Emerald Publishing and the China Centre for Internet Economy Research collaborate to launch new OA journal - July 13, 2021
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has collaborated with the China Centre for Internet Economy (CCIE) Research to launch the Journal of Internet and Digital Economics. The journal is dedicated to become the first comprehensive open-access economic journal focusing on the basic theories, empirical applications, and policy implications… Read More
DataSalon announce support for Read & Publish reporting in both their PaperStack and MasterVision services - July 13, 2021
DataSalon has announced that both of their cloud-based systems, PaperStack and MasterVision, can now offer support for the reporting requirements created by Read & Publish deals – helping publishers in the move towards Open Access. Both PaperStack and MasterVision can produce the key reports required –… Read More
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education adopts hybrid OA model, effective July 1 - July 8, 2021
The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the University of Toronto Press have announced that beginning in July 2021, the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) has adopted a hybrid print and online publishing model which incorporates open access of all published content. Effective July… Read More
Jisc and the National Academy of Sciences announce two-year transformational OA pilot agreement - July 7, 2021
Jisc and the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (NAS) have announced a two-year transformational open access (OA) pilot agreement. The ‘Publish and Read’ deal will allow UK corresponding authors at participating institutions to publish OA articles in the… Read More
IOP Publishing to offer APC-free OA publishing in all its journals for researchers from low-income nations - July 6, 2021
Researchers from low-income countries can now publish open access (OA) for free in any IOP Publishing (IOPP) fully OA or hybrid OA journal. Article publication charges (APCs) will be automatically waived for researchers from countries defined as low-income by the World Bank, with no need for the… Read More
Cambridge University Press announces new Open Access pilot scheme – Flip it Open - June 30, 2021
A new Open Access pilot scheme from Cambridge University Press will turn conventional publishing models on their head by making academic monographs that sell the most copies available online for free. The initiative, called Flip it Open, will see selected books published and sold as normal, primarily… Read More
Journal of Refractive Surgery Case Reports unveils inaugural issue - June 25, 2021
STM publisher SLACK Incorporated has announced the official launch of the new digital, open-access journal, Journal of Refractive Surgery Case Reports (JRS Case Reports). Edited by Dr. J. Bradley Randleman, the quarterly, peer-reviewed Journal will include high-quality case reports that focus on research as related to the… Read More
PeerJ announces Free July on all five PeerJ Chemistry journals - June 25, 2021
PeerJ has announced Free July on PeerJ Chemistry journals. In order to give the chemistry community an opportunity to experience its industry-leading customer service and submission system, PeerJ is making all five Chemistry journals free in July 2021. Authors can submit to any PeerJ Chemistry journal… Read More
NERL and CRL join growing movement to support Directory of Open Access Journals in the US - June 24, 2021
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has announced a new agreement with the NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL) and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) in the United States. The arrangement will allow for greater support to DOAJ from the… Read More
IOP Publishing and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory launch new OA journal covering basic and applied materials science and technology - June 23, 2021
IOP Publishing and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory (SLAB), in affiliation with the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, are launching a new open access journal - Materials Futures -covering all areas of basic and applied materials science and technology. Published as a quarterly journal,… Read More