De Gruyter presents new OA model for e-dition titles - April 16, 2013
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that with its new Open Access model, some 45,000 e-dition titles from the publishing house's backlist can be made freely accessible. Customers can purchase an e-book in the same standard as a work produced normally through De Gruyter's e-dition… Read More
Majority of journals published by Taylor & Francis now comply with RCUK and Wellcome Trust mandates - April 12, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced that more than 1,650 of its journals now comply with The Wellcome Trust and RCUK's open access (OA) policies that came into effect on April 1, 2013. Over 500 of these journals are published on behalf of society partners.… Read More
Taylor & Francis survey studies authors’ perceptions on benefits of open access - April 11, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has released the fourth in a series of press releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access Survey. In this survey, Taylor & Francis explores authors' perceptions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of open access (OA). Popular opinion… Read More
PeerJ announces first institutions to provide PeerJ memberships to their faculty - April 11, 2013
Academic publisher PeerJ Inc. and PeerJ PrePrints (a preprint server) have announced the first four universities to enter into an institutional arrangement to centrally fund PeerJ membership fees for their faculty. Universities who have already entered into these arrangements for their faculty include Duke University,… Read More
SAGE to publish The Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening - April 10, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will publish The Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening (JIEMS), a new open access, online-only journal in 2013, with manuscripts being accepted in mid-April. JIEMS will be the official journal of the Latin American Society of Inborn… Read More
PeerJ journal selected for indexing by PubMed Central, PubMed and Scopus - April 9, 2013
PeerJ Inc. has announced that the journal PeerJ has been accepted for indexing by PubMed Central (PMC), PubMed and Scopus. PeerJ Inc. is a new academic journal publisher, founded on the principles of affordability, innovation, and Open Access. PeerJ articles will start to appear in… Read More
