Microbiology Society Journals, Read & Publish 2025 - 2027

Concepts

• bristol
• education and training
• online journals
• microbiology
• microbiology society journals
• those journals
• publish
• read
• microbiology society journals, read & publish
• 2025

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Jisc has entered into a contract with the Microbiology Society to offer our members the opportunity to access online journals in the field of microbiology and the right to publish open access articles in those journals.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Legal Justification

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource. Therefore, Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, contained within Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.

Other Information

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