CCC announces findings from UK Open Access forum - April 9, 2014
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organization, welcomed more than 30 publishers and copyright leaders to London in January for a day of industry updates, panel presentations, and roundtable discussions, as well as keynote addresses from Dominic Young, CEO of the… Read More
Emerald offers free access to a special journal issue highlighting library innovation - April 7, 2014
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, is offering free access to a special issue from its LIS journal, Library High Tech: 'Smart space technology innovations' until April 19th as part of the National Library Week celebration. As the physical space of the library continues to change, this special issue… Read More
Emerald offers free access to a special journal issue highlighting library innovation - April 7, 2014
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, is offering free access to a special issue from its LIS journal, Library High Tech: 'Smart space technology innovations' until April 19th as part of the National Library Week celebration. As the physical space of the library continues to… Read More
Two OA journals from Chile join BioMed Central and SpringerOpen portfolio - April 4, 2014
Open access publisher BioMed Central and SpringerOpen have announced the publication of two open access journals from Chile, covering biodiversity and conservation. Biological Research and Revista Chilena de Historia Natural are the official journals of Sociedad de Biología de Chile. Biological… Read More
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
