ResearchGate and Canadian Science Publishing announce Journal Home partnership for open access journals - February 29, 2024
ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP), Canada’s largest independent scientific journals publisher, have announced a new partnership that will enhance the reach and visibility of all CSP’s open access journals through ResearchGate’s innovative Journal Home offering. The new… Read More
Road to Open: Library and Institutional support sustains open access in mathematics journals through S2O in 2024 - February 28, 2024
In a collaborative effort to uphold the principles of open access in the realm of mathematics research, EDP Sciences and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI) has announced the successful continuation of the Subscribe to Open (S2O) initiative for their mathematics journals… Read More
US Funders convene to drive cultural change in Open Science - February 16, 2024
In a concerted effort to foster a culture of open science, prominent research funders in the United States convened for a discussion forum hosted by Frontiers in January. Representatives from esteemed organizations such as the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Bill and Melinda… Read More
PLOS continues its commitment to transparency with Plan S Price & Service Transparency Framework 2022 - February 15, 2024
PLOS (Public Library of Science) reaffirms its dedication to transparency and open-access publishing with the release of its annual reporting through the Plan S Price & Service Transparency Framework. The framework offers insight into how publication fees are utilized to support journal activities and… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing and Federal Science Libraries Network partner to advance OA publishing for government researchers - February 14, 2024
In a move aimed at fostering greater accessibility to scientific research, Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) has announced an expanded partnership with Canada’s Federal Science Libraries Network (FSLN). This collaboration is set to revolutionize the landscape of academic publishing by providing researchers from FSLN-affiliated federal… Read More
Wiley and University of Macau in deal to support open access research - February 12, 2024
Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, has announced a new 3-year open access agreement with the University of Macau. Beginning January 1, 2024, this collaboration marks the first of its kind between a Macau institution… Read More
The MIT Press launches second year of shift+OPEN to publish more OA journals - February 12, 2024
The MIT Press has announced that applications are now open for shift+OPEN, an initiative designed to flip existing subscription-based journals to a diamond open access publishing model. Launched with generous funding from Arcadia and expanded with funding from the National Science Foundation, shift+OPEN… Read More
New Springer Nature transformative agreements widen global impact of U.S. research - February 8, 2024
Springer Nature has reached new Transformative Agreements (TAs) with VIVA – Virginia’s academic library consortium – and OhioLINK, Ohio’s academic library consortium that will boost open science, increase coverage for underserved researchers, break down barriers to access for funding, and broaden the reach and… Read More
EMS Press publishes all journals open access in 2024, with a blend of S2O and Diamond models - February 8, 2024
EMS Press has announced that all 22 journals in its Subscribe To Open (S2O) programme will be published as open access for the 2024 subscription period. This means that for the first time the Press’s annual journal output will be entirely open access, with a blend of… Read More
Frontiers announces partnership with the Odessa Centre for open-access publishing - February 7, 2024
In a significant stride towards advancing open-access publishing, Frontiers has announced its partnership with the Odessa Centre, a move poised to reshape the landscape of scholarly communication. Under this pioneering agreement, Frontiers will be the publisher of the esteemed journal, "Pastoralism: Research, Policy and… Read More
