Six Hong Kong universities will gain institution-wide reading access and open access publishing opportunities through a single agreement
Melville, N.Y., November 12, 2026: AIP Publishing (AIPP) today announced a 3-year AIP Fusion agreement with the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) of Hong Kong, marking the first consortium-level AIP Fusion partnership in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement brings six Hong Kong universities together under a single arrangement that combines reading access to AIPP’s physical science portfolio with opportunities for eligible researchers to publish open access.
The agreement covers six JULAC member libraries: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and The University of Hong Kong. Faculty and students at all six institutions will have institution-wide access to read AIPP content, while corresponding authors affiliated with the participating institutions will be eligible to publish open access in AIPP titles and partner journals.
“As made clear in JULAC’s Position Statement on Open Scholarship, JULAC is committed to enabling open access (OA) to research publications. This agreement with AIPP is an example of the tangible support that libraries can provide to their institution’s researchers in making their work OA,” said Benjamin Meunier, JULAC Chair and University Librarian, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has an established profile in physical science research, supported by investment in innovation and international collaboration. Researchers working in fields including materials science, applied physics, photonics and quantum science will be able to publish eligible work open access through the agreement, making their findings available to readers around the world.
“Bringing six universities together under one AIP Fusion agreement is an important step in expanding the model across Asia-Pacific. Working with JULAC and Hong Kong Baptist University Library, we have developed an approach that combines reading access with open access publishing for researchers at all six institutions,” said Kevin Steiner, Global Head of Sales, AIP Publishing.
AIP Fusion is AIPP’s institutional open access model, developed in consultation with libraries and consortia worldwide. It combines reading and publishing in a single institution-level agreement, supporting participating researchers through the publication process while helping institutions advance their open access priorities.
The JULAC agreement adds to a growing list of global AIP Fusion partnerships with leading institutions and consortia, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ireland’s IReL consortium, the Max Planck Society, the UK’s Jisc consortium, and Seoul National University, which marked AIP Fusion’s first partnership in Asia.
About JULAC
The Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee was established in 1967 by the Heads of Universities Committee. It is a forum to discuss, coordinate, and collaborate on library information resources and services among the libraries of the eight tertiary education institutions funded by the University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong SAR Government.
About AIP Publishing
AIP Publishing’s mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity by breaking barriers to open, fair research communication and empowering researchers to accelerate global progress. AIP Publishing is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and supports the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes of AIP through scholarly publishing activities on its behalf and on behalf of its publishing partners.