personalised messaging to the right researchers that helps them easily identify their eligibility for publishing open access under our read-and-publish agreements in the journals they are already engaging with.” To learn more about the partnership, see the link in comments. #OpenScience #ResearchGate #OpenAccess #Research

📣 We are excited to announce that Rockefeller University Press, a department of Rockefeller University that publishes groundbreaking research in the life sciences and biomedicine, seek to continue their Journal Home partnership with ResearchGate after a successful pilot programme with the Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU). The OAAU for Journal Home is an innovative new feature facilitating the communication of highly relevant and timely open access publishing opportunities to researchers covered by RUP’s read-and-publish agreements. RUP’s Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Experimental Medicine, and Journal of General Physiology now have the ability to: 💡 Cultivate a highly developed understanding of relevant researcher communities on ResearchGate 🎯 Connecting RUP journals to relevant researchers 👨💻 Engage with individual researchers about RUP’s read-and-publish agreements throughout their publishing cycle 📊 Access sophisticated analytics to measure the volume and effectiveness of messaging RUP is already seeing strong results through the OAAU, continuously reaching researchers in more than 80% of the institutions covered by their agreements within just the first three months. “Our Journal Home partnership with ResearchGate has helped us reach new readers and authors worldwide, and the OAAU is the next stage in engaging with these communities and those covered by our read-and-publish deals,” said Miguel Peralta, RUP Institutional Sales Manager. “We are excited to see how the OAAU enables us to fuel open access growth going forward.” To learn more about the partnership, see the link in comments. #ResearchGate #Research #OpenScience #OpenAccess #LifeSciences #Biomedicine

🤝 We are delighted to announce a new Journal Home partnership between ResearchGate and American Academy of Pediatrics, the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. All 6 AAP journals, including their new OA journal Pediatrics Open Science, will now benefit from increased discoverability and visibility on the ResearchGate platform through its 25m+ researcher members. The 6 journals will also benefit from: 📔 Dedicated journal profiles providing key information and content from the journals 💡 Unique insights into the journals’ communities 🌐 Elevated awareness of AAP journal brands with global researchers 👨💻 Increased readership and authorship As part of the partnership, articles will be automatically added to author’s ResearchGate profiles, so AAP journal article authors can expect to see boosted research engagement and recognition, more opportunities for meaningful author-reader contact, and sophisticated metrics on readership and citations. “ResearchGate’s Journal Home provides a new opportunity for the AAP to grow the global reach and visibility of research published in our journals,” said Mark Grimes, Vice President of Publishing for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Joining this community of journals offers our readers and potential authors new ways to forge connections and engage with one another.” To learn more about the partnership, see the link in comments. #ResearchGate #Research #OpenScience #OpenAccess #Pediatrics #Paediatrics

📣 We are pleased to announce a new Journal Home agreement between ResearchGate and The MIT Press, one of the world’s largest and most distinguished university presses. The agreement will see Journal Home activated for a range of MIT Press’ open access and hybrid titles – making them available to ResearchGate’s membership of 25m+ researchers. The MIT Press journals will now benefit from: 📔 A dedicated journal profile, providing key information and content from the journal 💡 Unique insights into the journals’ communities 📈 Increasing volume of international researchers reading and publishing with these titles Authors publishing work in the journals will benefit from: 👤 Their articles automatically uploaded to their ResearchGate profiles 📊 Valuable insights into the demographics of their readership 👩👩👧👧 A deeper understanding of who is reading, citing and engaging with their work “Part of our MIT Press mission is to lead by pushing the boundaries of scholarly publishing,” said Nick Lindsay, Director of Journals and Open Access at the MIT Press. “By utilising ResearchGate’s global online network of researchers through Journal Home, we can ensure the broadest possible access and audience for our authors’ work. We look forward to gaining a deeper understanding of how readers are engaging with our journals and growing our authorship through Journal Home.” To learn more about the partnership, see the link in comments. #OpenScience #ResearchGate #OpenAccess #Neuroscience #Linguistics #Computation #Research

We are thrilled to announce a new Journal Home partnership between ResearchGate and IMR Press, a publisher of #OpenAccess peer-reviewed journals. This collaboration covers IMR Press’ complete portfolio of 9 journals which will be available to ResearchGate’s 25 million+ researcher members, supporting IMR Press’ mission to increase global reach and readership. “IMR Press strives to provide the best service for researchers, so we’re pleased to partner with ResearchGate as Journal Home will help to maximise the impact and global visibility of our journals,” said David Zhu, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IMR Press. “We look forward to developing a greater understanding about the community engaging with our journals, and building our authorship through this engagement.” Journal Home will increase usage of IMR published articles and grow international authorship for the journals by connecting the journals with relevant researchers internationally. Authors in all IMR Press journals will also benefit from Journal Home, with their articles automatically added to their ResearchGate profiles and gaining unique insights into who is engaging with their content. To learn more about the partnership, see the link in comments. #Scientists #OpenScience #OAJournals #ResearchGate #OpenAccess

AIP Publishing expand their Journal Home coverage and add new Open Access Agreement Upgrade! We’re excited to announce AIP Publishing, the publishing division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has recently expanded their Journal Home partnership! All AIP Publishing journals will now benefit from increased visibility, usage and authorship through Journal Home. This latest expansion also includes Journal Home’s new Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU)! The OAAU enables AIP Publishing to benefit from: 🌎Unprecedented ability to inform relevant researchers about their eligibility to receive funding support at AIP Publishing’s journals. ✅Targeted messaging relevant to specific AIP Publishing journals, ensuring the messaging is contextual and useful for each individual researcher. 📈Unique reporting and analytics, enabling AIP Publishing to measure the volume and effectiveness of messaging about their agreements at each stage of the publishing journey – from readership all the way through to authorship. Explore the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4fhnhaF

🗣️Introducing Open Access Agreement Upgrade for Journal Home! We are delighted to announce a significant enhancement to our ResearchGate Journal Home product for publishers, with the introduction of the #OpenAccessAgreement Upgrade (OAAU). This new feature enables publisher partners to identify and effectively communicate with relevant researchers about funding for publishing that they are eligible for through Open Access Agreements (also referred to as Transformative Agreements, Transitional Agreements or Read & Publish Agreements) – driving greater awareness and uptake of #openaccess publishing. We hear from so many of our publisher partners how difficult it is to communicate with individual researchers about Open Access Agreements. We recently conducted a survey of over 2,000 researchers which found that: 🤝Nearly half (48%) are not at all familiar with such agreements.  🔓Those who do know about these agreements struggle to understand if they are eligible, or how to access funding. OAAU for Journal Home is already showing some impressive results and is proving to be a powerful solution to reach eligible researchers more effectively and at scale. Within the first 6 months, partners with the OAAU activated are reporting more than 90% reach with eligible institutions! 📈 A range of publishers have already activated this new upgrade, including Wiley, Taylor & Francis Group, IOP Publishing, De Gruyter Brill, Sage, The BMJ, The Royal Society, Optica , Canadian Science Publishing, Rockefeller University Press, Scientific.NET and Royal Society of Chemistry. Read more in our recent blog: https://bit.ly/40o0tCb Read more in the release: https://bit.ly/4868ehO