Springer Nature publishes 500th OA book – Teaching Tolerance in a Globalized World - May 11, 2018
Springer Nature has published its 500th open access (OA) book, marking a major milestone in its book portfolio since the launch of its dedicated OA book publication programme in 2012. The 500th OA title to be published is Teaching Tolerance in a Globalized World (IEA Research… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health to publish the Porto Biomedical Journal - May 8, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has been named publisher of the Porto Biomedical Journal (PBJ) and will begin publishing the title under its Lippincott portfolio with Volume 3, Issue 1. The bimonthly open access journal publishes research conducted in the biomedical fields. Established in 2015, the Porto… Read More
New open-access journal, Frontiers in Big Data, to lead big data revolution - May 4, 2018
Open-access scholarly publisher Frontiers has announced the launch of Frontiers in Big Data, a new open-access journal to lead the big data revolution. The peer-reviewed journal includes sections on machine learning, data privacy, data mining, artificial intelligence, and data-driven climate science, medicine and public health. … Read More
New OA journal to address need for cosmetic aesthetic surgeons to access additional information on practical techniques and important clinical research - May 1, 2018
Dr. Foad Nahai, an internationally known educator and Editor-in-Chief of The Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ) has announced the development of an Open Access Publication (a restriction- and subscription-free online research journal) that will address the needs of cosmetic/aesthetic surgeons worldwide for important hands-on information about surgical techniques and clinical research… Read More
Cochrane announces future publishing and open access arrangements - May 1, 2018
Cochrane announced important decisions on its future publishing and open access arrangements, part of its commitment of making Cochrane evidence freely and openly accessible to everyone all over the world. Cochrane has agreed improved terms and a two-year extension of its existing publishing agreement with… Read More
Institution of Engineering and Technology launches specialist journal – IET Nanodielectrics - April 30, 2018
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new open access engineering journal - IET Nanodielectrics, in response to significant developments in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. IET Nanodielectrics will particularly focus on state-of-the-art multidisciplinary research, encompassing a range of fields including… Read More
Cengage and Phi Theta Kappa Foundation partner to offer free Cengage Unlimited subscriptions to college students - April 23, 2018
Cengage, an education and technology company, is providing 1,000 college students with a free semester of Cengage Unlimited, the new subscription service for college course materials. The announcement was made by Cengage CEO Michael Hansen at PTK Catalyst 2018, the Society’s annual convention, in Kansas City.… Read More
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joins Frontiers list of open access funders - April 17, 2018
The Gates Foundation in line with its open access policy supports its grantees in publishing open access by covering article processing charges (APCs) and co-developing Chronos, a platform supporting the selection of open access publishing options and managing the invoicing of APCs. Frontiers and Chronos have… Read More
Hindawi and the AAAS launch Research – Hindawi’s first white-label publishing partnership - April 12, 2018
Hindawi and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have announced the launch of a new journal - Research. Research is a new open access journal published by the Chinese Association of Science and Technology (CAST). The journal opened for… Read More
EMBO Press, Rockefeller University Press and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press join forces to launch new research journal – Life Science Alliance - April 4, 2018
EMBO Press, Rockefeller University Press, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press have announced the launch of Life Science Alliance, a new global, open access, editorially independent, peer-reviewed journal committed to rapid, fair and transparent publication of valuable research from across the life sciences. Manuscripts can be… Read More
