As a platform built around connecting the world of science and making research open to all, we understand the central role that journals play in the scientific ecosystem. Because of the value they provide to researchers, we’ve integrated journals into the ResearchGate network to help you stay connected to the right research, people, and resources.
Journal Profiles
Through a paid subscription, publishers can create official ResearchGate profiles for their journals. These Journal Profiles are a space where researchers can connect with their community, keep up with the latest research, and learn about becoming an author.
Through the process of partnering with ResearchGate, we authenticate the identity of the publisher. A Verified Badge next to a journal’s name helps you easily identify that you’re engaging with the journal’s official profile and getting trusted information from the source.
Editor Picks
Publishers with a journal profile can pay to feature Editor Picks in their journal. An Editor Pick is a post by an editor or other member of the journal’s staff that highlights up to three research items published in the journal for one week.
You’ll be able to discover Editor Picks by visiting a journal’s profile. We’ll also show you Editor Picks from editors and journals that you already follow, and recommend other Editor Picks that you may be interested in based on your network and scientific disciplines on ResearchGate.
If your work is featured in an Editor Pick, we’ll notify you so you can share your achievement with your network.
Publisher full-texts
Through partnerships with ResearchGate, publishers have made millions of version of record (VoR) journal articles available on ResearchGate, making it easier for researchers to access useful research. When publishers add open-access journal articles to ResearchGate, the VoR full-text is added to the articles’ publication pages and made available to everyone.
ResearchGate members with an institutional subscription to a journal’s articles can also access subscription articles that the publisher adds to ResearchGate. Readers who don’t have access to a journal’s content through an institutional subscription or library access can still view a publisher preview — the abstract, figures, and first page of the full-text.
Publishing opportunities
Publishers often have agreements with academic institutions that make it easier for authors from these institutions and their affiliated institutions to publish open access by covering open access publishing fees. To help researchers learn about relevant agreements, publishers that partner with us can pay to promote these publishing opportunities on ResearchGate.
You’ll be able to discover publishing opportunities that match your profile’s primary affiliation, and we’ll suggest opportunities in journals related to your scientific disciplines and activity on ResearchGate. You’ll then be able to check if you’re eligible to have your fees partly or fully covered.
Resources
Becoming a publisher partner
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