PLOS and Society of China University Journals partner to advance open science - April 2, 2025
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) have entered a three-year strategic partnership to collaborate on key topics in scholarly publishing, including open access, open science, scientific integrity, and research evaluation. CUJS, a national academic organization with… Read More
APS expands open access with Subscribe to Open for 2025 - March 28, 2025
The American Physiological Society (APS) has successfully implemented its Subscribe to Open (S2O) model, making 10 of its primary research journals fully open access in 2025. With continued support from institutional and library partners, APS has broadened free, unrestricted access to high-quality physiological research while reinforcing its… Read More
cOAlition S provides feedback on Canadian Tri-Agency open access policy consultation - March 27, 2025
cOAlition S, a consortium of research funders and institutions committed to advancing full and immediate Open Access through Plan S, has submitted its response to the Canadian Tri-Agency’s consultation on its draft Open Access policy for publications. The revised policy, introduced by the Canadian Institutes of Health… Read More
Karger Publishers expands open access through Subscribe to Open model - March 26, 2025
Karger Publishers is strengthening its Open Access (OA) portfolio for 2025 by expanding its Subscribe to Open (S2O) program, which enables journal content to be made freely accessible if sustainability thresholds are met through library subscriptions. Now in its third year, the initiative has successfully transitioned three… Read More
SIU Libraries secure Oxford University Press open access agreement - March 26, 2025
Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale’s Morris Library and the SIU School of Medicine’s Medical Library have entered into a read and publish agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP), expanding open access (OA) publishing opportunities for affiliated researchers. Under this three-year agreement, SIU Carbondale’s corresponding… Read More
SCOAP3 for books program Opens 2025 call for open access submissions - March 24, 2025
The SCOAP3 for books program has announced the launch of its 2025 funding initiative, inviting scholarly publishers to submit proposals for the open-access publication of scientific monographs and textbooks relevant to the field of high-energy physics. The program supports works in physics, mathematics, engineering, instrumentation, and computer… Read More
Montclair State University expands open-access publishing options for researchers - March 21, 2025
Montclair State University Libraries has announced an expansion of open-access (OA) publishing opportunities for its researchers through new agreements with Springer Nature and Annual Reviews. These initiatives aim to broaden access to scholarly work, enabling researchers to publish without direct costs while increasing the… Read More
Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas to transition to open access in 2025 under Subscribe to Open model - March 20, 2025
AIP Publishing has announced that Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of Plasmas will become open access in 2025 as part of the organization’s Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot program. This transition is made possible by institutional subscribers renewing their subscriptions and supporting the S2O model, which… Read More
CLOCKSS restores open access to six journals formerly published by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers - March 20, 2025
The CLOCKSS Board of Directors has announced that six journals previously published by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers have been triggered and made openly accessible, following the publisher’s closure in 2024. As the content had remained unavailable online for six months, CLOCKSS has now activated access under a… Read More
Jisc leads negotiations to shape next-generation open access publishing - March 19, 2025
Jisc has commenced negotiations on behalf of the UK higher education sector to determine how universities will continue to access and publish in open-access journals. The Next Generation Open Access initiative, led by Jisc through its strategic groups, seeks to establish a framework for a more sustainable… Read More
