Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR and Springer Nature expand global access to research with open access agreement - February 27, 2025
Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, and Springer Nature have signed a Fully Open Access (FOA) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the India Sustainability Conclave 2025. The MoU also includes a partnership with the Cureus series of journals covering engineering, computer science, business, and economics. This… Read More
JULAC Consortium signs new Read and Publish agreement with ACS Publications - February 26, 2025
ACS Publications has announced a new read and publish agreement with four prominent universities in Hong Kong, marking a significant step in advancing academic access and open access publishing. The agreement, signed with City University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University… Read More
Nominations open for 2025 SSP Emerging Leader Award - February 26, 2025
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 SSP Emerging Leader Award, which will be presented at the organization’s 47th Annual Meeting in Baltimore this May. This esteemed award recognizes an SSP member with 1 to… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing partners with UNAM to expand open access - February 26, 2025
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) has announced a new Open Access publishing agreement with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), aimed at expanding access to scientific research and fostering global collaboration. Starting January 1, 2025, researchers at UNAM will have full-read access to CSP’s entire journal collection. Additionally,… Read More
Report highlights equitable and sustainable open access for scholarly books in East Africa - February 26, 2025
In October 2024, an online session aimed at exploring equitable and sustainable open access (OA) for scholarly books in East Africa was co-organized by the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), OAPEN, the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and French… Read More
MDPI relaunches Journal and Article Management System to empower small publishers with enhanced support and flexible pricing - February 26, 2025
MDPI, a leading open access publisher, has announced the relaunch of its Journal and Article Management System, designed to better support small-scale, independent publishers. The updated platform introduces flexible pricing and new editorial services aimed at improving accessibility and boosting the impact of journals across diverse communities.… Read More