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
Jisc review of UK open access and transitional agreements finds positives, but that a full transition is not in sight - March 8, 2024
Jisc has undertaken a review of transitional agreements in the UK that charts the progress of open access (OA) and evaluates the effectiveness of transitional agreements (TAs) in that process. One of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, the review provides an important… Read More
Two AIP Publishing journals now open access under Subscribe to Open pilot - March 8, 2024
Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas, two of AIP Publishing’s foremost scholarly publications, are now open access as part of a Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot program. The switch to open access (OA) is a result of institutional subscribers renewing their subscriptions and supporting… Read More
The British Institute of Radiology unveils new open access journal – BJR|Artificial Intelligence - March 8, 2024
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR), building on its renowned heritage in radiology and radiation oncology, has launched a new open access journal, BJR|Artificial Intelligence. This new journal further builds on the successful portfolio of BIR journals, including flagship journal BJR¸as well as BJR|Open… Read More
CERN and OAPEN Foundation announce collaboration agreement to promote open access to books - March 6, 2024
CERN and the not-for-profit organization OAPEN Foundation have announced a further expansion of their collaboration to jointly promote open access to books. Since 2021, CERN and the OAPEN Foundation have collaborated to disseminate books that are made available in open access through SCOAP3… Read More
