Australian National University launches free research database - July 25, 2011
The Australian National University (ANU) has reportedly launched a new free online database that allows anyone with an Internet connection to read the latest scholarly work. The move is said to be in response to the soaring cost of accessing academic journals.… Read More
Wiley-VCH and ChemPubSoc Europe set to launch OA Chemistry journal - July 20, 2011
Wiley-VCH, part of the scientific and technical publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and ChemPubSoc Europe, an association of 16 chemical societies, have announced the launch of an open access journal - ChemistryOpen. The societies are joining a new open access publishing programme announced… Read More
Pensoft Publishers launch new mycological open-access journal - July 20, 2011
Scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers has launched a new journal in systematic and biology of fungi (including lichens) - MycoKeys. The Editor-in-Chief of the new journal is Dr Thorsten Lumbsch from The Field Museum, Chicago. He will be assisted by an authoritative Editorial team. All content is… Read More
EC seeks public views on access and preservation of digital scientific information - July 19, 2011
The European Commission (EC) recently launched a public consultation on access to, and preservation of, digital scientific information. This is part of an initiative of Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda, and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research and Innovation. It is… Read More
Dr. Efrat Shadmi and Prof. Leiyu Shi named co-Editors-in-Chief of International Journal for Equity in Health - July 19, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the appointment of Dr Efrat Shadmi from the University of Haifa and Professor Leiyu Shi from the Johns Hopkins University as co-Editors-in-Chief of International Journal for Equity in Health. Dr Shadmi is a Lecturer at the Cheryl… Read More
Cambridge Journals open access to online content published during 2009 and 2010 - July 18, 2011
Cambridge Journals, a division of Cambridge University Press (CUP), UK, is celebrating recent achievements by making all its online journals content from 2009 and 2010 free for six weeks. Cambridge has enjoyed accelerating success in recent years with increasing numbers of journals published, improved impact… Read More
Thieme announces inaugural issue of new open access journal – Skull Base Reports - July 14, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the publication of the first articles from its new open access journal Skull Base Reports. A companion to Skull Base: An interdisciplinary approach, the new publication includes case reports and clinical findings from all fields related to skull… Read More
Biotechnology for Biofuels names Debra Mohnen as co-Editor-in-Chief - July 14, 2011
Biotechnology for Biofuels, an open access journal published by BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Professor Debra Mohnen of the University of Georgia as a new Editor-in-Chief, joining Charles Wyman, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal and Mike Himmel at the helm. She will succeed Chris Somerville, amongst the… Read More
BioMed Central journal Open Network Biology now accepting submissions - July 13, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its new journal, Open Network Biology, is now accepting submissions. Understanding the complex interactions that underlie human disease is key to developing better targets for new drug discoveries and more personalised healthcare for patients. With the… Read More
JISC calls for publicly funded organisations to make metadata openly accessible - July 12, 2011
With 12 UK-based organisations having reportedly signed up to a new set of open metadata principles, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is inviting all publicly funded organisations to make the same commitment. These include universities, colleges, libraries, museums and archives. Unlocking the descriptive information… Read More
