Portico archive now hosts content from two OA e-journals published by De Gruyter - October 28, 2019
The Portico archive now hosts content from two open access e-journals published by De Gruyter - Nanoscale Systems: Mathematical Modeling, Theory and Applications and Waves, Wavelets and Fractals. The content for these titles will no longer be available through De Gruyter’s platform; therefore, it has ‘triggered’… Read More
Biochemical Society and Portland Press issues joint statement on open scholarship and ‘transformative renewals’ supporting open access - October 28, 2019
The Biochemical Society has released a statement on open scholarship issued with its publishing subsidiary, Portland Press. This statement sets out their joint position based on the Society and Portland Press’ strategy for 2019-2021. In addition to open access, the statement encompasses open science more broadly… Read More
Dr. Amar Gupta to serve along with Dr. John D. Halamka as co – Editor in Chief of Telehealth and Medicine Today - October 28, 2019
Dr. Amar Gupta of MIT’s Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) has recently accepted the editor-in-chief role at Telehealth and Medicine Today (TMT), a peer review open access journal. Dr. Gupta has been an Endowed Professor at two universities. He is currently with the Institute… Read More
Qatar National Library promotes International Open Access Week 2019 - October 28, 2019
Qatar National Library has marked International Open Access Week 2019 with a series of workshops and events that have led to important dialogues around open and equitable access to Qatar’s research output. Researchers, librarians, research administrators and research funders met in a series of events held… Read More
Open Preservation Foundation joins the Open Source Initiative - October 28, 2019
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) has become an affiliate member of the Open Source Initiative® (OSI). The OSI is the global non-profit formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source software, development, and communities. OSI affiliate members participate directly in the direction… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 28, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Byron Russell (Guest Post — the future of open access business models: APCs are not the only way); Shaun Khoo (Opinion: Boycotting Elsevier Is Not Enough); Alastair Dunning, Susanna-Assunta Sansone, and Marta Teperek (The layered cake of FAIR coordination: how… Read More
