Taylor & Francis launches new OA journal – Big Earth Data - January 4, 2018
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced the launch of a new open access journal which aims to revolutionise our understanding of the Earth's systems. Big Earth Data, published with the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), encourages researchers across a range of disciplines that are… Read More
Frontiers and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin form open access publishing agreement - January 3, 2018
The library of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers whereby affiliated corresponding authors publishing in any of the (currently 60) Frontiers journals receive a 5% discount on the APC. The library of the HU Berlin supports its researchers… Read More
European Hematology Association announces inaugural issue of new OA journal – HemaSphere - December 29, 2017
The European Hematology Association (EHA) has announced the inaugural issue of HemaSphere, a new open access journal. HemaSphere, powered by the European Hematology Association, is dedicated to support hematology patient care, research and education worldwide. The journal aims to be the premier hematology information… Read More
Evolutionary Systematics joins Pensoft’s OA portfolio - December 28, 2017
Evolutionary Systematics is the latest authoritative journal to join the lines of the open access titles published on the Pensoft-developed technologically advanced journal publishing platform ARPHA. Launched in 1884 and 1912, respectively, University of Hamburg's journal Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut and… Read More
Frontiers, the Austrian Science Fund and University of Vienna sign landmark Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement - December 22, 2017
Under a landmark Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement signed between Frontiers, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Vienna, Austrian researchers affiliated with or funded by these institutions can now publish their articles in Frontiers' open access journals through a simplified process that covers… Read More
IOS Press publishes inaugural issue of OA journal – Data Science - December 22, 2017
STM publisher IOS Press has announced the publication of the first issue of Data Science, a new interdisciplinary peer-reviewed Open Access journal covering a broad range of aspects around Data Science, aiming to unleash the field's full potential. The journal's Editors-in-Chief are Michel Dumontier (Maastricht… Read More
De Gruyter and United Nations to cooperate on OA book project - December 19, 2017
Academic publisher De Gruyter and the United Nations are cooperating on the publication of two open access books in mathematics. The UN promotes international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space, and among its responsibilities are the UN-affiliated Regional Centers for Space Science… Read More
Two SPIE journals, Journal of Biomedical Optics and Neurophotonics, to convert to full open access in January 2019 - December 18, 2017
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that two of its journals, the Journal of Biomedical Optics and Neurophotonics, will become fully open access journals starting in January 2019. The Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) has been published since 1996 and is… Read More
State Library of Iowa and Iowa Academic Library Alliance partner with Gale to provide free access to digital resources - December 15, 2017
The State Library of Iowa, Iowa public libraries and the Iowa Academic Library Alliance have partnered with Gale, a Cengage company and leading provider of library resources, to provide Iowa library users and college students with free access to high-quality digital resources that support learning, research,… Read More
EDP Sciences and Couperin.org sign 5-year open access deal - December 12, 2017
EDP Sciences and Couperin.org, the national consortium for academics in France, have signed a significant 5-year open access deal. Through this deal, all authors from French institutions participating in the agreement, including world leading research centers, universities and engineering schools will now be able to choose… Read More
