CHORUS adds public access flag to search results - June 27, 2016
Finding publicly accessible content just got a little easier with the addition of a new functionality to the CHORUS search beta results to indicate whether or not an article is publicly accessible, or when it will be made available if known. Every article in the… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert announces Fall 2016 launch of new peer-reviewed open access journal, Health Equity - June 24, 2016
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced the launch of Health Equity, a new peer-reviewed open access journal that will address the urgent need for authoritative information about health disparities and health equity among vulnerable populations. Content will range from translational research to prevention, diagnosis, treatment,… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and University of Michigan Library collaborate to advance open access - June 24, 2016
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a not-for- profit company based in England, and University of Michigan Library (U-M Library), a major research library based in Michigan, have announced that they will collaborate to study and overcome remaining obstacles to the spread of open access scholarly publishing in the… Read More
SAGE Publishing unveils open access journal Chronic Stress - June 22, 2016
Academic publishing SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of Chronic Stress, an open access journal dedicated to the science of stress with a particular emphasis on the effects of long-term stress. The journal also covers stress-related psychiatric disorders such as mood, anxiety, trauma, and more. … Read More
Wolters Kluwer to publish Pediatric Quality and Safety journal - June 21, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced a new open-access journal, Pediatric Quality and Safety, launched online on June 16, 2016. Pediatric Quality and Safety is an international online, peer-reviewed, journal dedicated to providing… Read More
BioMed Central partners with the Global Health Institute to publish new OA journal on global health - June 17, 2016
Open access journal publisher BioMed Central in partnership with the Global Health Institute (GHI) at Wuhan University has announced the launch of Global Health Research and Policy, an open access, multidisciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal which aims to improve regional and global health and promote health equity… Read More
Elsevier and the International Society of Nephrology launch new OA journal – Kidney International Reports - June 16, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the global medical society devoted to advancing kidney care worldwide, have announced the launch of Kidney International Reports (KI Reports). This new bi-monthly, open access journal will publish leading research and developments… Read More
Wiley partners with Hindawi to transition nine journals to open access - June 16, 2016
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and Hindawi have announced a new partnership that will strengthen both publishers' commitment to open access publishing. This new collaboration will see nine Wiley subscription journals converting to open access starting in January 2017. Hindawi will… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches OA journal – Brain and Neuroscience Advances - June 16, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that it will launch Brain and Neuroscience Advances, the official open access (OA) journal of the British Neuroscience Association (BNA), in 2016. Brain and Neuroscience Advances promotes the study and development of neurosciences in health and disease. Publishing original… Read More
De Gruyter and Dutch Universities signs Open Access license agreement - June 13, 2016
The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and the academic publisher De Gruyter have signed an agreement that provides for the publication of an unlimited number of Open Access articles in De Gruyter's hybrid journals. The portfolio available to Dutch scholars… Read More