2020 volume of the Annual Review of Public Health switches from gated to open access - April 8, 2020
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that the 2020 volume of the Annual Review of Public Health has been converted from gated to open access, with all articles published under a CC BY license. The back volumes, dating from 1980, are also freely available. The Annual… Read More
University of Pennsylvania Press offers free digital access during the COVID-19 pandemic - April 7, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic research is more important than ever, and the large-scale shift to distance learning at colleges and universities around the world means students need new forms of access to content. In response to these new and extensive demands, the University of… Read More
Journal of Neuroeducation – A new space for neuroscience and education - April 6, 2020
Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute and improve the current didactic experiences is the goal of the Journal of Neuroeducation (JONED), a new online free-access journal open to the scientific community at a national and international level. JONED is promoted by the Chair of Neuroeducation of… Read More
CAS unveils open access dataset of antiviral chemical compounds to help COVID-19 discovery and analysis - April 2, 2020
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information solutions, is partnering with research and technology organisations worldwide to tackle the complex challenges presented by COVID-19. In support of calls to action from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and… Read More
Coronavirus lockdown – Springer Nature makes key textbooks freely accessible for affected educators, students and academics - April 2, 2020
With the Coronavirus outbreak having an unprecedented impact on education, Springer Nature is launching a global program to support learning and teaching at higher education institutions worldwide. This will see institutions able to access for free more than 500 key textbooks across Springer Nature’s eBook subject… Read More
MUSE partners with 50 not-for-profit scholarly presses to provide free content - March 31, 2020
In the past week, Project MUSE has partnered with the community of not-for-profit scholarly presses providing journals and books to offer significant amount content for free. Over 50 publishers have chosen to temporarily make content freely available to assist with access for the many students, faculty,… Read More
IEEE-USA offers free access to full catalogue of e-books for IEEE members - March 31, 2020
IEEE-USA’s e-books and audio books have helped IEEE members in the US advance their careers, work on their soft skills, learn about public policy, and even provide a fun distraction. Now, for the first time, the whole collection is available to members for free on the… Read More
OA journal All Life set to revolutionise how authors can publish their research with Taylor & Francis - March 31, 2020
All Life, a new multidisciplinary Open Access journal, is set to revolutionise how authors – looking to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the world – can publish their research with Taylor & Francis. The journal is to be the home… Read More
Frontiers partners with Institute for Social Research to publish open access - March 31, 2020
Frontiers and Institute for Social Research have announced a partnership to support their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, Institute for Social Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. The Institute for Social Research… Read More
Springer Nature to publish SBUR, a fully OA journal created by merging journals from the two largest business research associations in Germany - March 30, 2020
Springer Nature will be the publisher of a fully open access (OA) journal created by merging journals from the two largest business research associations in the German-speaking world. Starting from January 1, 2021, the Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft (SG) and the German Academic Association for Business Research… Read More
