SpringerPlus journal passes 1,000 article submissions mark - July 30, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that its SpringerPlus journal has passed an important milestone – more than 1,000 submissions by authors wishing to be published in the journal. SpringerPlus is published under the SpringerOpen brand, and is an interdisciplinary, fully open access (OA) publication. SpringerPlus was… Read More
GigaScience journal unveils new features and functionality at ISMB meeting - July 22, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central and the Beijing Genome Institute (BGI) have announced that the journal GigaScience will unveil new features and functionality at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) meeting. The move comes one year on from the launch of the journal. As… Read More
Open-access platform Libre set for October launch, academics invited to publish papers and solicit reviews - July 15, 2013
Three academics are set to launch a new open-access platform that they hope will allow researchers to wrest control of peer review from journals and remove academic publishers' justification for charging high prices for their titles. The Libre platform, slated for launch in October, will host open reviews of… Read More
Karger Publishers expands Open Access programme with several initiatives - July 2, 2013
Biomedical publisher Karger Publishers, Switzerland, has announced the expansion of its Open Access programme with several initiatives to benefit researchers, readers, authors, funding organisations and other partners. With market demand increasing for Open Access in scientific and medical publishing, the Switzerland- based, international biomedical publisher… Read More
British Academy publishes series of 8 newly commissioned articles debating future of open access - July 2, 2013
The British Academy has published a series of 8 newly commissioned articles reflecting on the challenges and opportunities for humanities and social sciences open access publishing practices. Debating Open Access - edited by British Academy Vice-Presidents Professor Nigel Vincent and Professor Chris Wickham - demonstrates… Read More
Encyclopedia of Life Open Access Support Project begins next phase with new eligibility criteria - July 2, 2013
The new phase of the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Open Access Support Project (EOASP) started July 1, 2013, with some slight changes in eligibility criteria. The aim of the EOASP project is to increase the data flow into EOL, promulgate the open access publishing model… Read More
Thieme launches new OA journal – TCS Reports - June 26, 2013
STM publisher Thieme has announced the launch of its new Open-Access journal Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports (TCS Reports). A companion to The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, TCS Reports compiles case reports of great clinical relevance to thoracic, vascular and cardiovascular research. Surgical implementation is… Read More
SCOAP3 on track to meet target start date of January 1, 2014 - June 24, 2013
The international Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) partnership reaffirmed its commitment to SCOAP3 at a recent meeting in May. The initiative, with the full support of CERN, is now ready to move to its next step - signing contracts with publishers… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA journal – GeoResJ - June 20, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, GeoResJ. The journal will be the first open access only journal to join Elsevier's earth and planetary science journals portfolio. GeoResJ aims to provide a forum for rapid publication of top… Read More
Cambridge University Press selects CCC’s RightsLink for Open Access solution to manage APCs for OA publications - June 19, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that Cambridge University Press has selected CCC's RightsLink for Open Access to manage Article Processing Charges (APCs) for its Open Access publications. CCC has been helping publishers improve the author experience in collecting APCs… Read More
