Librarians play a critical role in supporting their institutional researchers. A critical area of support is with open science mandates, or practices that prioritize openness, transparency, and collaboration throughout the research cycle. Research that follows open science practices carries many benefits, including: 

At JMIR Publications, we believe in making open access (OA) publishing as seamless and accessible as possible. That's why we're proud to partner with institutions like ZB MED to implement transformative publishing agreements that benefit the entire research community.

(TORONTO, September 22, 2025) JMIR Publications, a leading open-access digital health research publisher, and Iowa State Universityare pleased to announce that they have modified their long-standing partnership from a multi-payor model to JMIR’s Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing model.

(Toronto, September 18, 2025) JMIR Publications, a leading open-access digital health research publisher, and Jisc, the United Kingdom's not-for-profit organization providing digital services for research and education, are pleased to announce a significant expansion of their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Partnership. Effective August 1, 2025, 6 new research institutions – the University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, Newcastle University, University of Leeds, University of Southampton, and University of Warwick – have joined this collaborative agreement.

(Toronto, September 18, 2025) JMIR Publications, the leading open-access digital health research publisher, and ZB Med, Germany’s national infrastructure and research hub for data and information in the life sciences, are pleased to announce that Witten/Herdecke University joined their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement. The addition of Witten/Herdecke to the consortia agreement was facilitated by Ulrike Weichern of KGL Accucoms.

We are excited to introduce Mike Byer, our new Institutional Partnerships Lead dedicated to supporting university librarians. To help you get to know them better, we've prepared a Q&A session covering their background, goals, and how they plan to collaborate with the community.

(Eindhoven, Netherlands & Toronto, Canada, July 10, 2025) The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and JMIR Publications, a leading open access publisher of digital health research, are pleased to announce a new agreement that will provide TU/e faculty and affiliated researchers with unlimited opportunities for open access publishing in JMIR's extensive portfolio of journals.

From the desk of Gunther Eysenbach, MD, MPH, FACMI, JMIR Publications Chief Executive Officer and Executive Editor 

A Legacy of Pioneering Open Science

This week I had the pleasure of presenting Plan P, a groundbreaking new initiative from JMIR Publications, at the AGMB 2024 conference in Mainz, Germany.  Plan P is set to revolutionize the way scientific research is published and shared.

JMIR Publications is thrilled to be part of the AGMB 2024 conference, where German medical librarians are gathering to shape the future of health information. The conference's motto, "Health information Efficient. Digital. Innovative," aligns with our mission to advance digital health research and innovation.