Molecular Autism calls for submissions - May 8, 2009
Molecular Autism, a new journal published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, is now accepting submissions. The journal is edited by Professors Joseph D Buxbaum of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Simon Baron-Cohen of University of Cambridge. They will be supported by an… Read More
Pfizer signs deal to cover OA publication costs for the results of its research - May 6, 2009
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer, US, has announced details of a membership agreement with open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, to cover publication costs for research articles published by its researchers. Under this membership arrangement, Pfizer will centrally cover the publication fees for any researcher employed or funded… Read More
EBSCO to host 30 Open Days across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia - May 6, 2009
Journal subscription services provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), US, has announced that following the recent success of its first wave of Open Days during the last two months, it will continue the 30-event series through November 2009, in major cities across Europe, Middle East, Africa and… Read More
BMJ articles dating back to 169 years made available for free online - May 5, 2009
The BMJ Group, UK, has announced that every article published since the British Medical Journal's first issue in October 1840 is now freely available online from bmj.com. Eighteen of the BMJ Group's specialist journals - including Heart, Gut and Thorax - are also available. The archive… Read More
EBSCO Publishing offers free access to information on Swine Influenza - May 5, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, and editors of its clinical reference tool, DynaMed, are making DynaMed's latest information about Swine Influenza freely available to health care providers and institutions throughout the world. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple sources for… Read More
APA to deposit Wellcome-Trust funded articles into PubMed Central - May 1, 2009
The American Psychological Association (APA), publisher of titles such as Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Psychological Bulletin, has developed a Wellcome-Trust compliant author-pays model. In return for paying an OA fee ($4000), APA will now deposit on behalf of the author, the final, published version directly… Read More
‘PLoS Medicine’ espouses holistic approach to health research - April 30, 2009
A recently published editorial in PLoS Medicine looks back over the five years since the journal made its first call for papers and describes a new evidence-based approach to the aims and scope of the journal. This approach emphasises the focus of PLoS Medicine on the… Read More
SCOAP3 support in the US continues to grow - April 28, 2009
Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) has announced that five universities and a consortium have signed an expression of interest to re-direct their current subscriptions to high energy physics (HEP) journals to SCOAP3. SCOAP3 is an international consortium that aims to provide… Read More
Lectures from the Proceedings of the 7th International LISA Symposium free to access in IOP journals - April 27, 2009
Classical and Quantum Gravity, published by IOP publishing, UK, has announced the online publication of a special issue devoted to the Proceedings of the 7th International LISA Symposium. The proceedings are published in two journals. A special selection, chosen by the conference organisers, appears in Classical… Read More
Cochrane Center offers free access to information in The Cochrane Library - April 20, 2009
The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre has announced that everyone in Canada with access to the Internet will now be able to view the full content of The Cochrane Library, an on-line resource that provides evaluations on health treatments. The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, in… Read More
