BioMed Central re-launches Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology as OA journal - March 2, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the re-launch of the Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology (JASB) as an open access journal. First established in 2010, the journal has reportedly achieved considerable recognition from scholars in the field. JASB is supported by the… Read More
American Heart Association launch open access journal – Journal of the American Heart Association - February 22, 2012
The American Heart Association has announced the launch of an open access journal -Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease (JAHA). The journal covers free peer-reviewed research on heart disease and stroke. As with the association's 11 print journals, articles will undergo… Read More
Cambridge University Press to publish The Nutrition Society’s new OA journal - February 20, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, UK, has announced that it will publish a new Open Access Journal from 2012, on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This new online only publication entitled Journal of Nutritional Science (JNS) will sit alongside the four publications already published on behalf… Read More
Springer and Korea Concrete Institute partner to publish OA journal - February 16, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI) have announced a partnership to publish the International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM). As a fully sponsored open access journal, it will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio, available on www.springerlink.com.… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and Australasian Society for Immunology partner to publish new OA journal - February 15, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI) have announced a partnership to publish a new open access journal from December 2012. The journal, Clinical and Translational Immunology (CTI), will be a companion title to Immunology and Cell Biology, currently… Read More
Society for Endocrinology and the European Society of Endocrinology to launch new OA biomedical journal - February 10, 2012
The Society for Endocrinology (SfE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) has announced the forthcoming launch of Endocrine Connections - a new Open Access journal for the biomedical community. The journal is a joint venture between the two societies, to be published by BioScientifica. The… Read More
BioMed Central unveils first OA journal to focus on systematic reviews and associated literature - February 10, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal, Systematic Reviews. The journal, headed by Editors-in-Chief David Moher, Lesley Stewart and Paul Shekelle, aims to encompass all aspects of the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. As the first… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. set to launch new OA journal – BioResearch Open Access - February 9, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the March 2012 launch of BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal. The journal will provide a new rapid-publication forum for a broad range of scientific topics including but not limited to molecular and cellular… Read More
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders publishes its first open access articles - February 9, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders has published its first open access articles. The journal was launched by Springer in 2009, publishing research focusing on the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders. The Editor-in-Chief, Professor Joseph Piven, discusses the move… Read More
California Digital Library joins PKP as development partner in OA publishing - February 8, 2012
The California Digital Library (CDL), on behalf of the University of California (UC) system, will support open access (OA) publishing infrastructure through a major development partnership with the Public Knowledge Project. As a result of this agreement, CDL will assist with PKP's ongoing development and support… Read More
