SAGE launches open access journal, Academic Pathology - January 13, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Academic Pathology, a new open access journal that addresses the innovations in leadership and management of academic departments of Pathology. Sponsored by the Association of Pathology Chairs, the journal will begin publication in 2015. Academic Pathology research… Read More
EDP Sciences and SICOT launch new OA journal – SICOT-J - January 13, 2015
EDP Sciences and SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology) have announced the launch of a new open access journal, SICOT-J. The journal will be part of the EDP Open portfolio and will cover the entire field of orthopaedics and traumatology.… Read More
Elsevier set to launch OA journal that will publish sound research across all disciplines - January 9, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced it is developing a new open access journal covering all disciplines. The journal will be developed in close cooperation with researchers, enabling continuous improvement in line with their needs and feedback. The official launch is planned in 2015. The new journal… Read More
Elsevier acquires Neoplasia Press Inc. - January 7, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has acquired Neoplasia Press Inc. and assumes publication of its flagship journals, Neoplasia and Translational Oncology. These peer-reviewed, open access journals will now be published by Elsevier under the Neoplasia Press imprint. With a significant Impact Factor of 5.398,… Read More
OpenAIRE2020 assures open access to H2020 results for all - December 29, 2014
Starting in January 2015, OpenAIRE2020 will monitor H2020 research outputs and help to spread H2020's scientific publications. Over the years, OpenAIRE has become an essential component of EU research. The collaborative network has identified over 100 000 FP7 publications and has made them openly accessible… Read More
UNESCO unveils Open Access Curricula for Researchers and Librarians - December 29, 2014
Within the overall framework of UNESCO Strategy on Open Access to scientific information and research and to take forward UNESCO's leadership role in diffusing knowledge amongst its Member States, UNESCO has developed a set of manuals to facilitate capacity building of library and information professionals and… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy announce new OA journal, Molecular Therapy – Oncolytics - December 23, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) have announced a new online open access journal, Molecular Therapy – Oncolytics. Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics is an international, online-only, open access journal focusing on… Read More
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation set to introduce new open access policy in January 2015 - December 22, 2014
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to introduce an open access policy next month for the studies it funds that goes further than most other research funders. According to Trevor Mundel, the foundation's president of global health, the policy will enable other researchers… Read More
University of Alberta Libraries opens access to published research in Canada - December 19, 2014
University of Alberta Libraries is offering its open access e-journal hosting services to any Canadian scholarly journal, effective immediately. U of A Libraries already hosts more than 30 scholarly journals using Open Journal Systems software. It has offered the free service for eight years, but… Read More
Frontiers launches first OA journal in the humanities and social sciences – Frontiers in Digital Humanities - December 18, 2014
Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of a series of interdisciplinary open access journals across the whole spectrum of the humanities and social sciences. The first journal, Frontiers in Digital Humanities, is now open for submissions. … Read More
