KAUST is a research-intensive graduate STEM institution with extensive research publishing output. Our commitment to open access is well-established through the first open access policy in the Middle East and continues with efforts to align with global Open Access initiatives, in addition to our research repository services, 17 Read and Publish contracts for hybrid journals were signed in 2019 and 2020 and aiming to increase doubling this number. We will explain the whole journey from making decisions to negotiate the deal, through promoting and managing the deal, and to assessing annual progress
