Earth, Planets and Space journal to join SpringerOpen portfolio - May 13, 2014
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is starting an open access publication of the journal Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) on behalf of five academic societies in Japan. EPS is the official journal of The Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences; The… Read More
SAGE to begin publishing open access journal ASN NEURO - May 9, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has acquired the open access journal ASN NEURO, the official publication of the American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN). Established in 2009, ASN NEURO provides glial and neuro scholars with high-quality research articles and reviews that cover recent advances across the breadth of… Read More
Evidence Based Preclinical Medicine launches as part of Wiley Open Access publishing program - May 2, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of Evidence Based Preclinical Medicine (EBPM) as part of the Wiley Open Access publishing program. EBPM is the first journal dedicated to publishing systematic review protocols and systematic reviews which summarise data from animal studies on… Read More
World Health Organization joins Europe PubMed Central - May 2, 2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) will become a member of the open access repository Europe PubMed Central (Europe PMC), joining 25 other life sciences and biomedical research funders. The announcement is in preparation for the launch of the WHO open access policy… Read More
SAGE membership of OASPA reinstated following six-month review - April 30, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has welcomed the announcement by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) that its membership of OASPA has been reinstated in full, following a six month review period. In October 2013, OASPA's Membership Committee placed SAGE's membership under review as a result… Read More
New agreement between Max Planck Society and SPIE paves way for open access publication in SPIE Digital Library - April 30, 2014
The Max Planck Society has announced a new agreement with SPIE the international society for optics and photonics. Research articles by authors at the Max Planck Society institutes that are published in SPIE journals will be open access. The Max Planck Society will pay open access… Read More
COAR launches strategic initiative to align repository networks - April 28, 2014
Several major repository networks agreed to work together to further align their activities at the 'Aligning Repository Networks Meeting' in March 2014. The final report from this meeting is now available on the COAR website. As research becomes increasingly global, it is critical to create infrastructure… Read More
American Academy of Neurology unveils new OA medical journal - April 28, 2014
The American Academy of Neurology has launched a new online, open access medical journal, titled Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, to provide neurologists and scientists interested in translational research with peer-reviewed articles, editorials and reviews to enhance patient care, education, and clinical and translational research. Neurology:… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert provides complimentary access to three journals to celebrate Earth Day - April 23, 2014
On Earth Day, people around the world focus on the critical climate and environmental issues affecting the globe and the future of its inhabitants. Three journals, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, feature informative, thought-provoking, and impactful articles on a range of topics related to… Read More
ARL, SPARC and other organisations oppose FIRST Act - April 21, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), SPARC, and 14 other organisations have sent a letter to Chairman Smith (R-TX) and Representative Johnson (D-TX) urging them to modify the Frontiers in Innovation Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014 (H.R. 4186), which… Read More
