AAAS launches Science Partner Journal program, supports global expansion of high-quality scientific publishing - November 22, 2017
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced the launch of Science Partner Journals, a program that will feature high-quality, online-only open access publications produced in collaboration with international research institutions, foundations, funders and… Read More
Rebranded Alpine Entomology journal joins Pensoft’s OA portfolio - November 21, 2017
Scholarly publisher Pensoft has announced that the Swiss Entomological Society's official journal Die Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft (Journal of the Swiss Entomological Society) is the latest historical scientific journal to join the lines of Pensoft's portfolio. As a result of a unanimous vote at… Read More
European University Association publishes statement welcoming EU’s current Open Science policies - November 2, 2017
The European University Association (EUA) has recently published a statement welcoming the efforts of National Governments and the European Commission in promoting Open Science values in their national research funding schemes and in the EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme. This statement follows the previous… Read More
AMIA launches new Gold Open Access journal – JAMIA Open - November 1, 2017
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has launched JAMIA Open, a new Gold Open Access scholarly publication jamiaopen.org. JAMIA Open is a sibling publication to the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA). Neil Sarkar is the editor, and manuscripts are now… Read More
W. Bertelsmann Verlag makes titles Open Access through Knowledge Unlatched - October 30, 2017
As part of the international Open Access Week W. Bertelsmann Verlag (wbv) is to make titles from its programs in social sciences, education research and social research freely available to researchers throughout the world. The academic publisher already has much experience in open access publishing: since 2012, wbv has… Read More
OA2020 relaunches website, calls on libraries worldwide to divest subscription model to finance innovative, sustainable business and publishing models - October 26, 2017
With 'Open in order to innovate!' as the theme of Open Access Week 2017, OA2020 relaunches its website with a call to libraries worldwide to divest the traditional subscription model in order to finance innovative, sustainable business and publishing models. This principle is the foundation… Read More
PeerJ announces expansion of its open access mega-journal to include dedicated section on Environmental Sciences - October 24, 2017
Open access publisher PeerJ has announced the expansion of its flagship journal PeerJ to include a dedicated section on Environmental Sciences. Starting October 24, 2017, researchers can submit manuscripts to PeerJ on a broad range of environmental science subject areas including ecosystem science, green chemistry, forestry,… Read More
DOAJ and Scientific Knowledge Services partner to achieve broader support for open access to scientific literature - October 23, 2017
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has announced the agreement with Scientific Knowledge Services (SKS) as its exclusive agent in a selection of countries from the EMEA region. Scientific Knowledge Services will be responsible for facilitating financial support to DOAJ and in this way contribute… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and Orthopaedic Trauma Association launch new journal – OTA International - October 20, 2017
Wolters Kluwer, in partnership with the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) and its International Section, has announced OTA International, a new open access journal published alongside the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. OTA International aims to further knowledge, foster innovation, support research and education, and promote quality and… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches new OA journal – Journal of Textiles and Fibrous Materials - October 6, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing will begin publishing the Journal of Textiles and Fibrous Materials, a new open access (OA) journal exploring fibrous structures and fiber based materials. Covering the entire lifecycle of textiles and fibrous materials, including clothing, paper and foams, the journal provides a space… Read More
