NPG and ASGCT announce new OA journal, Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development - November 15, 2013
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) have announced a new online open access journal, Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development. Launching in Q1 2014, Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development will explore novel methods… Read More
Elsevier announces new OA journal, Photoacoustics - November 14, 2013
STM publisher, Elsevier, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Photoacoustics. The aim of Photoacoustics is to publish original research and review contributions within the fast growing scientific field of photoacoustics (optoacoustics) and thermoacoustics. Research in this area exploits optically and electromagnetically… Read More
The Wellcome Trust and Palgrave Macmillan publish first open access monograph - November 14, 2013
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that they have published their first open access monograph, the first comprehensive history of fungal infections, funded by The Wellcome Trust. Fungal Disease in Britain and the US 1850-2000, by Dr Aya Homei and Professor Michael Worboys, will be… Read More
Wiley to provide emergency access to medical literature in support of Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts - November 14, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, will offer free access to medical literature in support of Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts to those affected by the disaster and those providing assistance to the affected population as part of the Emergency Access Initiative. The free access… Read More
Springer and Brazilian Society of Adhesion and Adhesives announce publishing partnership - November 13, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the Brazilian Society of Adhesion and Adhesives have announced a partnership to publish the new open access journal Applied Adhesion Science. The publication strengthens Springer's open access portfolio, which now comprises over 400 journals. The journal can be read free of subscription… Read More
IDSA announces new OA journal, Open Forum Infectious Diseases - November 12, 2013
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has named Dr. Paul Sax as the editor-in-chief of the Society's new peer-reviewed, open access journal, Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID). Oxford University Press (OUP) will begin publishing the new journal in early 2014. OFID will seek to… Read More
Frontiers launches new open-access journals – Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science - November 6, 2013
Open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of two new open-access journals - Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science. Manuscripts submitted to specialty sections in "Frontiers in" journals are peer reviewed by specialty associate and… Read More
ACS Publications expands open access publishing options - November 4, 2013
Scientific journal publisher ACS Publications, a Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has announced a far-reaching expansion of its open access publishing options - including a major new open access journal, more licensing choices for authors and a stimulus program to support authors who… Read More
Thieme continues to expand open access portfolio - October 31, 2013
Scientific and medical publisher Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. continues to expand its open access portfolio. Since the summer of 2011, Thieme founded seven new titles. The most recent addition is the journal International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, which Thieme began publishing as of October 1, 2013. With… Read More
BMJ and Lupus Foundation of America join forces to publish Lupus Science & Medicine journal - October 28, 2013
Evidence-based medical knowledge provider BMJ and the Lupus Foundation of America have announced a partnership to publish Lupus Science & Medicine, an open access journal dedicated to lupus. The journal will seek to provide an international focal point for clinicians and researchers across multiple disciplines The… Read More
