Authors Alliance and SPARC collaborate to support legal pathways to open access for scholarly works - August 28, 2024
Authors Alliance and SPARC have announced a new collaboration aimed at addressing critical legal issues surrounding open access to scholarly publications. This initiative is particularly focused on helping federal agencies, universities, and researchers navigate the legal landscape in light of the "Nelson Memo" issued… Read More
University Libraries enable free open access publishing in Royal Society of Chemistry journals - August 28, 2024
The University Libraries are excited to announce a new agreement that allows University of Arkansas (U of A) researchers to publish in Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journals without incurring any article processing charges (APCs). This opportunity is made possible through a collaborative agreement… Read More
PLOS and the University of South Carolina forge APC-free open-access publishing agreement - August 27, 2024
The University of South Carolina and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) have announced a three-year Open Access (OA) publishing agreement that will allow researchers from the university to publish in PLOS journals without incurring article processing charges (APC). This partnership underscores a shared… Read More
Trinity University joins PeerJ to enhance open access publishing for faculty - August 23, 2024
Trinity University has announced its partnership with PeerJ by joining the Annual Institutional Memberships (AIMs) program, furthering its commitment to open access (OA) publishing. This initiative will allow Trinity-affiliated authors to publish their research in any PeerJ journal without incurring Article Processing Charges (APCs),… Read More
Cancer Biomarkers journal transitions to Gold Open Access - August 21, 2024
Cancer Biomarkers, a leading journal in the field of oncology, has announced its transition to Gold Open Access starting January 1, 2024. With this shift, all articles published from Volume 39, Issue 1 onwards will be immediately and permanently available online for free, allowing unrestricted access to… Read More
Taylor & Francis publishes 26 open access books on global issues through innovative funding pilot - August 20, 2024
Taylor & Francis has successfully published 26 new open access (OA) books addressing critical global challenges, marking the end of the first year of its collaborative funding initiative, Pledge to Open. The initiative, which launched in July 2023, brings together support from institutions around… Read More
APS and Sage launch new open access journal: Advances in Psychological Science Open - August 14, 2024
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) and Sage have announced the launch of a new open-access journal, Advances in Psychological Science Open, dedicated to publishing high-quality research across the entire spectrum of psychological science. This innovative journal will accept a wide range of article… Read More
Penn State Libraries launches open-access journal ‘Geomorphica’ - August 12, 2024
Penn State University Libraries Open Publishing has proudly launched a new Diamond Open Access journal, Geomorphica, dedicated to advancing research and discussion in the field of geomorphology—the study of landforms and the processes shaping them. Notably, Geomorphica stands out as the… Read More
EIFL renews agreement with Wolters Kluwer Health, expands open access publishing opportunities - August 12, 2024
EIFL has renewed its agreement with Wolters Kluwer Health, extending their collaboration for another three years, until December 31, 2027. This renewal significantly enhances open access publishing opportunities for authors from EIFL partner countries. Starting in January 2025, the renewed agreement will enable authors… Read More
PLOS renews publishing agreement with Bibsam Consortium in Sweden - August 9, 2024
PLOS has announced the renewal of its publishing agreement with the Bibsam Consortium, marking a continued commitment to advancing open access publishing in Sweden. The two-year agreement, effective from January 1, 2024, allows researchers from over 90 affiliated Swedish institutions to publish in PLOS… Read More
