The International Journal of Public Health transitions to Open Access - May 4, 2020
The International Journal of Public Health has announced its transition from a subscription model to Gold Open Access, effective January 2021. The journal, which celebrates its 100th anniversary soon, is owned by the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). The journal will also be transferring from its current publisher… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 4, 2020
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Michael Clarke (Scientific and Scholarly meetings in the time of pandemic); Jim A. Reekers (Open peer-review: time for a closer look); Angela Cochran (What will we learn about Scholarly Publishing as a result of COVID-19?); Jana Bacevic (Science in inaction… Read More
University of California Press partners with the UC Global Health Institute to launch new OA journal, Advances in Global Health - May 1, 2020
The University of California Press (UC Press) has announced a partnership with the UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI) to develop a new transdisciplinary, open access journal, Advances in Global Health, that will showcase the latest research devoted to improving worldwide health outcomes. The founding editor-in-chief will… Read More
Oxford University Press unveils new OA journal series - May 1, 2020
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the first two titles in the new flagship open access journal series. The Oxford Open series launches with Oxford Open Immunology and Oxford Open Materials Science. This is seen as an important step forward in OUP’s open access… Read More
Biochemical Society and Portland Press suspend paywalls on all published content - May 1, 2020
Portland Press is suspending paywalls on all content published across the Biochemical Society’s seven journals until further notice to support the global research community during the current Covid-19 pandemic. This means access to articles will be freely available to all, whether working remotely or in a… Read More
AIP Publishing appoints Dr. Kit Parker as Editor-in-Chief of Biophysics Reviews - May 1, 2020
AIP Publishing has announced the appointment of Dr. Kit Parker, Harvard University, as the Editor-in-Chief of Biophysics Reviews (BPR). BPR is a new AIP Publishing journal that will begin publishing later in 2020. It will provide comprehensive and authoritative reviews and original… Read More