Swedish Consortium Bibsam and Frontiers forge national agreement, paving the way for unrestricted open access publishing - March 27, 2024
In a landmark move towards advancing open access publishing, the Swedish academic consortium Bibsam has inked a transformative agreement with open access publisher, Frontiers. This national deal will enable researchers affiliated with participating institutions across Sweden to publish their work in all Frontiers journals… Read More
SANLiC and Taylor & Francis forge path to open access for researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa - March 22, 2024
In a ground-breaking initiative aimed at fostering open access (OA) publishing and advancing scholarly communication in Sub-Saharan Africa, the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC) and academic publisher Taylor & Francis have unveiled a transformative three-year agreement. Marking Taylor & Francis' inaugural… Read More
Wiley and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in deal to advance OA in Saudi Arabia - March 21, 2024
Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, has announced a new three-year open access agreement with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, beginning on January 1, 2024. This represents the… Read More
Boston Library Consortium spearheads Path to Open initiative for open access university press monographs - March 21, 2024
The Boston Library Consortium (BLC), a collaborative network of libraries in the northeastern United States renowned for sharing knowledge and resources at scale, has thrown its weight behind the Path to Open initiative. This innovative pilot program, developed in conjunction with JSTOR and the… Read More
RSNA ‘Radiology Advances’ open-access journal goes live - March 21, 2024
Radiology Advances will include a broad spectrum of high-quality international radiology research, freely available to readers without a subscription. Available exclusively online, the journal will offer continuous publication, featuring primarily original multidisciplinary research articles with a focus on emerging topics, cross-cutting, and innovative research. Dr. Susanna I.… Read More
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
