PLoS Medicine articles examine issues in taking OA to developing world - March 30, 2011
PLoS Medicine recently published two articles that discuss the issues that need to be resolved to ensure that open access (OA) can provide for global information needs, and not just those of the developed world. In one of the articles, Leslie… Read More
InTech launches new OA journal – Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology - March 29, 2011
Open access (OA) publisher InTech has announced the launch of its new OA journal - Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology will publish peer-reviewed papers at the forefront of nanoscale science and technology, bringing together the science and applications of nanoscale and nanostructured materials with… Read More
Elsevier provides free access to online clinical reference tools for Japan earthquake relief efforts - March 28, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the company is providing free access to its primary online clinical reference tools - MD Consult and First Consult - to all IPs originating from Japan. The move follows the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March… Read More
The Helmholtz Association and New Journal of Physics announce funding agreement - March 28, 2011
The Helmholtz Association and the New Journal of Physics (NJP) have signed a funding agreement to cover article publication charges for all authors affiliated to any of the Helmholtz Research Centres who publish with NJP. The initial term of the agreement will extend until the end… Read More
NISO and UKSG announce 30 more publishers endorse KBART - March 22, 2011
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and UKSG have announced that 30 more publishers will now be able to supply metadata that conforms to the recommended practice, KBART: Knowledge Bases And Related Tools (NISO RP-9-2010). Endorsement of this publication, which contains practical… Read More
IOS Press offers authors an Open Access option via the Open Library initiative - March 21, 2011
Scientific and medical publishing house IOS Press, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Open Library, offering authors and their funders the option to publish their articles with full Open Access in the IOS Press journals. This arrangement is subject only to the requirement of proper attribution… Read More
Springer acquires twelve OA journal titles from Hindawi - March 10, 2011
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media (Springer) has announced that it has acquired twelve journals from Hindawi Publishing Corporation in an asset deal. With this move, the global publisher seeks to further expand its open access (OA) offering. The journals include seven titles published in cooperation… Read More
University of Southampton pioneers open data revolution - March 8, 2011
The University of Southampton has released a range of non-personal data online as part of its pioneering commitment to the open data revolution. The recently launched data.southampton.ac.uk builds on the University's commitment to access by opening up a wide range of data for students to create… Read More
Pacific University College of Health Professions faculty to open access to scholarly work - February 25, 2011
The Pacific University College of Health Professions faculty has passed a resolution in support of making its scholarly work freely available online. The non-binding resolution, patterned after a resolution adopted by the University of Washington Faculty Senate, is said to be one of the first passed… Read More
Three journals in Springer’s Chinese Library of Science join SpringerOpen - February 23, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced that selected journals in its Chinese Library of Science (CLoS) will be published as open access journals and added to the SpringerOpen portfolio. Starting in 2011, the journals Chinese Science Bulletin, Science China Life Sciences and Photonic Sensors will be added… Read More
