21 De Gruyter journals to be published open access under Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in 2024 - March 20, 2024
Academic publisher De Gruyter has confirmed that 21 De Gruyter journals are publishing this year's volumes in open access via Subscribe to Open. The subscriber threshold for 16 existing Subscribe to Open journals has been reached. Five new journals are being transformed via Subscribe to Open in… Read More
Open Access as a means to equity: Progress, challenges, and the continued role for the BOAI - March 18, 2024
In a transformative journey spanning two decades, the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) has spearheaded the global movement towards Open Access (OA), envisioning a world where scholarly research is freely accessible to all. As the BOAI commemorates the second anniversary of its BOAI20 Recommendations, it reflects on… Read More
ACM relaunches Communications of the ACM as open access, web-first publication - March 15, 2024
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has relaunched Communications of the ACM (CACM), the organization’s flagship magazine, as a web-first publication, accessible to everyone without charge. First published in 1958, CACM is one of the most respected information technology magazines. Providing news, expert commentary, and peer-reviewed research,… Read More
IntechOpen and Iowa State University sign open access institutional agreement - March 15, 2024
IntechOpen has signed an institutional agreement with Iowa State University of Science and Technology to support open access and cover open access publishing fees for their faculty. Founded in 1858, Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is the first coeducational land-grant… Read More
JSTOR joins the Directory of Open Access Books Trusted Platform Network - March 15, 2024
JSTOR recently joined the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) Trusted Platform Network, a global initiative bringing together platforms committed to maintaining the highest standards in open access (OA) book publishing. The DOAB Trusted Platform Network creates a more seamless process for platforms… Read More
Elsevier and ESCMID partner to launch new OA journal – CMI Communications - March 11, 2024
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, has announced the launch of a new open-access journal CMI Communications in partnership with ESCMID, Europe’s leading society in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Complementing and integrating with ESCMID’s prestigious… Read More
Wiley & BITS Pilani sign four year open access agreement - March 11, 2024
Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, has signed a four-year open access agreement with Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani). Effective from 2024 through 2027, this collaboration aims to enhance access to… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry and University of Cyprus sign one-year ‘RSC Platinum’ agreement - March 11, 2024
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced an innovative new agreement with the University of Cyprus, marking the first Open Access deal in the country. The RSC Platinum deal will cover an initial one-year period and expand Open Access provision for authors affiliated… Read More
National Open Research Forum (NORF), IReL and OpenAIRE launch the National Open Access Monitor - March 11, 2024
The National Open Research Forum (NORF), the Irish Research eLibrary (IReL), and OpenAIRE have announced the launch of the National Open Access Monitor, a cornerstone in Ireland's shift towards a fully open access research ecosystem. This launch marks… Read More
Innovative open research publisher PeerJ joins Taylor & Francis - March 8, 2024
Leading research publisher Taylor & Francis has announced the addition of PeerJ, a pioneer in broad-scope open access (OA) journals. PeerJ is best known for its multidisciplinary flagship title PeerJ Life & Environment serving the Biological, Medical, and Environmental Sciences and PeerJ Computer Science… Read More
