ASBMB’s journals to become open access in January 2021 - October 22, 2020
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's (ASBMB) three peer-reviewed journals — Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Lipid Research, and Molecular & Cellular Proteomics — will become fully open access in 2021. Scientists publishing in ASBMB journals already had the option for open access,… Read More
Annual Reviews announces final two journals in the 2020 pilot program for Subscribe to Open - October 21, 2020
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that the 2020 volumes of the Annual Review of Environment and Resources and the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science have been converted from gated to open access. All articles in… Read More
Cambridge University Press seeks Transformative Journal status to transit journals to Open Access - October 19, 2020
Cambridge University Press seeks to request the majority of its journals be given Transformative Journal status by cOAlition S as part of a commitment to transition them to full Open Access (OA). The Press’s commitment to OA stems from its belief that a sustainable transition… Read More
Frontiers and the Institute of Marine Research form open access publishing agreement - October 16, 2020
The Institute of Marine Research form open access publishing agreement with Frontiers to support their authors in publishing open access. As part of the support, the Institute of Marine Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. As part… Read More
Wiley launches interdisciplinary open access journal Natural Sciences - October 14, 2020
John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced the launch of its new premier open access journal, Natural Sciences. The journal, which fully embraces open research principles, is one of the mutual initiatives agreed to by Projekt DEAL and Wiley. Helmed by leading scientists in the… Read More
Jisc and PLOS agree to allow researchers to publish in PLOS journals - October 14, 2020
Jisc and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) have announced two three-year open access (OA) agreements that allow researchers to publish in PLOS journals without incurring article processing charges (APCs). This is the first time that a large university consortium has… Read More
Mechanics & Industry, the official journal of the AFM, joins the open access movement - October 14, 2020
EDP Sciences has announced that Mechanics & Industry (M&I), the official journal of the Association Française de Mécanique (AFM), will publish all articles open access from January 2021. M&I has been co-published in English with EDP Sciences since… Read More
Karger offers free access for Fast Facts series - October 9, 2020
Karger will offer clinicians and patients unlimited free access to the Fast Facts series, a collection of more than 100 resources spanning multiple topics across the field of medicine, effective January 2021. Fast Facts address knowledge gaps in healthcare, enabling a dialogue between healthcare professionals, patients,… Read More
Queen’s University Belfast joins the Frontiers – JISC national open access deal - October 5, 2020
Queen’s University Belfast has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. The landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of… Read More
The University of Nottingham joins the Frontiers – JISC national open access deal - October 2, 2020
Frontiers has announced that the University of Nottingham has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. The landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the… Read More
