Access to Research initiative begins two year pilot - February 4, 2014
Students, independent researchers and small businesses can now access many of the world's best academic papers across science, technology, medicine and other disciplines through their local libraries. This is the result of a unique collaboration between librarians and publishers, who have made their journal content available for free to UK… Read More
Elsevier announces new concept methods journal: MethodsX - February 4, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new concept methods journal: MethodsX. Researchers spend up to 80 percent of their time customizing and tweaking existing methods to make them better fit their specific research setting. By providing a home for these often unpublished records, MethodsX allows… Read More
Taylor & Francis, Figshare partnership to make research more discoverable - January 31, 2014
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced a partnership with Figshare, an online repository which enables researchers to securely host, publish and share all their research. Authors who publish with Taylor & Francis journals will see their supplemental material in a new online format, as… Read More
Oxford University Press launches new OA journal – Oxford Medical Case Reports - January 31, 2014
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the launch of a new medical journal, Oxford Medical Case Reports (OMCR). OMCR is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing original and educationally valuable case reports that expand the field of medicine. The journal covers all… Read More
Brill journal content directly available through INASP as part of Brill’s Developing Countries Program - January 31, 2014
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, and INASP have signed an agreement to make Brill journal content directly available through INASP as part of Brill's Developing Countries Program. Brill content is already included through EBSCO, but starting in 2014, the journal content will also be offered directly… Read More
Brill joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association - January 30, 2014
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). The association promotes and supports scholarly publishers that offer reputable open access publications and reliable open access publishing services. Brill open access publications are made available through Brill… Read More
