SPARC launches Open Access Spectrum Evaluation Tool to independently analyse publications’ policies - October 20, 2015
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced the launch of the Open Access Spectrum (OAS) Evaluation Tool, which provides a concrete, quantifiable mechanism to independently analyse publications' policies. The OAS Evaluation Tool generates an 'Openness' score that is straightforward, easy to understand,… Read More
PeerJ announces single low payment for full open access publication - October 20, 2015
Open access publisher PeerJ has announced that researchers now have the option to pay a fixed (U.S.) $695 per article fee ('APC') to publish in PeerJ, a peer-reviewed Open Access journal in biology, medicine, and the life sciences. This option is also available to the new… Read More
Emerald Publishing Director to play leading role in Charleston Open Access event - October 20, 2015
Tony Roche, Publishing Director at Emerald Group Publishing, will be one of the panel of contributors leading the ‘Open Perspectives in Open Access: Realities of Commercial Publishing' session at the Charleston Conference, South Carolina, on November 5 at 12.45pm (ET). Open Access (OA) remains a… Read More
University of Denver selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - October 20, 2015
Library automation and preservation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Denver (DU) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. With its multiple libraries and extensive collections, the university was keen… Read More
Elsevier publishes five new Neuroscience Books and Atlases - October 19, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of five new neuroscience books and atlases, including MRI/DTI Atlas of the Rat Brain by George Paxinos, Charles Watson, Evan Calabrese, Alexandra Badea and G. Allan Johnson. The publications will be on display at the upcoming Society for Neuroscience's… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan titles join SpringerLink and the Springer Book Archives - October 19, 2015
Palgrave Macmillan and Springer have decided to align their eBook collections, collating all Palgrave Connect eBooks on SpringerLink and adding thousands more to the Springer Book Archives, as a result of the recent combination of Macmillan Science and Education and Springer Science+Business… Read More
