Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas to transition to open access in 2025 under Subscribe to Open model - March 20, 2025
AIP Publishing has announced that Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas will become open access in 2025 as part of the organization’s Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot program. This transition is made possible by institutional subscribers renewing their subscriptions and supporting the S2O model, which… Read More
CLOCKSS restores open access to six journals formerly published by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers - March 20, 2025
The CLOCKSS Board of Directors has announced that six journals previously published by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers have been triggered and made openly accessible, following the publisher’s closure in 2024. As the content had remained unavailable online for six months, CLOCKSS has now activated access under a… Read More
Jisc leads negotiations to shape next-generation open access publishing - March 19, 2025
Jisc has commenced negotiations on behalf of the UK higher education sector to determine how universities will continue to access and publish in open-access journals. The Next Generation Open Access initiative, led by Jisc through its strategic groups, seeks to establish a framework for a more sustainable… Read More
Milner Library expands open-access publishing support with new agreements - March 17, 2025
Milner Library, the academic library of Illinois State University (ISU), has expanded its open-access publishing agreements with Springer Nature and Wiley, increasing financial support for ISU researchers. Since 2021, Milner Library’s Article Processing Charge (APC) waivers have covered over 115 articles,… Read More
Cranfield University renews flat fee publishing agreement with Frontiers - March 14, 2025
Cranfield University has extended its flat fee publishing partnership with Frontiers, a leading open-access publisher, for 2025. The agreement enables Cranfield researchers to publish in any Frontiers journal without article processing charges (APCs). By renewing the agreement, Cranfield ensures: • Unlimited publishing opportunities for… Read More
ASREN, TCC Africa, and PLOS launch open science initiative for North Africa - March 14, 2025
The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN), Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), and PLOS, have launched a regional open science initiative to expand research visibility and collaboration across North Africa. The initiative was introduced through a virtual webinar attended… Read More
CRKN and Érudit renew five-year agreement to advance Diamond Open Access - March 13, 2025
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Érudit have signed a new five-year agreement (2025–2029) under the Partnership for Open Access (POA), strengthening support for non-commercial scholarly publishing in Canada. With 57 participating libraries, the agreement provides financial backing to 260 scholarly journals. Since… Read More
Global open-access initiative advances with Toluca-Cape Town Declaration - March 12, 2025
The Toluca-Cape Town Declaration marks a significant milestone in recognizing scientific knowledge as a public good, reinforcing the principles of Diamond Open Access. Adopted at the 2024 Global Summit in Cape Town, the declaration emphasizes community-led, non-commercial scholarly publishing. It highlights the importance of decolonizing research, amplifying… Read More
PKP reviews Open Monograph Press to strengthen open book publishing - March 10, 2025
The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is undertaking a comprehensive review of Open Monograph Press (OMP), a tool developed to manage and publish open-access monographs, edited volumes, and scholarly editions. The review, led by Zoe Wake Hyde, PKP’s OMP Coordinator, aims to address the evolving needs of the… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing partners with Texas A&M University to expand open access - March 6, 2025
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) has established a new Open Access publishing agreement with Texas A&M University, expanding publishing opportunities for researchers and increasing access to scientific knowledge. Since January 1, 2025, Texas A&M researchers have had full read access to CSP’s journal collection and… Read More
