BioMed Central unveils newly redesigned website - December 2, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website (www.biomedcentral.com). BioMed Central, which currently publishes over 220 open access journals, has introduced a streamlined design and new look which makes the high-traffic website much more straightforward… Read More
Frontiers and Max Planck Society sign funding agreement - December 1, 2011
Open access publisher Frontiers Media, Switzerland, and research organisation Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Germany, have signed a funding agreement to support scientific authors who submit research papers to all Frontiers journals. Effective November 1, 2011, all publication charges for research articles submitted by authors affiliated… Read More
QScience Connect to feature content on natural sciences and humanities - December 1, 2011
Qatar-based QScience.com has announced that QScience Connect, its latest peer-reviewed and open access journal, will cover subjects relating to natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Authors are also encouraged to submit video and audio articles to the journal. These submissions are reviewed and, as with regular… Read More
European Commission to adopt measures for Open Data Strategy - November 28, 2011
The European Commission (EC) will adopt an Open Data Strategy on November 29, consisting of a package of measures including regulatory measures. This would include a modification of the existing directive on the reuse of public sector information and deployment measures such as the creation of… Read More
Three EIFL partner institutions sign the Berlin Declaration - November 23, 2011
Not-for-profit organisation Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has announced that three more EIFL partner institutions have signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities. The institutions are: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), University of Belgrade (Serbia)… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and The Association of Applied Biologists launch new OA journal - November 18, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and The Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) have launched a new journal - Food and Energy Security. The journal seeks to meet the needs of authors and funders to publish international open… Read More
American Heart Association and Wiley-Blackwell launch new OA journal - November 15, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and the American Heart Association (AHA) have announced an innovative venture to publish a new open access journal, Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease.… Read More
Emerald provides free access to 15 enterprise and innovation titles in support of Global Entrepreneurship Week - November 14, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, is providing free access to its complete collection of 15 entrepreneurship and innovation titles. The move is in support of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, to be held from November 14-20, 2011, that encourages entrepreneurs to build the businesses of tomorrow.… Read More
Speaker presentations, images and poster abstracts of Open Access Africa 2011 event available online - November 14, 2011
Open Access Africa 2011, a BioMed Central and Computer Aid International event, was hosted at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, during Open Access Week 2011. All presentations are now available online, together with conference images and poster abstracts. These include… Read More
Confederation of Open Access Repositories launches new website - November 10, 2011
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the launch of its new website. The website includes fresh content, added Web2.0 functionality, and an updated look and feel. The site, http://www.coar-repositories.org, reflects a great deal of input from members. In… Read More
