Nature Publishing Group partners with Nanjing Tech University to publish npj Flexible Electronics - March 3, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), part of Springer Nature, has signed an agreement with Nanjing Tech University to co-publish a new open access journal npj Flexible Electronics. With the new journal, both parties aim to build up a top-tier interdisciplinary platform for scientists to share… Read More
Nature Publishing Group partners with Nanjing University to publish npj Quantum Materials - March 2, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), part of Springer Nature, will partner with Nanjing University in publishing npj Quantum Materials, a new addition to Nature Partner Journals. This new series of online open access journals is published by NPG, in collaboration with world renowned international partners.… Read More
ASA, CSSA, SSSA to publish new journal on agricultural, environmental issues - March 1, 2016
The American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, and the Crop Science Society of America have launched a new open access digital journal, Agricultural & Environmental Letters (AEL). AEL publishes broad-reaching, transformative, and timely research… Read More
Elsevier unveils news OA journal – IBRO Reports - February 26, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) have announced the launch of IBRO Reports, an open access journal focused on brain research and sister journal of Neuroscience. IBRO Reports will publish manuscripts describing the results of original research on any aspect of… Read More
MIT Press selects Editorial Manager to support submission and peer review workflows for two new OA journals - February 26, 2016
The MIT Press has selected Editorial Manager to support the submission and peer review workflows of two new Open Access journals - Open Mind and Computational Psychiatry. Computational Psychiatry (CPSY) will be the first journal solely dedicated to research in its… Read More
NPG partners with Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals to launch npj Clean Water journal - February 25, 2016
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced a partnership with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to launch npj Clean Water, a new open access research journal dedicated to solving the global challenge of ensuring clean water supplies. The journal… Read More
MIT Media Lab and MIT Press launch new OA journal – Journal of Design and Science - February 25, 2016
The MIT Media Lab and the MIT Press have announced the launch of the Journal of Design and Science (JoDS). This online, open-access journal provides a new model for academic publishing by encouraging broad-ranging discourse that challenges traditional academic silos and publishing practices. It will be… Read More
Florida State University Faculty Senate passes university wide open access policy - February 23, 2016
The Florida State University Faculty Senate, in consultation with its Library Committee and staff of the FSU Libraries, voted unanimously this week to adopt a university-wide Open Access (OA) policy. FSU joins a growing list of major universities with similar policies designed to create a safe… Read More
International Union of Crystallography launches new open-access data publication, IUCrData - February 22, 2016
The International Union of Crystallography has announced the launch of a new open-access data publication, IUCrData. This innovative publication aims to provide short descriptions of crystallographic datasets and datasets from related scientific disciplines, as well as facilitating access to the data. The first phase of… Read More
Elsevier launches new peer-reviewed, online-only journal serving the international transplant community - February 15, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Transplantation Reports, a new online-only open access journal covering all areas of transplantation. This peer-reviewed journal will contribute to knowledge in clinical and experimental surgery, and will make patient education and history widely available to the transplant community.… Read More
