Nature Publishing Group joins OASPA - October 23, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), a trade association which represents the interests of open access publishers in all academic disciplines. NPG publishes 73 journals with an open access option, and 38 percent of the research… Read More
Frontiers unveils new OA journal – Frontiers in ICT - October 23, 2014
Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of Frontiers in ICT, an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed open-access journal that brings all specialisms across information and communications technologies together on a single platform. From big data to digital health… Read More
Cambridge University Press and the BSHS announce publishing partnership - October 23, 2014
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press and the British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) have announced their partnership to launch a new, peer-reviewed, open access, thematic journal, for the history of science. A call for proposals for the first volume of BJHS Themes has been… Read More
Global Spine Journal and Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal to merge into a single publication in 2015 - October 21, 2014
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme Publishing Group has announced that a number of major changes will be made to the AOSpine journals in 2015. The editors of Global Spine Journal and Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal, Dr. Wang and Dr. Chapman, have announced that the titles will… Read More
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to celebrate Open Access Week, October 20–27 - October 16, 2014
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa will be celebrating Open Access Week, October 20–27. Throughout the week, the UH Mānoa community is invited to learn about open educational resources at the Outreach College, to navigate the impact of copyright on teaching and… Read More
John Wiley & Sons’ new online tool simplifies management of open access funds for institutions and funders - October 15, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of the Wiley Open Access Account Dashboard, an online tool that simplifies management of open access funds for institutions and funders. The Account Dashboard is now available for all Wiley Open Access Account holders. The Wiley… Read More
SCOAP3 webinar to discuss status of the initiative and future plans - October 15, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) recently marked the publication of its 3333rd article. The Consortium will host an online conversation on November 18th to discuss its first months of operation. Starting January 2014, SCOAP3 has supported publication of Open… Read More
Nobel Laureates’ publications now open for free access in SPIE Digital Library - October 13, 2014
Research papers published by six 2014 Nobel Prize recipients whose accomplishments in physics and chemistry have been enabled by photonics are being made freely available in the SPIE Digital Library through the end of 2014. The innovations recognized for this year's Nobel prizes in Physics and… Read More
New AERA open access journal now accepting article submissions - October 13, 2014
AERA Open, a new scholarly journal from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), is now accepting article submissions. The publication is among the first open access journals to be launched by a scholarly social science society. The journal is edited by an inaugural team of… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University launch new OA journal – npj Microgravity - October 10, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group and the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have announced the launch of npj Microgravity, a new open access journal. The journal is specifically dedicated to publishing research that enables space exploration and research that is enabled… Read More
