ResearchGate and Sage expand partnership to enhance journal visibility and open access opportunities - December 20, 2024
ResearchGate, the professional network connecting researchers, and Sage, a leading academic publisher, have announced the renewal and expansion of their Journal Home partnership. The updated agreement now includes 90 journals, bolstering visibility, accessibility, and engagement for researchers worldwide. The partnership will make a diverse… Read More
Over 100 German universities partner with MDPI in landmark open access agreement - December 19, 2024
More than 100 German universities and research institutions have joined a national agreement with MDPI, a leading open access publisher, to promote accessible and cost-effective scientific publishing. The agreement, negotiated by ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, will take effect on January… Read More
EIFL renews open access publishing agreement with World Scientific - December 19, 2024
The Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has announced the renewal and expansion of its open access publishing agreement with World Scientific, extending the partnership through 2025. The updated agreement offers waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) for authors publishing in 148 hybrid and… Read More
EIFL renews agreement with De Gruyter, expanding access to journals and open access publishing - December 16, 2024
Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has announced the renewal of its partnership with the academic publisher De Gruyter for an additional two years, extending the agreement until December 31, 2026. This collaboration offers free and discounted access to De Gruyter’s extensive journal collection, along… Read More
University of Wollongong launches future-focused open access repository platform - December 13, 2024
The University of Wollongong (UOW) Library has unveiled a modern and future-focused platform for its open access repository, Research Online. This new platform reflects UOW's dedication to advancing academic discovery and fostering global collaboration by making research outputs freely available to the world. Research… Read More
ResearchGate and Canadian Science Publishing expand partnership to enhance open access publishing - December 12, 2024
ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP), the largest not-for-profit publisher of peer-reviewed science journals in Canada, have announced the expansion of their Journal Home partnership to include the new Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU). This enhancement builds on their… Read More
Microbiology Society and EIFL partner to offer fee-free open access publishing for developing countries - December 12, 2024
In a significant step toward more equitable Open Access (OA) publishing, the Microbiology Society has signed a new agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) to waive Article Processing Charges (APCs) for researchers in developing and transition economy countries and territories. Starting in January… Read More
SCOAP3 marks a decade of success, expands to advance open science globally - December 12, 2024
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3), a pioneering open-access initiative led by CERN, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024. Since its inception, SCOAP3 has transformed research publishing in particle physics, making it freely accessible to both authors and readers… Read More
Karger Publishers expands open access portfolio with new journal: Maternal and Children’s Health - December 5, 2024
Karger Publishers has launched Maternal and Children’s Health, a new Open Access journal dedicated to advancing research on the health of mothers and children. The peer-reviewed journal will cover research spanning the periconceptional, perinatal, and neonatal stages of pregnancy, as well as the development… Read More
EIFL and ACM renew agreement to provide free access and open access publishing until 2027 - December 5, 2024
The Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) have renewed their partnership for another three years, extending their commitment to provide free access to the ACM Digital Library and open access publishing opportunities for researchers in… Read More
