Wolters Kluwer to publish International Federation of Fertility Societies’ OA journal – Global Reproductive Health - October 6, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has been selected by the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) to publish their official journal, Global Reproductive Health. The journal aims to further knowledge, foster innovation, support research… Read More
COAR releases ‘Resource Type’ Controlled Vocabulary for Open Access Repositories - October 5, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the public release of the 'Resource Type' Controlled Vocabulary for Open Access Repositories, version 1.1. The vocabulary articulates the different types of content available in repositories (and other scholarly systems) in a standardised way. The vocabulary will… Read More
Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees for all accepted papers - October 3, 2016
The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features - free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers. Most open-access journals already charge for publishing, because they have few other ways to bring in cash.… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing and East China Normal University partner to launch OA journal – Anthropocene Coasts - September 28, 2016
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) has signed an agreement with East China Normal University (ECNU) as the first official step in launching both a new international partnership and a new open access international journal, Anthropocene Coasts. This peer-reviewed international journal will explore multidisciplinary studies on the regime… Read More
SAGE Publishing and the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation launch new OA journal – OTO Open - September 22, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of OTO Open, the official open access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. OTO Open covers research on diseases and disorders affecting the ears, nose, throat, and related areas of the head and… Read More
CHORUS announces pilot initiative to aid academic community effectively comply with the US Funder Public Access requirements - September 22, 2016
Non-profit organisation CHORUS has announced a pilot initiative to help the academic community effectively comply with the US Funder Public Access requirements. CHORUS signed a letter of agreement with the University of Florida (UF) and Scopus to explore how their services can be extended to institutions… Read More
CERN in deal with leading scientific publishers and learned societies to extend SCOAP3 initiative for three more years - September 21, 2016
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and the 'host organisation' of SCOAP3 has announced that it has signed contracts with 10 leading scientific publishers and learned societies to extend this Open Access initiative for three more years. This was the last step for this unique… Read More
Wolters Kluwer to publish new OA journal – Progress in Preventive Medicine - September 16, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has been chosen by The European Society of Preventive Medicine and its partner organisations to publish a new open access journal, Progress in Preventive Medicine. Dr. Ross Arena and Dr.… Read More
BMJ launches new open access ophthalmology journal - September 7, 2016
Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has added a new journal, BMJ Open Ophthalmology, to its expanding portfolio of 60 specialist journals. BMJ Open Ophthalmology is a fully open access international journal that aims to cater for both clinicians and scientists working in ophthalmology and vision… Read More
Wellcome initiates open access requirements for publishers - September 6, 2016
Wellcome has published a set of requirements for open access publications, which will come into force next spring. The policy outlines what is required of publishers in order to receive article processing charges (APCs) from the charity. These include uploading articles to PubMed Central (PMC), making… Read More
