Successful S20 pilot paves way for ground-breaking roll out across the EDP Sciences maths portfolio - July 8, 2020
International academic publisher EDP Sciences has announced that following the successful transition of Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (MMNP) to open access under the Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot earlier this year, a further five maths journals will transition to open access under this model from… Read More
American Academy of Ophthalmology expands Ophthalmology family of journals to include Ophthalmology Science - July 6, 2020
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced plans to expand the Ophthalmology family of journals to include Ophthalmology Science, an online open access journal focused on publishing pre-clinical development, phase 1 and 2 clinical trials, laboratory-based work, ophthalmology informatics, and clinical science. Ophthalmology Science is the… Read More
KAUST and Frontiers form open access publishing agreement to support researchers - July 2, 2020
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Frontiers have formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. KAUST, via its Library, supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part… Read More
New Discover Journal series from Springer Nature enables swift route to OA through enhanced author services - June 23, 2020
Springer Nature continues to drive the transition to open access (OA) with the launch of a new fully OA journal series. The Discover series introduces a new streamlined OA publishing experience, extending Springer Nature’s commitment to OA by supporting quick access to high quality research to… Read More
The University of St Andrews joins Frontiers – JISC national open access deal - June 22, 2020
Open access publisher Frontiers has announced that the University of St Andrews 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
The University of Liverpool joins the Frontiers – JISC national OA deal - June 19, 2020
The University of Liverpool has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7%… Read More
ACS partners with University of Campinas in first OA agreement in Latin America - June 10, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the signing of a landmark agreement with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. This agreement is the first of its kind that ACS has signed in Latin America and represents a monumental step for… Read More
PLOS and Carnegie Mellon University announce APC-free OA publishing agreement - June 9, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) have announced a two-year open access agreement that allows researchers to publish in PLOS' suite of journals without incurring article processing charges (APC). This partnership brings together two organisations that believe… Read More
Academic library community urge library vendors to continue free access, hold subscription prices steady during COVID-19 pandemic - June 8, 2020
The academic library community is appreciating the ways library vendors and service providers have made electronic resources freely and openly available to support the acute global response to COVID-19 and students’ and faculty members’ necessary and unanticipated shift to temporarily remote teaching, learning, and research. All library resource and service… Read More
Elsevier offers open access to over 60 carefully selected journal articles and book chapters to raise awareness on climate action and biodiversity - June 5, 2020
Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics specialising in science and health, has launched a free access special issue of curated content focused on biodiversity in recognition of World Environment Day. Consisting of journal articles and book chapters supporting the United Nation's… Read More
