The European Commission’s new OA publishing platform, Open Research Europe, to make scientific papers accessible to all - March 30, 2021
The European Commission recently launched Open Research Europe, a publishing platform for scientific papers that will be accessible to everyone. The platform will present the results of research funded by Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme for 2021-2027, and its predecessor, Horizon 2020. Open… Read More
Bioscientifica acquires European Thyroid Journal; journal transitions to OA model - March 30, 2021
Bioscientifica, the society publisher, and commercial subsidiary of the Society for Endocrinology, has acquired the European Thyroid Journal, the flagship publication of the European Thyroid Association. The publisher will also be moving the journal from a subscription to an open access model. This will remove all barriers… Read More
Karger Publishers and Jisc sign publish and read agreement - March 29, 2021
Scientific and medical publisher Karger Publishers has signed a publish and read agreement with Jisc, the not-for-profit technology provider of research and education, which negotiates with publishers on behalf of universities in the UK. The three-year deal for 2021-2023 includes access to all Karger… Read More
The University of Tsukuba unveils OA publishing hub for scientific papers in English and Japanese - March 23, 2021
The University of Tsukuba has launched its own open access publishing hub that will enable researchers to publish in either English or Japanese. The hub, which is hosted on the F1000Research site, adopts its pioneering approach to open science publishing. Not only does the publishing hub,… Read More
Wiley and IReL sign four year OA deal to augment Irish research on the global stage - March 19, 2021
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a new four-year open access agreement with IReL, an e-resource licensing consortium for Irish institutions, to accelerate open access publishing and increase visibility for more than 150,000 students and researchers across Ireland. The read and publish… Read More
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation selects Frontiers to publish new OA journal, Dystonia - March 18, 2021
The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) has officially selected Frontiers as the publishing partner of its new Gold Open Access journal, Dystonia. The journal will shine a spotlight on the global research effort for a greater understanding of dystonia, as well as breakthroughs in… Read More
New open access diamond journals study published - March 11, 2021
A new study of open access journals which are free for readers and authors, known as “diamond journals” has been published. The in-depth report and its recommendations cover diamond journals across the world and provide a better understanding of the open access diamond landscape. Funded by Read More
ACS partners with Tokyo University of Science, announces first OA ‘read and publish’ agreement in Japan - March 11, 2021
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have announced a collaboration to usher in a new era of open access publishing in Japan. Over the next five years, this agreement will bring the possibility for all publications by TUS… Read More
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education to adopt hybrid print and online publishing model - March 8, 2021
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the University of Toronto Press have announced that the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) will adopt a hybrid print and online publishing model which will incorporate open access of all published content, beginning in July 2021. With… Read More
Florida State University Libraries launches new OA publishing program - March 8, 2021
Florida State University Libraries is launching FSU’s first open-access publishing program. Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP) provides the university’s faculty, students and staff with the digital publishing tools and support needed to produce peer-reviewed, open scholarly publications, educational resources and other digital research outputs. Created to… Read More
