Frontiers and the Consortium of Catalan University Services sign OA publishing deal - May 19, 2022
The Spanish research community’s growing commitment to open access publishing has been bolstered by the announcement of a new agreement between the Consortium of Catalan University Services (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya, CSUC) and gold open access publisher Frontiers. Under the agreement –… Read More
Wiley and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México announce OA agreement - May 18, 2022
Global research and education leader Wiley has announced a new three-year agreement with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), one of the most influential and well-recognized institutions in Latin America. This agreement, which marks Wiley’s first in Latin America, positions UNAM as the… Read More
Taylor & Francis supports new ORCID initiative to improve visibility and reduce administrative burden for Global South institutions and researchers - May 18, 2022
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group is one of the organizations supporting a new ORCID initiative that will improve the visibility of more researchers and reduce the administrative burden for their institutions. The Global Participation Fund (GPF) will provide grants for community outreach and… Read More
Institutions partner with ACS to advance first California-wide transformative OA agreement - May 18, 2022
Three California consortia, representing nearly 60 academic and research institutions, and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) have announced the first-ever California-wide transformative open access agreement. It is also ACS’ first “read and publish” agreement in the U.S. composed of multiple consortia. Through a… Read More
COAR awarded US $4 million grant for the Notify Project - May 18, 2022
COAR has been awarded a US$4 million grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. The 4 year grant will go towards the COAR Notify Project, which is developing and implementing a standard protocol for connecting the content in the… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry launches three new sustainability-focused journals - May 18, 2022
The Royal Society of Chemistry has launched three new journals themed around sustainability, as part of its ongoing commitment to support the chemical sciences in facing up to global sustainability challenges. Today’s global challenges range from plastics polluting the oceans, to the urgent need to find… Read More
