American Physical Society launches PRX Intelligence: new open access journal on AI and machine learning in physical sciences - November 20, 2025
The American Physical Society (APS) has announced the launch of PRX Intelligence, a new open access journal dedicated to publishing manuscripts on artificial intelligence and machine learning methods and their applications in advancing scientific understanding.. The journal will begin accepting submissions in February 2026.… Read More
Contaminants, Environment, and Society journal now open for submissions - November 19, 2025
Canadian Science Publishing has opened submissions for Contaminants, Environment, and Society, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to interdisciplinary research on environmental contaminants. The journal aims to support research addressing complex contamination challenges that require collective and interdisciplinary approaches. The journal is led by co-Editors-in-Chief… Read More
CAUL announces landmark open access agreement with Taylor & Francis for Australasian Universities - November 14, 2025
The Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) has announced an in-principle open access agreement with global publisher Taylor & Francis, marking a major step toward fairer and more sustainable access to research for universities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The in-principle agreement has… Read More
SPARC Europe calls for integrated strategy to connect Open Access, Open Science and open Education in higher education - November 14, 2025
SPARC Europe has released a new position paper, The Case for Connecting the Opens, advocating for a unified approach that integrates Open Access, Open Science, Open Education, and related open approaches across higher education institutions. The initiative calls for coordination among universities, libraries, faculty,… Read More
PLOS launches two new open access journals: PLOS Aging and Health and PLOS Ecosystems - November 14, 2025
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has launched two new open access journals: PLOS Aging and Health and PLOS Ecosystems, with an aim to address pressing global challenges through cross-disciplinary research and open science principles. Both journals follow PLOS’s Flat Fee model, designed to remove financial barriers… Read More
Ohio University Press expands open access publishing with library support - November 14, 2025
Ohio University Press has expanded its open access (OA) publishing program, increasing its collection from just over two dozen titles to more than 100 supported by University Libraries and several national and international OA initiatives. The expanded collection includes works by Ohio University faculty… Read More
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and Athabasca University renew open access agreement - November 13, 2025
IGI Global Scientific Publishing has renewed its open access publishing agreement with Athabasca University, extending a long-standing collaboration that supports open and discoverable scholarly communication. Under the agreement, Athabasca University faculty will continue to receive Article Processing Charge (APC) funding from the university library… Read More
cOAlition S announces 2026–2030 strategic plan to advance open access and equitable knowledge sharing - November 12, 2025
cOAlition S has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving full and immediate Open Access while expanding its mission to promote transparent, equitable, and trustworthy scientific knowledge sharing. Seven years after launching Plan S, the international coalition of research funding and support organizations has presented a new strategic plan… Read More
AIP Publishing and Hebei University of Technology to launch diamond open access journal Harmonics and Scattering in 2026 - November 12, 2025
AIP Publishing (AIPP) has announced a publishing partnership with Hebei University of Technology to develop Harmonics and Scattering (HAS), an international, peer-reviewed diamond open access journal focused on harmonics and scattering technologies. The journal will open for submissions in December 2025, with its first issue scheduled for… Read More
Walailak University partners with MDPI to expand open access publishing in Thailand - November 10, 2025
Walailak University has joined MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), becoming the fourth Thai institution to participate since the launch of MDPI’s Bangkok office. Through this collaboration, authors affiliated with Walailak University will receive a discount on article processing charges across all MDPI journals.… Read More
