Methods in Ecology and Evolution set to become a fully open access journal - June 9, 2022
The British Ecological Society has announced that one of its youngest journals, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, will become a fully open access publication from January 2023. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (MEE) publishes methodological papers in all areas of ecology and evolutionary biology,… Read More
Nature Masterclasses online training made free to access for researchers in lower-income nations - June 8, 2022
Springer Nature has made Nature Masterclasses on-demand online training content free to access for researchers in lower-income countries through Research4Life. Nature Masterclasses offers highly targeted courses designed to enhance the skills and boost the confidence of early career researchers, with over… Read More
JMIRx Med becomes first preprint overlay journal to be accepted in the DOAJ - June 8, 2022
JMIR Publications has announced that JMIRx Med has been accepted and indexed—as the first preprint overlay journal—in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). DOAJ applies strict criteria to review and index open access journals, which include licensing and copyright criteria,… Read More
The University of Lincoln joins Frontiers – JISC national open access deal - June 6, 2022
The University of Lincoln has joined the UK national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK. The University of Lincoln supports its researchers… Read More
Elsevier and Oable form pilot to streamline librarian approval workflow for OA publishing - June 2, 2022
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, is establishing a pilot with Oable, the innovative open access (OA) workflow management solution developed by Knowledge Unlatched, to simplify the librarian approval workflow for open access publishing. Oable supports libraries in managing their OA activities across… Read More
Springer Nature’s TJs publish 40% more gold OA research articles in 2021 than in 2020 - June 1, 2022
Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals (TJs) published 40% more gold open access (OA) research articles in 2021 than in 2020. Data released show that 730 Springer Nature journals also met cOAlition S’s challenging TJ requirement targets, meaning that more Springer Nature titles achieved the required metrics than those… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and ACSM expand publishing partnership; set to launch new OA journal – Exercise, Sport, and Movement - June 1, 2022
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, is further expanding its publishing partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), with the addition of Exercise, Sport, and Movement (ESM). Exercise, Sport, and Movement will be an… Read More
Swiss National Science Foundation latest to join cOAlition S - June 1, 2022
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) – one of the European leaders supporting Open Access – is the latest organization to join cOAlition S, the international consortium of research funding and performing organizations committed to delivering full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications.… Read More
Oxford University Press and Bibliosan sign Read & Publish agreement - May 31, 2022
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and the Italian consortium of Biomedical Research Libraries (BIBLIOSAN) have announced a new Read & Publish agreement. As OUP’s first Read & Publish deal with an Italian consortium, the deal is significant in that it will provide online access for Bibliosan’s… Read More
WVU Libraries join MIT Press OA Publishing Initiative - May 31, 2022
In March 2021, MIT Press announced the launch of its Direct-to-Open (D2O) framework. In this model, rather than purchasing licenses to eBook titles individually or through packages, libraries pay annual participation fees that support open access (OA) book publishing. Participating libraries gain access to… Read More
