MIT Press: Championing community-oriented open access initiatives for International Open Access Week - October 24, 2023
MIT Press, known for its dedication to fostering open-access scholarly publishing, continues to lead the way by reinforcing its commitment to community-oriented academic initiatives in line with the theme of this year’s International Open Access Week, “Community over Commercialization.” In a recent announcement,… Read More
Elsevier launches geographical pricing pilot to support authors in low – and middle- income countries with equitable OA publishing options - October 18, 2023
Elsevier, a global leader in scientific publishing and information analytics, is piloting Geographical Pricing for Open Access (GPOA) across 142 of its Gold Open Access journals to make open access article publishing charges (APCs) more affordable for authors in low- and middle-income countries. The GPOA model,… Read More
Results of ‘Towards Responsible Publishing’ consultation tender by cOAlition S - October 12, 2023
cOAlition S has announced the successful completion of the tender process for selecting a contractor to facilitate the consultation with the research community regarding the 'Towards Responsible Publishing’ proposal. The tender has been awarded to Research Consulting Limited, a UK-based specialist consultancy firm… Read More
Michigan State University enters open access partnership with IGI Global - October 12, 2023
IGI Global and Michigan State have formed a collaborative Open Access partnership, which enables the faculty at Michigan State University to contribute their research to IGI Global's extensive portfolio as part of the Open Access Publishing Program. By participating in IGI Global's Open Access… Read More
DOAJ introduces new support model for libraries to foster sustainable OA - October 5, 2023
The drive towards Open Access (OA) publishing is witnessing unprecedented momentum, with a growing number of journals transitioning to OA and a surge in community-led publishing initiatives worldwide. While these developments are promising, they also coincide with a rise in unethical practices and predatory publishers preying on unsuspecting authors. … Read More
ACM announces new OA Publishing model for the International Conference Proceedings Series - September 27, 2023
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced it will transition its International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS) to a fully Open Access (OA) publishing model beginning January 1, 2024. Making its ICPS program Open Access represents an important step in ACM’s comprehensive shift to… Read More
Frontiers backs Open Access Days 2023 in celebrating 20 Years of the Berlin Declaration - September 27, 2023
Celebrating 20 Years of the Berlin Declaration: Frontiers Supports Open Access Days 2023 Berlin, October 2, 2023 - Open access publisher Frontiers proudly lends its support to the Open Access Days 2023 conference, which took place in Berlin from September 27 to 29, 2023.… Read More
MIT Press to flip two paywalled journals to Open Access with National Science Foundation Research Grant - September 27, 2023
The MIT Press has received a two-year, $275,000 Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) from the National Science Foundation to expand the shift+OPEN initiative and shift at least two more journals to diamond open access. The Press will also use the grant to assess… Read More
ACS Publications to provide authors with new zero-embargo green open access support - September 25, 2023
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will provide authors with a new option to satisfy funder requirements for zero-embargo green open access, beginning October 1, 2023. Through this pathway, authors will be able to post accepted manuscripts with a CC BY… Read More
USC Press and University Libraries launch open-access publishing platform - September 22, 2023
The University of South Carolina Press and University Libraries are embarking on a new collaborative venture: Open Carolina, an open-access publishing platform. Open access is a publication and distribution model that makes academic and professional materials such as books and articles available for… Read More
