Taylor & Francis Open journals adopt CC-BY license - October 23, 2012
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced the adoption of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license by its journals Open programme from the end of October 2012. For Taylor & Francis-owned Open titles, published under the Routledge Open and Taylor & Francis Open imprints, the… Read More
Journal editors express support for new open access option announced by SPIE - October 23, 2012
Journal editors are expressing enthusiastic support for a new open access option announced recently by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The new program provides Gold Open Access upon publication for a journal article for which authors or their institutions pay voluntary page… Read More
Maney Publishing announces special prices for OA publication to support Open Access Week - October 22, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced its support for the Open Access Week with special prices for OA publication. Throughout Open Access Week, the publisher is highlighting its hybrid open access model, MORE OpenChoice, and reducing author fees in order to encourage open access publication.… Read More
New open access journal eLife publishes first four research articles - October 16, 2012
eLife, a new open access journal for outstanding scientific advancements, has published its first four research articles. The journal is being published by eLife, a collaboration between the funders and practitioners of research to communicate discoveries in the life and biomedical sciences in the most effective… Read More
SAGE Open Engineering opens for submissions - October 15, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that its journal SAGE Open Engineering is now open for submissions. Building on SAGE's expanding portfolio in engineering, SAGE Open Engineering is a new Open Access journal aimed specifically at engineers. Overseen by a world leading Advisory Board Chaired by… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center launches Open Access Solutions - October 12, 2012
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced the launch of Open Access Solutions. CCC helps publishers manage variable Open Access (OA) models through its RightsLink platform, which supports unique pricing rules, licenses and messaging for OA journals, encouraging compliance with funding… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and Society of Chemical Industry announce new OA journal – Energy Science & Engineering - October 11, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Energy Science & Engineering as part of the Wiley Open Access publishing programme. The journal provides authors with a new platform for the rapid dissemination of the latest energy research and will be published… Read More
Apress unveils ApressOpen, offers free and full access to professional-level content - October 10, 2012
Technology books publisher Apress has announced the launch of ApressOpen, a program that offers technology companies and professionals the opportunity to publish technical and business content under an open access model. With ApressOpen, content will be freely available through multiple online distribution channels and electronic formats… Read More
De Gruyter announces new partnership for open-access distribution with the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - October 10, 2012
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has launched an innovative new partnership for open-access distribution with the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). A new study, "Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in Europe: First Results from SHARE after the Economic Crisis," will appear… Read More
IET President moots open access for SMEs to IP created by UK universities - October 8, 2012
Professor Andy Hopper, an academic, innovator and serial entrepreneur, has called on the UK government to give small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) open access to the intellectual property (IP) created in UK universities. He has been named the new President of Europe's largest professional society for engineers and technicians,… Read More
