Oncology journal Cancer Science adopts Open Access - September 10, 2013
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., US, has announced that Cancer Science has become the first Japanese journal of its size to transition to open access, by joining the Wiley Open Access publishing program. From January 1, 2014, all newly published articles will be open access… Read More
Emerald supports World Alzheimer’s month with free access to key content - September 9, 2013
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced its support for World Alzheimer’s month by offering free access to a selection of content in support of this year’s theme – ‘Dementia: a journey of caring’. The articles can be freely read until October 1, 2013 by… Read More
OA journals and healthcare information strive for best sources for indexing and archiving medical research - September 3, 2013
The main function of peer reviewed open access publishing platforms is to powerfully present the content online, making it available to all, and link this information with useful scientific data. The purpose is to increase public interest and make them available at one's disposal. The emergence and expansion of low… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – Basic and Clinical Andrology - August 30, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the launch of a new journal - Basic and Clinical Andrology, a continuation of the French journal Andrologie, previously published by Springer. This open access journal will present innovative research covering all aspects of male reproductive and sexual health,… Read More
Frontiers launches new OA journal – Frontiers in Energy Research - August 29, 2013
Open-access scholarly publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of its Frontiers in Energy Research journal. In Frontiers in Energy Research, scientists from around the world join together to examine how new energy systems can be integrated in the economic… Read More
AAP releases statement on OSTP deadline for federal agencies’ public access plans - August 26, 2013
The US federal agencies with over $100 million in R&D expenditures were required to submit their plans by August 22, 2013 to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlining how they will expand public access to the output of the research they fund. The submissions are… Read More
Brill expands Brill Open to include monographs and edited volumes - August 20, 2013
Academic publisher Brill has announced that it is extending Brill Open to include monographs and edited volumes. Brill Open offers authors the choice to make their research freely accessible online in exchange for a Publication Charge. Brill Open is made available to authors only upon… Read More
New OA title from Springer to cover critical issues related to food contamination, hygiene and safety - August 15, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that its open access program, SpringerOpen, has launched the International Journal of Food Contamination to examine incidents of food contamination worldwide. The journal will begin publishing this year, and all full text articles will be accessible via Read More
Co-Action Publishing and Market Access Society partner to launch new OA journal - August 7, 2013
Open access (OA) scholarly publisher Co-Action Publishing, Sweden, has announced the launch of Journal of Market Access and Health Policy (JMAHP) under the Chief Editorship of Professor Mondher Toumi, Director of the Chair of Public Health and Market Access, UFR d'Odontologie University Claude Bernard Lyon, France.… Read More
M. E. Sharpe announces free online access to international sociological journals - August 6, 2013
Academic publisher M.E. Sharpe has announced that in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 10-13, it is providing free complimentary online access to international sociological journals for the month of August. The journals are: International Journal of Sociology, Chinese Sociological Review,… Read More
