IOPP and UMass Amherst libraries sign fee-free open access agreement - October 16, 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries have entered into an agreement with the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) to provide open access publishing without author fees and expanded reading access for the university community. Under the 2025–2027 agreement, UMass Amherst corresponding authors can publish… Read More
Barcelona Declaration and OA2020 form Joint Task Force to advance metadata openness - October 15, 2025
The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and the OA2020 Initiative have established a Joint Task Force on Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata to promote transparency in scholarly publication metadata and strengthen open research infrastructure. The effort builds on community discussions during recent OA2020… Read More
Wiley acquires open access journal Nanophotonics - October 13, 2025
Wiley has announced the acquisition of Nanophotonics, an open access journal that ranks within the top 20 in the ISI category of Optics & Photonics. This acquisition has strengthened Wiley’s portfolio of journals in physics, engineering, and materials science, placing it at the forefront of research in… Read More
eLife partners with major UK universities on open access publishing - October 9, 2025
eLife has announced new publishing agreements with Imperial College London and the University of Sheffield under its uncapped institutional scheme, advancing efforts toward a more open, equitable, and sustainable scientific publishing system. The partnerships follow similar arrangements made with the MIT Libraries earlier this year. The two… Read More
CCC integrates localized payment system for authors in China - October 9, 2025
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) has expanded its RightsLink for Scientific Communications (RLSC) solution to include localized payment capabilities for authors in China through integration with the SocoPay payment system developed by the China Educational Publications Import & Export Corporation (CEPIEC). The… Read More
MDPI signs first U.S. consortium agreement with Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries - October 7, 2025
MDPI has signed its first consortium agreement in the United States with the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL), marking a milestone in the publisher’s North American growth. The open-ended agreement provides 16 participating libraries and academic institutions with access to MDPI’s Institutional Open… Read More
De Gruyter Brill expands Subscribe to Open program with 66 journals - October 3, 2025
De Gruyter Brill will expand its Subscribe to Open (S2O) program in 2026 by transitioning 66 additional journals to open access. The move will bring the total number of titles under the initiative, branded DG2O, to 124, marking one of the publisher’s largest expansions… Read More
ASA launches open access journal Anesthesiology Open - October 3, 2025
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has launched Anesthesiology Open, a new peer-reviewed, open access journal published by Wolters Kluwer. The journal will serve as a companion to ASA’s flagship publication Anesthesiology and expand opportunities for scholarly communication in the field. Led by executive… Read More
MDPI signs IOAP agreement with Mahasarakham University - September 29, 2025
MDPI Thailand has announced that Mahasarakham University (MSU) joined the Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP). MSU is the third partner in Thailand since the MDPI Bangkok Office began operations. Under this arrangement, researchers affiliated with MSU receive an IOAP discount on… Read More
AAAS statement in response to NIH public access policy - September 26, 2025
AAAS has submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health regarding its July 2025 proposal on ‘Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs.’ In its comments, AAAS commends NIH for tackling the rise in article processing charges (APCs) that scientific journal publishers now… Read More
