JMIR Publications is now live and connected to the OA Switchboard - May 31, 2022
JMIR Publications is now live and connected to the OA Switchboard, a non-profit initiative of funding organizations, research institutions, and publishers dedicated to a smooth transition to open access (OA) publishing through simplified sharing of metadata between stakeholders via a central information exchange hub.… Read More
KU University Senate approves resolution supporting OA - May 26, 2022
KU’s University Senate unanimously approved a resolution adopting principles of open access at the university. The resolution outlines two key components. First, it encourages KU scholars to publish in open access journals and/or archive their articles in KU’s open-access digital repository, KU ScholarWorks. … Read More
Linnaeus University announces publishing agreement with Frontiers - May 26, 2022
Linnaeus University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Linnaeus University researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The… Read More
Springer Nature to revise the application for its titles to become Jisc-approved transformative journals - May 26, 2022
Springer Nature has been asked to revise and resubmit an application for its Nature Research Journals and Palgrave Journals to become Jisc-approved transformative journals. In its application, made on April 14, 2022, Springer Nature offered a deposit of an author’s accepted manuscript (AAM)… Read More
Penn State University Libraries in deal with SAGE to expand support for open access - May 25, 2022
Penn State University Libraries recently entered into an agreement with SAGE Publications that will help to expand access to scholarly content, promote open access (OA) publishing, and increase visibility of Penn State research. This is SAGE’s first full read-and-publish agreement with a U.S. institution.… Read More
Plan S Journal Comparison Service is now open for publishers to register and deposit price and service data - May 25, 2022
cOAlition S has released the Journal Comparison Service (JCS), a secure, free and long-anticipated digital service, that aims to shed light on publishing fees and services. Publishers can now register with the JCS publisher portal. After signing a service agreement, publishers can share… Read More
NASA and CHORUS sign participation agreement to expand public access to results of its funded research - May 19, 2022
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a participation agreement with CHORUS to expand public access to the results of its funded research. This agreement fortifies the relationship between CHORUS, its members, and NASA, in support of the NASA… Read More
Frontiers and the Consortium of Catalan University Services sign OA publishing deal - May 19, 2022
The Spanish research community’s growing commitment to open access publishing has been bolstered by the announcement of a new agreement between the Consortium of Catalan University Services (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya, CSUC) and gold open access publisher Frontiers. Under the agreement –… Read More
Wiley and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México announce OA agreement - May 18, 2022
Global research and education leader Wiley has announced a new three-year agreement with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), one of the most influential and well-recognized institutions in Latin America. This agreement, which marks Wiley’s first in Latin America, positions UNAM as the… Read More
ScienceOpen unveils new OA journal – Genome Integrity - May 16, 2022
ScienceOpen has announced Genome Integrity as the latest addition to its journal discovery network. This fully open-access journal will be published by ScienceOpen, bringing high-quality research titles in the field, as well as the most recent advancements in the understanding of the processes that regulate genome integrity… Read More
