PLOS ONE witnesses 25 percent fall in submissions - June 9, 2014
The number of papers published by one of the world's largest open-access journal, PLOS ONE, has plunged over the past few months after rising fairly steadily for years, notes Phil Davis, a scholarly publishing blogger. According to Davis, PLOS ONE may have become a less attractive… Read More
Elsevier to publish OA journal Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal on behalf of the Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology - June 5, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology (RNCSB) have announced their collaborative relationship in publishing open access journal, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). The journal will publish its first issue with Elsevier in June 2014. Computational and Structural… Read More
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift goes advanced open access with Pensoft - June 4, 2014
One of the oldest entomological journals Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift has announced a new collaboration with Pensoft Publishers to step right into the future with an innovative publishing platform. The first issue for 2014 is now available in a novel open access, semantically… Read More
Michigan Publishing unveils Ergo, an Open Access journal on Philosophy - June 4, 2014
Academic publisher Michigan Publishing has announced the launch of Ergo, an Open Access journal on Philosophy. According to the editors, Ergo responds to a need for general philosophy journals that are efficient, open access, inclusive, and transparent. While maintaining very high standards for acceptance (since… Read More
Elsevier to publish official journal of CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre - June 3, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a publishing agreement with The CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Under the deal, Elsevier will publish and host the organisation's official journal - Studies in Mycology (SiM), beginning June 2014.… Read More
Elsevier unveils new OA journal – Case Reports in Women’s Health - June 2, 2014
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new open access journal - Case Reports in Women's Health. Case Reports in Women's Health publishes open access case reports covering all aspects of women's health. The scope reflects the comprehensive nature of women's health and… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and IECAS to launch Microsystems & Nanoengineering OA journal - May 29, 2014
Nature Publishing Group and the Institute of Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IECAS) have announced the 2015 launch of Microsystems & Nanoengineering. The online open access journal will go live on nature.com in March 2015, and begin accepting submissions towards… Read More
Frontiers launches new open-access journal – Frontiers in Robotics and AI - May 21, 2014
Frontiers, a community driven open-access publisher and research networking platform, part of Nature Publishing Group, has announced the launch of a new open-access journal - Frontiers in Robotics and AI. Frontiers in Robotics and AI is the first open-access community journal covering the fields of… Read More
Key international associations come together to underscore their support for immediate open access to research articles - May 19, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has joined major international associations in support of immediate open access to research. SPARC, along with five international partner organisations, recently released a statement underscoring the importance of immediate, free access to the research of research. As… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and Nanyang Technological University announce new OA journal, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - May 13, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have announced a new online-only open-access journal, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. Leading NTU's effort in this new initiative is its Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), a national research… Read More
