Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced open access options for seven further journals. Twenty-five journals published by NPG now offer authors an open access option. This includes all 15 academic journals owned by NPG.
American Journal of Gastroenterology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Gene Therapy, International Journal of Obesity, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Oncogene and Leukemia have all recently introduced open access options. Authors publishing in these journals can now choose to make their article open access on payment of an article processing charge (APC).
APCs on these journals vary, depending on the selectivity of the journal, the amount it publishes and associated rejection rate. Full details are available on each journal's website. Authors who opt to pay the APC will benefit from a choice of licenses, including one that allows derivative works; immediate and permanent access for all to the final published version of their paper on nature.com and in PubMed Central; and the rights to self-archive the final published version of their paper for public access immediately on publication.
Including the American Journal of Gastroenterology and Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, seven journals published by NPG on behalf of societies offer open access options. Other journals in this portfolio with an open access are: British Journal of Cancer, The EMBO Journal, EMBO reports, European Journal of Human Genetics and Molecular Therapy.
NPG launched Nature Communications, the first Nature-branded online-only journal with an open access option, in April 2010. The publisher also publishes two fully open access journals - Cell Death and Disease and Molecular Systems Biology. NPG's self-archiving policy ensures that authors of original research papers can comply with funder mandates for public access, regardless of which NPG journal they publish in. In addition, NPG offers a free Manuscript Deposition Service into PubMed Central and UK PubMed Central on 43 of its titles.
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