OSA’s new OA journal to focus on the rapid dissemination of high-impact results in all areas of optics and photonics - February 6, 2014
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that it will publish a new open-access journal titled Optica to focus on the rapid dissemination of high-impact results in all areas of optics and photonics. This new online-only journal will publish its first monthly issue in July and will… Read More
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 By providing a home for these often unpublished records, MethodsX allows… Read More
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
Elsevier to publish OA journal Pathogenesis on behalf of The Royal College of Pathologists - January 30, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of an open access journal - Pathogenesis. Pathogenesis will be published on behalf of The Royal College of Pathologists a professional membership organisation committed to setting and maintaining professional standards and promoting excellence in the practice of Pathology.… Read More
Affordable, open access publishing now available to biological and medical science researchers - January 29, 2014
UK universities will now be able to centrally fund their researchers' publication plans for biological and medical sciences journal PeerJ following an agreement with Jisc. This will allow authors to publish articles in the journal for free, for life. PeerJ is… Read More
