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The Company of Biologists

The University of Cologne participates in the Company of Biologists Open Access Transformation Framework Agreement, which offers a read-and-publish licensing model for the publisher's journals.

As a scientist at the University of Cologne and the University Hospital of Cologne, you can publish Open Access in the publisher's subscription journals at no additional cost.

This contract runs until 31.12.2026.

Publish Open Access

Submit your article for publication in one of the three hybrid journals ("Development", "Journal of Cell Science" and "Journal of Experimental Biology") online via the "Bench>Press submission system".
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Full reading access

You have free online access to 3 current journals, 5 Gold Open Access journals, as well as the archive volumes going back to 1853. Prerequisite: You access the journals from the university network.

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