BMJ adds open access gastroenterology title to its specialist journal portfolio - April 4, 2014
Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has added another open access title - BMJ Open Gastroenterology - to its burgeoning portfolio of specialist journals. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, which opened for submissions on April 3, will be published in partnership with the British Society of Gastroenterology, which… Read More
Nature Publishing Group launches new brand of open access journals – Nature Partner Journal - April 3, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is increasing its commitment to open science with the launch of the 'Nature Partner Journal' series. This high-quality, online-only subject specific portfolio of journals brings Nature's reputation for impact and excellence to open access and publishing partnerships. The Nature Partner… Read More
Cambridge University Press launches new open access journal, Global Mental Health - April 3, 2014
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced a major new open access journal, Global Mental Health (GMH), focusing on mental health research and issues from the global perspective. Gary Belkin from New York University serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. … Read More
Frontiers launches a new open-access journal: Frontiers in Nutrition - April 2, 2014
Open-access publisher and research network Frontiers, part of Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of a new open-access journal - Frontiers in Nutrition. Frontiers in Nutrition is the latest addition to the 'Frontiers in' journal series and will publish scientific investigations and research… Read More
Jisc, Wellcome Trust welcome UK funding bodies’ open access policy - April 1, 2014
Jisc has welcomed the announcement by Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Scottish Funding Council, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Department for Employment and Learning that from 2016 they will expect all articles submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF),… Read More
Frontiers launches two new OA journals – Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Surgery - April 1, 2014
Open-access publisher and research network Frontiers, part of Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of two new community-driven journals - Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Surgery. Both titles will keep in line with Frontiers' open-access philosophy and make the latest medical and surgical… Read More
Karger Publishers unveils ‘Open Access Gateway’ – an information center with a fast and easy search tool for biomedical publications - April 1, 2014
Biomedical publisher Karger Publishers, Switzerland, has launched its Open Access Gateway, an online platform that puts everything users need in Open Access, from an expansive database of free biomedical articles to information about publishing Open Access articles, at their fingertips. The searchable Gateway has been… Read More
First ever Conference on Open Access and Scholarly Publishing in Asia to begin June 2 - March 31, 2014
The first ever Conference on Open Access and Scholarly Publishing in Asia (COASP Asia) will begin June 2, 2014. Discussions will focus on open access publishing as a global industry with a key focus on Asia as an emerging market. The conference aims to provide a… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA journal – Schizophrenia Research: Cognition - March 31, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, a new open access journal dedicated to publishing original research, concise research reports, brief reports, letters to the editor, and review papers addressing the role of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia. Dr. Philip D. Harvey will… Read More
University of Waikato becomes first university in New Zealand to approve OA mandate guidelines - March 24, 2014
The University of Waikato has become the first university in New Zealand to approve a mandate around open access to academics' publications. The Open Access Mandate Guidelines were approved this month by the University of Waikato's Academic Board. Under the guidelines, academic staff can disseminate… Read More
