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
IEEE-USA offers free access to full catalogue of e-books for IEEE members - March 31, 2020
IEEE-USA’s e-books and audio books have helped IEEE members in the US advance their careers, work on their soft skills, learn about public policy, and even provide a fun distraction. Now, for the first time, the whole collection is available to members for free on the… Read More
OA journal All Life set to revolutionise how authors can publish their research with Taylor & Francis - March 31, 2020
All Life, a new multidisciplinary Open Access journal, is set to revolutionise how authors – looking to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the world – can publish their research with Taylor & Francis. The journal is to be the home… Read More
Frontiers partners with Institute for Social Research to publish open access - March 31, 2020
Frontiers and Institute for Social Research have announced a partnership to support their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, Institute for Social Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. The Institute for Social Research… Read More
Springer Nature to publish SBUR, a fully OA journal created by merging journals from the two largest business research associations in Germany - March 30, 2020
Springer Nature will be the publisher of a fully open access (OA) journal created by merging journals from the two largest business research associations in the German-speaking world. Starting from January 1, 2021, the Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft (SG) and the German Academic Association for Business Research… Read More
Ex Libris provides free access to Coronavirus–related research funding and news - March 30, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is offering free access to all Research Professional® news coverage related to COVID-19 and relevant funding opportunities related to the pandemic through its Research Professional and Pivot funding databases. Free access will include: important coronavirus-related news,… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched renews two successful open access collections - March 27, 2020
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), has announced renewals of two successful Open Access collections from 2017, both of which were launched as pilot projects for three-year funding models: Language Science Press (LSP) Books and KU Select 2017 HSS Journals. The two… Read More
Frontiers and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences form open access publishing agreement - March 26, 2020
Frontiers and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences have announced an open access publishing agreement. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is supporting their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs)… Read More
