De Gruyter Brill is expanding its Subscribe to Open program, DG2O, by immediately switching 37 additional journals to open access. In total, 58 journals from the De Gruyter portfolio will be published open access via DG2O in 2025, making approximately 2,300 research articles freely available to the global scholarly community. The transition is made possible through the continued commitment of libraries and institutions, whose renewed subscriptions helped meet the necessary funding threshold.
Among the renowned titles now accessible under DG2O are Historische Zeitschrift, (est 1859), Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, (1888), Analyse und Kritik (1979), feministische studien (1982), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials(1877), and Biological Chemistry (1878).
De Gruyter Brill plans to convert approximately 270 subscription journals from the De Gruyter portfolio to open access via DG2O by 2028, with around 70 additional titles expected to transition by 2026. Following the merger of De Gruyter and Brill, the publisher is currently developing a comprehensive joint open access transformation strategy and assessing the future role of DG2O within its joint journal portfolio.
DG2O offers a sustainable and equitable route for transitioning subscription journals to open access, one year at a time. Leveraging existing library relationships and subscriptions instead of relying on author publication fees (APCs), the model ensures fair and inclusive access for researchers—particularly those in disciplines, regions, or institutions where APC funding is less established. This approach is especially beneficial for journals in the humanities and social sciences, where traditional open access funding mechanisms are less prevalent.
„We are thrilled to reach this milestone and deeply grateful for the trust placed in our Subscribe to Open program by the library community. Through continued collaboration with our institutional partners, we aim to transition even more journals to open access, ensuring broader accessibility for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and beyond,” said Ben Ashcroft, Chief Commercial Officer, De Gruyter Brill.
