Palgrave Macmillan joins OASPA - December 5, 2013
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced its membership of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), a trade association which represents the interests of open access publishers in all academic disciplines. OASPA enables exchange of information, setting standards, advancing models, advocacy, education, and the promotion… Read More
Elsevier launches new open access journal – Current Plant Biology - December 3, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new open access journal - Current Plant Biology. Dr. Steven P. Briggs from the University of California San Diego, will serve as the Editor-in-Chief. The field of fundamental plant science is increasingly becoming an interdisciplinary domain… Read More
Frontiers launches new OA journal – Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution - December 2, 2013
Swiss open-access publisher and research network, Frontiers has announced the launch of a new journal - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution is an addition to the 'Frontiers in' journal series and will cover research in evolutionary biology, ecosystem and systems ecology,… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA journal – Case Studies in Construction Materials - November 27, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new open access journal - Case Studies in Construction Materials. Case Studies in Construction Materials seeks to provide a new forum for the rapid publication of structured case studies and short communications on construction materials. The journal… Read More
Elsevier unveils new OA journal – Urology Case Reports - November 26, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new open access journal - Urology Case Reports. The journal is a new peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to publishing case reports in all areas of adult and pediatric urology. Surveys of practicing urologists have… Read More
Leading scientists join BioResearch Open Access editorial board - November 22, 2013
Fifteen world renowned experts, including ten members of the National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine, have joined the new Editorial Board of BioResearch Open Access, a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, open access journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers. The expanded editorial board includes… Read More
Elsevier launches two new open access journals in its cardiology journals series - November 20, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of two new open access journals in its cardiology journals series - International Journal of Cardiology-Heart & Vessels and International Journal of Cardiology-Metabolic & Endocrine. Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths worldwide, with nearly 600,000 deaths… Read More
PeerJ announces free publications through end-2013 - November 20, 2013
PeerJ, an open access publisher of scholarly articles in the biological, life & medical sciences, has announced that authors can now publish their work in PeerJ, entirely for free, through end-2013. PeerJ has allowed free submissions twice in the last year, and each time the response… Read More
Emerald provides access to key research, supports Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013 - November 18, 2013
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced that to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, it is providing free online access to a collection of articles, case studies and book chapters, which have been selected to support young and aspiring entrepreneurs to 'Take a Step Forward'– the theme… Read More
Elsevier announces new OA journal, BBA Clinical - November 15, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of BBA Clinical, the first full open access journal within the Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) journal series. BBA Clinical will focus on translating molecular insights into clinical research. BBA Clinical is a biomedical journal dedicated to publishing research… Read More
