SAGE Publishing signs new open access publishing agreement with the FinELib Consortium - May 29, 2020
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has signed a new open access publishing agreement with the FinELib Consortium, serving member institutions including Finnish universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes and public libraries. The three-year read and publish agreement applies to all articles received and accepted from January… Read More
Free Access to Cochrane’s COVID-19 pandemic resources guaranteed - May 28, 2020
All of Cochrane’s COVID-19 related evidence will continue to be freely available to everyone, everywhere on the Cochrane Library (full text) and at Cochrane.org. Cochrane’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is providing high-quality, relevant and up-to-date synthesised research evidence to inform… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and EBSCO Information Services partner to support libraries worldwide in their move to OA - May 27, 2020
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) have joined forces to support libraries worldwide in their move to OA. Through cooperation they will help publishers shift paywalled subscription journals to OA publications owing to… Read More
Kudos extends sign-up period for complimentary access to Kudos Pro - May 26, 2020
Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact, has extended the sign-up period for complimentary access to Kudos Pro, after more than 5,000 researchers signed up in the first wave. The company is providing the global academic community with complimentary access to its premium service to… Read More
Pathology & Oncology Research transitions to open access with Frontiers - May 20, 2020
Open access publisher Frontiers has announced that the journal Pathology & Oncology Research will be transferring to Frontiers as of January 2021. The journal will also be transitioning from a Subscription, Hybrid model to Gold Open Access. The journal is currently published by Read More
Frontiers and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research announce open access publishing agreement - May 15, 2020
Open access publisher Frontiers and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research have announced a partnership to support their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors.… Read More
IEEE and the University of Illinois announce Open Access deal - May 14, 2020
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has entered an Open Access Read and Publish agreement with the University of Illinois, one of the leading institutions for engineering research. This marks the first Read and Publish agreement for the University… Read More
Acta Acustica and CNRS conclude pure publish OA deal - May 12, 2020
Acta Acustica and the CNRS (le Centre national de la recherche scientifique) have announced the successful conclusion of a pure publish open access agreement which enables corresponding authors affiliated with selected CNRS laboratories to publish open access in Acta Acustica free of charge. The agreement with the CNRS is the… Read More
Amsterdam University Press launches OA Journal of European Landscapes on ARPHA - May 12, 2020
The Amsterdam University Press (AUP) has launched an openly accessible peer-reviewed academic outlet Journal of European Landscape (JEL), with the aim to bridge the gap between heritage and future-proof landscapes, between local and international perspectives, and between what is and what is only in the eye… Read More
AAP submits comments to administration concerning open access policy for peer-reviewed journals - May 8, 2020
The Association of American Publishers has submitted public comments in response to a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Request for Information on ‘Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research.’ As… Read More
