Springer and the Korean Society for Micro and Nano Systems announce publishing partnership - November 9, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Korean Society for Micro and Nano Systems have announced a partnership to publish a new interdisciplinary journal Micro and Nano Systems Letters (MNSL), beginning in March 2013. As a fully sponsored open access journal, it will be part of the SpringerOpen… Read More
NPG and Labtiva announce ReadCube Access program for affordable single-click purchases and two-day rentals - November 9, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced an affordable way to read scientific articles on NPG journals. NPG and software company Labtiva opened to the public a pilot of the ReadCube Access programme for inexpensive single-click purchases and two-day rentals. The programme will help researchers,… Read More
SISSA Medialab to offer full hybrid OA option on journals jointly owned with IOP Publishing - November 9, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) and SISSA Medialab have announced that they will be offering a full hybrid open access option on the journals jointly owned with IOP Publishing. With effect from October 26, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, Journal of Cosmology… Read More
NPG expands Creative Commons Attribution license options - November 8, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has introduced the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license on its 19 NPG-owned academic journals. From December 2012, the CC BY license will be available to authors choosing open access publication options in these journals, in addition to the… Read More
Wiley launches new OA journal – Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - November 6, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine (MGGM), a new Wiley Open Access journal. Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Dr. Maximilian Muenke, the journal will provide rapid dissemination of high-quality research in all areas of human,… Read More
UK government stands up for open access with £10 million funding boost - November 2, 2012
In line with the UK government's commitment to free and open access to publicly-funded research, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts recently announced a £10 million cash injection to the top 30 UK research-intensive institutions, to aid the transition to open access and compliance with the new Research Council UK… Read More
CDL announces new POD and ebook distribution/sales service for books and journals published in eScholarship - October 31, 2012
The California Digital Library has announced a new print-on-demand (POD) and ebook distribution/sales service for books and journals published in eScholarship, the University of California’s open access (OA) publishing platform. This service will enable publishing units within UC to develop hybrid OA business models for their… Read More
British Ecological Society and Wiley Open Access journal Ecology and Evolution announce partnership - October 29, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a new partnership between the British Ecological Society (BES) and the Wiley Open Access journal Ecology and Evolution. This latest partnership brings the number of high profile journals supporting the open access title to 16. Eleven of… Read More
Carbon Balance and Management names Prof. Burke Hales as co-Editor-in-Chief - October 29, 2012
Carbon Balance and Management, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Prof. Burke Hales from Oregon State University College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, as co-Editor-in-Chief. Prof. Hales will be taking on the role alongside Georgii Alexandrov, and will now… Read More
ISSCR set to launch OA journal, Stem Cell Reports - October 26, 2012
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has announced the launch of a new online, open-access journal - Stem Cell Reports. With a focus on shorter, single-point articles, Stem Cell Reports will publish high-quality, peer-reviewed research presenting conceptual or practical advances across the breadth of… Read More
