Cambridge University Press launches new Open Access subscription policy to prevent double-dipping - July 7, 2015
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press is launching a new policy to prevent charging both authors and subscribers for Open Access journal content (so-called double-dipping). The new policy discounts 2016 subscription prices for journals that have received Open Access (OA) Article Processing Charges (APCs) from authors… Read More
Universities in the Netherlands may ask their researchers to resign from editorial positions with Elsevier journals in open access row - July 7, 2015
Universities in the Netherlands are reportedly preparing to ask their researchers to resign from editorial positions with Elsevier journals amid deadlock over a new subscription deal with the publisher. The universities have been in dispute with the Amsterdam-based publisher since late last year after they… Read More
Dove Medical Press and The Charlesworth Group partner to expand publishing services in China - July 7, 2015
Open access publisher Dove Medical Press and The Charlesworth Group have announced the collaborative launch of a Chinese-language website to better serve Dove's authors and users in China. The website is now live at www.dovepress.com.cn and integrates with… Read More
Wiley and the British Society for Nanomedicine launch new OA publication, the Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine - July 6, 2015
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., and the British Society for Nanomedicine have announced the launch of a new open access publication, the Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine. The Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine (JOIN) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide truly interdisciplinary nanomedicine research.… Read More
SAGE partners with SingHealth to publish SingHealth’s flagship journal, Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare - July 6, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE and SingHealth have announced a new partnership to publish SingHealth's flagship journal, Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, effective September 2015. The journal will remain owned by SingHealth but will be published by SAGE. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare is an international, peer-reviewed journal that… Read More
BioMed Central journals see growth in impact factor - July 6, 2015
A total of 175 journals in BioMed Central's publishing portfolio now have impact factors in the recently published Journal Citation Report 2015, of which 104 journals rank in the top half of their categories. Nine journals received their first impact factor. Biology of Sex Differences… Read More
