Berlin (Germany) and Baech (Switzerland), 5 June, 2025 – ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Trans Tech Publications (the creators of Scientific.Net), the publisher of high-demand scientific content focused on materials science and engineering, today announced the expansion of their Journal Home partnership. The partnership now includes all 18 journals from Trans Tech’s portfolio and additionally activates ResearchGate’s revolutionary Open Access Agreement Upgrade for all titles – making open access funding opportunities more visible and accessible to potential authors. 

Trans Tech Publications' partnership with ResearchGate began in 2024 with seven journals. These titles quickly experienced increased engagement from new authors and an uplift in high quality submissions. With this expansion, all 18 Trans Tech journals, both fully open access (OA) and hybrid journals, now benefit from Journal Home’s unique community engagement and content discovery features. These include dedicated Journal Profiles for each title; journal access and branding on all article pages; and integration into all member touchpoints, including feeds, profiles, searches, recommendations, and more – boosting engagement with journals and content through ResearchGate’s 25 million+ researcher members globally. Journal Home helps Trans Tech engage relevant researchers throughout their research lifecycle, driving new submissions and increasing author loyalty. 

The expanded partnership also includes the Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU) which enhances the discoverability of OA funding opportunities under institutional agreements. This fosters broader uptake of OA and provides Trans Tech with:

• Targeted insights: a unique understanding of the number of researchers who can benefit from Trans Tech Publications’ institutional OA agreements, based on their publishing history and areas of research. 
• Direct communication: an unprecedented route to reach individual researchers with personalised messaging about their eligibility for funding. 
• Contextualised messaging: the ability to deliver timely and relevant information to researchers as they engage with individual journals across ResearchGate.
• Rich analytics: access to unique reporting and analytics measuring engagement at each stage of the publishing journey – from readership all the way through to authorship.

“Our Journal Home partnership with ResearchGate is already driving strong engagement with new authors and helping us to attract high quality submissions from researchers globally,” said Anne Kristin Wohlbier, co-owner and CEO at Trans Tech Publications. “We are excited to build on this success by incorporating the OAAU into our partnership and making OA publishing even easier and more effective for our authors.”

“Our relationship with Trans Tech Publications has already demonstrated the positive impact that increased journal discoverability and access through Journal Home has on building engagement for individual journals,” said Sören Hofmayer, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at ResearchGate. “Now, our extended partnership will help even more researchers to discover Trans Tech’s journals and access relevant OA funding opportunities.”

For more information about Journal Home, please visit www.researchgate.net/journal-home

For more information about ResearchGate, please visit www.researchgate.net

For more information about Trans Tech Publications, please visit Scientific.Net

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About ResearchGate 

ResearchGate is the professional network for researchers. Over 25 million researchers use researchgate.net to share and discover research, build their networks, and advance their careers. Based in Berlin, ResearchGate was founded in 2008. Its mission is to connect the world of science and make research open to all. 

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Mathias Astell 

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About Trans Tech Publications

Trans Tech Publications is the professional scientific publishing house with over half a century experience in academic publication. The trademark, Scientific.Net, was created by the company and represents one of the largest web resources providing high-demand content focused on materials science and engineering. Each year thousands of new academic publications enrich the Scientific.Net collection. It includes academic journals and book series that publish regular and special issues, volumes, conference proceedings, and monographs. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. strives to meet the high expectations of customers and partners via efficient comprehensive service and high-quality products.

Trans Tech Publications media contact:

Ekaterina Antonova
Chief Quality and Business Development Officer

e.antonova@scientific.net