Learned Publishing Journal to embrace Gold Open Access in 2025 - May 8, 2024
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced a significant milestone in scholarly publishing: its esteemed journal, 'Learned Publishing', will transition to Gold Open Access (OA) starting in 2025. This decision, ratified during the latest ALPSP Board meeting in April 2024, underscores the association's… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched celebrates Open Access Heroes 2024 and records a 20% usage increase - May 6, 2024
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a global initiative for Open Access (OA), has unveiled the OA Heroes 2024, spotlighting the countries, institutions, publishers, disciplines, and scholarly titles that garnered the highest usage worldwide in the previous year. Accompanying this celebration is a significant milestone: user interactions for KU titles,… Read More
BMJ partners with Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries to expand open access publishing - May 3, 2024
BMJ, a leading global provider of healthcare knowledge, has entered into a collaboration with Vanderbilt University's Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries to bolster open access publishing. The newly inked Read and Publish agreement offers Vanderbilt-affiliated corresponding authors an opportunity to publish their primary research… Read More
Astronomy & Astrophysics commits to open access under Subscribe to Open model in 2024 - May 3, 2024
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) has announced its continued commitment to open access publication for the third consecutive year under the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model. In an era where many astronomy journals are transitioning to open access through the Gold (APC) route, A&A remains steadfast in its dedication to immediate… Read More
AIP Publishing expands Creative Commons License options to support open science - May 3, 2024
In a significant move to bolster support for researchers in the open science landscape, AIP Publishing proudly announces the expansion of its array of open access Creative Commons licenses. These new licensing options provide authors with more nuanced choices regarding how their work is utilized, ensuring greater… Read More
Taylor & Francis and the United Arab Emirates University announce open access partnership - May 2, 2024
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), the first and foremost comprehensive university in UAE, and international research publisher Taylor & Francis have announced a new three-year transformative agreement. Researchers at UAEU can now choose open access (OA) in over 2,500 journals, boosting the potential reach… Read More
Stanford University partners with PeerJ to advance open access publishing initiatives - April 26, 2024
In a significant stride towards promoting open access publishing and fostering the global dissemination of scholarly research, Stanford University has joined forces with PeerJ, a leading open access publisher. The Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center at Stanford University School of Medicine is… Read More
Wiley and JULAC expand open access agreement to support scholars in Hong Kong - April 24, 2024
Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, has expanded its open access agreement with the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) in Hong Kong to include four more participating institutions. The three-year agreement, which began on… Read More
cOAlition S applauds the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, advocating for transparency and accessibility in scholarly communication - April 17, 2024
In a significant stride towards fostering transparency and accessibility in scholarly communication, the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information has garnered widespread acclaim and endorsement from key stakeholders in the research community. Developed by a consortium of research information specialists, this initiative aims to democratize access to… Read More
Open Access transitions for book publishers (SPA OPS 4.0) - April 12, 2024
UKRI, in partnership with the Association of Learned Society Publishers (ALPSP), the British Academy, and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), has commissioned a project from Information Power. The project is to support book… Read More
