BioOne and SPIE publish case study on non-profit partnership - December 8, 2022
A new case study published in Learned Publishing explores the early years of the non-profit partnership between BioOne and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The open-access article points to a great potential for organizations to form collaborative partnerships,… Read More
Funders and research organizations are embracing reviewed preprints as a means to evaluate researchers - December 8, 2022
eLife's unique publishing model has sparked vigorous discussion about the role of editors in selecting research articles for publication. In October, the organization announced that it is eliminating accept/reject decisions after peer review and instead focusing on preprint review and assessment. In support, nine funders have… Read More
Springer Nature acquires Cureus Journal of Medical Science - December 7, 2022
Springer Nature has acquired the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. This acquisition is an essential addition to Springer Nature's OA portfolio. Cureus joins Springer Healthcare, Springer Medizin, and Bohn Stafleu van Loghum as part of the newly formed Springer Nature health division. It follows… Read More
Simba publishes report on open access publishing market growth – 2022-2026 - December 7, 2022
According to the most recent report from Simba Information, the Biden administration's decision to drop embargos on publicly funded research will fuel strong open-access publishing growth over the next four years. The report, Open Access Journal Publishing 2022-2026, found that the rate of… Read More
Wolters Kluwer publishes report on open medicine - December 7, 2022
Wolters Kluwer, Health has published a new report titled, ’The Path to Open Medicine: Driving Global Health Equity through Medical Research.’ The report is intended to sit within the ongoing global conversation around increased openness in scientific research, including the recent policy guidance issued… Read More
Institute of Physics Publishing and Big Ten Academic Alliance sign open publishing agreement - December 7, 2022
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has agreed to a three-year unlimited open publishing agreement with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) consortium in the United States (US). Beginning January 2023, the agreement enables affiliated researchers to publish unlimited Open Access (OA) papers at no cost. … Read More
