Frontiers and Brock University announce OA publishing agreement - October 11, 2019
Open-access publisher Frontiers has announced that Brock University has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. Brock University supports open access publishing by covering 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for corresponding authors affiliated with the University who wish to publish in… Read More
Cambridge University Press to offer free books and journals to mark World Mental Health Day - October 8, 2019
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced that about 200 book chapters and journal articles are being made free to access online to mark World Mental Health Day. The titles, which cover various aspects of mental health and wellbeing, will be available to read free of… Read More
Materials Research Express transitions to fully gold Open Access journal - October 2, 2019
IOP Publishing’s Materials Research Express (MRX) has now changed to a fully gold Open Access (OA) journal funded by article publication charges (APCs), with immediate effect for all new article submissions. For an initial transition period, there will be no APC for any article submitted… Read More
IEEE announces call for paper submissions for new open access journals - September 30, 2019
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has announced its call for paper submissions for its new gold fully open access journals. As the leader in electrical engineering and computer science research for both the academic and industry communities, IEEE… Read More
New open-access journal Frontiers in Digital Health launched - September 27, 2019
Frontiers in Digital Health is making cutting-edge digital health research freely available through an open-access online platform. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Björn Wolfgang Schuller of the University of Augsburg, Germany, and Imperial College London, Frontiers in Digital Health publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research in… Read More
AGU’s journal Space Weather to transition to fully open access model - September 26, 2019
The AGU journal Space Weather: The International Journal of Research and Applications, devoted to the understanding and forecasting of space weather, will transition to a fully open access model with all articles accepted after that date accessible free of charge to readers, starting October 17. All… Read More
BMJ launches new OA journal on complex healthcare interventions - September 18, 2019
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has added a new title to its expanding portfolio of more than 70 specialist journals, with the launch of BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies (BMJ SIT). An open access journal, BMJ SIT is dedicated to the latest advances in the development… Read More
Yale University and Frontiers Form Open Access Publishing Agreement - September 13, 2019
Yale University and Frontiers have formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. Yale University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Yale University Library has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of… Read More
Scholastica announces sustainable OA publishing roadmap: Plan S and beyond - September 11, 2019
Scholastica, a peer review and open access (OA) publishing platform for academic journals, has announced the release of a Product Roadmap detailing new features to help journals comply with Plan S and sustainably meet core technical publishing standards. With these product improvements, Scholastica is making it… Read More
The Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation back project to push OA ‘transparent pricing’ framework - September 9, 2019
The Wellcome Trust and national funding agency UK Research & Innovation are backing a project to push “more transparent” communication around the nature and prices of OA publishing services. The project is being run on behalf of the international research consortium cOAlition… Read More
