Company of Biologists

  • It is always preferable that you submit your manuscript using your @utoronto / @mail.utoronto email address or by selecting the University of Toronto as your primary affiliation. Not doing so may preclude you from the deal or delay the publication process.
  • Once an invoice is paid, most publishers are unable to offer refunds. Please ensure applicable discounts have been applied before paying.
  • A corresponding author is generally understood to be the individual who takes primary responsibility for communication with the journal during the submission, peer review and publication process.

Corresponding University of Toronto authors are eligible for no-cost publishing in The Company of Biologist journals under the five-journal Read & Publish package. A CC-BY license is applied with no associated Article Processing Charges (APC) through OCUL. 

Discount or funding available
Fully Funded
How do I apply this deal

This discount will be automatically applied once a researcher selects their institutional affiliation as part of the submission process. The affiliation of the corresponding author is used to determine eligibility for waived APCs so please ensure that the corresponding author is agreed before submission.If your article is accepted, the publisher will send a link to the RightsLink system and an automatic fee-waiver will be applied. Refer to the Guide for corresponding authors at institutions with Read & Publish and other transformative Open Access agreements for more information.   

License End Date Textual
December 31, 2026
What journals are eligible

Search for eligible journal titles: https://search.scifree.se/utoronto  DevelopmentJournal of Cell ScienceJournal of Experimental BiologyDisease Models & MechanismsBiology Open

Who is covered

Corresponding authors affiliated with U of T, including students, and teaching/research staff employed by the University.

Who is eligible
Affiliated Researchers
Corresponding Authors
Graduate Students