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
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
