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
Wiley and ASLO launch new open access journal to integrate limnology and oceanography - February 10, 2016
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) have announced the launch of a new short-format, open access publication, Limnology and Oceanography Letters. Limnology and Oceanography Letters (L&O Letters) is a short-format, peer-reviewed journal that aims… Read More
European University Association publishes ‘Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications’ - February 8, 2016
European University Association (EUA) has published its 'Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications' after an endorsement from the EUA Council at its meeting on January 29, 2016. The main objective of the roadmap is to assist universities in the transition to Open Access (OA). More… Read More
Dove Medical Press and Library Journal collaborate to launch year-long program exploring issues in Open Access - February 5, 2016
Open access publisher Dove Medical Press, in collaboration with Library Journal, has announced the launch of a year-long program exploring issues in Open Access. The program, which will be called Open Access in Action, will commence in February 2016. Open Access in Action will take an… Read More
Swiss patients and healthcare practitioners gain access to the Cochrane Library - February 3, 2016
Swiss patients and healthcare practitioners will now have access to over 6500 published systematic reviews in healthcare interventions through one-click access to the Cochrane Library. The Cochrane Library is a leading resource in evidence-based research across areas including pregnancy, mental health, surgical procedures and preventive care.… Read More
Five Wiley journals become open access - January 25, 2016
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced the conversion of five of its leading journals to the Wiley Open Access Program. All articles in Plant Biotechnology Journal, GCB Bioenergy, Health Expectations, Atmospheric Science Letters, and Clinical and Translational Science will be free to read, download… Read More
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research journal to be published in collaboration with the International Cannabinoid Research Society - January 22, 2016
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, the new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, has announced a new partnership with The International Cannabinoid Research Society. This new collaboration promotes the missions of the Journal and Society to further the advancement of cannabis and cannabinoid-related… Read More
American Sociological Association launches new OA journal – Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World - January 22, 2016
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has launched Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, a new open access journal, which published its inaugural articles earlier this month. A first of its kind for the ASA, the journal is free to anyone, appears online only, and can… Read More
Atypon supports public access to reports on federally funded research, joins CHORUS - January 22, 2016
Atypon has joined CHORUS as an Affiliate Member in support of its mission to provide a sustainable solution for agencies and publishers to deliver public access to articles reporting on funded research in the United States. Literatum, Atypon's online publishing platform… Read More
