MIT Press publishes its first open access monographs on the MIT Press Direct platform - April 15, 2020
The MIT Press has announced the publication of its first open access (OA) monographs on the MIT Press Direct platform. Supported by a grant from the Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, the project is part of a larger initiative to… Read More
The MIT Press expands access to a variety of free content during the Covid-19 pandemic - April 13, 2020
To address the increased need for digital content and distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, the MIT Press is rapidly expanding access to a variety of free content. From making select books freely available on their open-source platform to granting libraries complimentary access to its institutional… Read More
OUP and American Physiological Society launch new OA journal – Function - April 13, 2020
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and the American Physiological Society (APS) have announced that the new journal, Function, is now accepting submissions. Function will provide an open access multidisciplinary home for cutting edge research describing major advances… Read More
IEEE provides free access to COVID-19 relevant research articles and Standards in IEEE Xplore® Digital Library - April 8, 2020
Technical professional organisation IEEE is committed to supporting the global response to COVID-19. The organisation is providing free, direct access to a collection of various COVID-19 related research articles and standards to help researchers understand, manage and combat the different aspects of the pandemic. IEEE… Read More
2020 volume of the Annual Review of Public Health switches from gated to open access - April 8, 2020
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that the 2020 volume of the Annual Review of Public Health has been converted from gated to open access, with all articles published under a CC BY license. The back volumes, dating from 1980, are also freely available. The Annual… Read More
University of Pennsylvania Press offers free digital access during the COVID-19 pandemic - April 7, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic research is more important than ever, and the large-scale shift to distance learning at colleges and universities around the world means students need new forms of access to content. In response to these new and extensive demands, the University of… Read More
Journal of Neuroeducation – A new space for neuroscience and education - April 6, 2020
Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute and improve the current didactic experiences is the goal of the Journal of Neuroeducation (JONED), a new online free-access journal open to the scientific community at a national and international level. JONED is promoted by the Chair of Neuroeducation of… Read More
CAS unveils open access dataset of antiviral chemical compounds to help COVID-19 discovery and analysis - April 2, 2020
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information solutions, is partnering with research and technology organisations worldwide to tackle the complex challenges presented by COVID-19. In support of calls to action from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and… Read More
Coronavirus lockdown – Springer Nature makes key textbooks freely accessible for affected educators, students and academics - April 2, 2020
With the Coronavirus outbreak having an unprecedented impact on education, Springer Nature is launching a global program to support learning and teaching at higher education institutions worldwide. This will see institutions able to access for free more than 500 key textbooks across Springer Nature’s eBook subject… Read More
MUSE partners with 50 not-for-profit scholarly presses to provide free content - March 31, 2020
In the past week, Project MUSE has partnered with the community of not-for-profit scholarly presses providing journals and books to offer significant amount content for free. Over 50 publishers have chosen to temporarily make content freely available to assist with access for the many students, faculty,… Read More
