Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has signed an agreement with the Society for Endocrinology and its subsidiary, BioScientifica Ltd. Under the deal, Portico will preserve the online collection of the five e-journals they publish, together with their predecessor titles. The UK-based Society has been publishing journals since 1939, and exists to advance scientific and clinical education and research in endocrinology for the public benefit. BioScientifica publishes journals on behalf of the European Society of Endocrinology and the Society for Reproduction and Fertility.
Through this agreement with Portico, the Society and BioScientifica seek to ensure that the online version of these journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and students. The group has named Portico as a mechanism to fulfil post-cancellation access claims and has also agreed to make an annual financial contribution to Portico. With the inclusion of these e-journals, over 10,300 e-journals and 27,000 e-books from 82 publishers on behalf of 2,000 societies and associations have now been entrusted to the Portico archive.
Back in August, Portico announced a preservation deal with the University of Technology Sydney (Australia) Library (UTS Library) to preserve its online collection of 11 e-journals. Also in the same month, Portico was approached by several librarians to expand its preservation work with Open Access publishers. Portico already preserves nearly 350 Open Access titles from its current publisher participants. The service is seeking support from librarians to identify additional titles of greatest concern.
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