New publishing company for scientific journals, Exeley Inc., launches - June 7, 2016
Exeley Inc., a New York based, newly incorporated publishing company for scientific journals, officially launched June 1, 2016. The start-up combines expertise and best practices with the most advanced technological solutions currently available on the market. In cooperation with the biggest players in the publishing industry… Read More
Elsevier to publish the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine - June 6, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has been chosen as the new publisher of the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (J-AIM), the official publication of the World Ayurveda Foundation and Trans-Disciplinary University, Bangalore, India. Elsevier will publish J-AIM from volume 7 onwards. J-AIM is an international open access… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and IJS Publishing Group announce publishing partnership - June 2, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has been selected by the IJS Publishing Group to publish its open access journal, the International Journal of Surgery Oncology (IJS Oncology). IJS Oncology is a peer-reviewed, open access… Read More
Nature Publishing Group in deal with the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection to co-publish npj Materials Degradation - June 1, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), part of Springer Nature, has reached an agreement with the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP) to help address this global problem by co-publishing npj Materials Degradation. It will be the first highly selective and open access journal in… Read More
Wolters Kluwer partners with the International Forum for the Study of Itch to launch new OA journal – Itch - June 1, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced a partnership with the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) to launch a new peer-reviewed, open access journal, Itch. The journal publishes original scientific papers that… Read More
Nine members of the Dutch UKB consortium sign open access and license agreement with Karger Publishers - June 1, 2016
Nine members of the Dutch UKB consortium have finalized an agreement with Karger Publishers which incorporates the publication of a fixed number of Open Access (OA) articles into the license arrangement. The Swiss-based company is one of the first publishing houses to implement this innovative model… Read More
All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020 - May 31, 2016
All scientific articles in Europe must be freely accessible as of 2020. EU member states are looking to to achieve optimal reuse of research data. They are also looking for European visa for foreign start-up founders. According to the new Innovation Principle, new European legislation… Read More
American Chemical Society announces support to Dutch Universities’ Open Access goals - May 27, 2016
The American Chemical Society's Publications Division (ACS) and VSNU, in its role representing Dutch universities and participating research institutions, have reached an agreement whereby open access publishing arrangements will be a part of the subscription licensing contract between the US-based professional society… Read More
RCUK seeks members for its new Open Access Practitioners Group - May 26, 2016
Research Councils UK (RCUK) is seeking members for its new Open Access Practitioners Group to share best practice, discuss issues and provide sector insight to improve the implementation of the RCUK Policy on Open Access. Expressions of interest are welcome from representatives of the higher… Read More
Elsevier launches OA journal focusing on clinical practice and education in clinical neurophysiology - May 25, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, an open access journal that focuses on clinical practice issues in clinical neurophysiology. The journal will cover latest research, case reports, clinical series, normal values and didactic reviews. It is an official journal of the… Read More