Organisations around the world denounce Elsevier’s new policy that impedes open access and sharing - May 21, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced a new sharing and hosting policy for Elsevier journal articles on April 30, 2015. The policy represents a significant obstacle to the dissemination and use of research knowledge, and creates unnecessary barriers for Elsevier published authors in complying with funders' open… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and Monash University publish new open access journal npj Regenerative Medicine - May 21, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has partnered with Monash University to publish npj Regenerative Medicine, a new open access research journal that will explore the potential of organisms to restore and regenerate damaged cells, tissues and organs. The study of regenerative medicine has the potential… Read More
Cambridge unveils open access journal – Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics - May 21, 2015
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced a major new open access journal, Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (GHEG), dedicated to publishing and disseminating research that addresses and increases understanding of global and population health issues through the application of population science, genomics and applied technologies.… Read More
Archimed announces partnership with EBSCO - May 21, 2015
Archimed, a software and library solution vendor, has established a partnership with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) to enrich the content searchable with Syracuse, its newly-released unified information system portal for libraries. To best serve the diverse needs of their users, university libraries must make their… Read More
Oxford University Press announces Environmental Epigenetics, a fully open access journal - May 21, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a new open access journal, Environmental Epigenetics. The field of epigenetics has seen tremendous growth in the last few years, and OUP has Editor-in-Chief Michael K. Skinner leading the journal. The scope of the journal will be… Read More
SAGE announces pilot partnership with Publons - May 20, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new pilot partnership with Publons, a new company working with reviewers, publishers, universities and funding agencies to turn peer review into a measurable research output. Publons, established in 2013, seeks to speed up science by making peer review faster, more… Read More
