Open access: A healthy practice for the scientific community
Paywalls, which limit access to content without a paid subscription, block access to scientific research. The Business of Scholarship exposed that even the largest academic publisher, Elsevier, regularly has a…
UC fights for open access to research
The core idea of open access is the basis of its key advantage; the articles are freely available for anyone who wishes to read them. For authors, publishing open access…
UC’s conflict with the Reed Elsevier: the future of information is at threat
The clash between the University of California and Reed Elsevier, the world’s leading publisher of academic journals, can seem almost trivial. UC is paying almost $11 million this year for…
Elsevier and Jisc hook up on open access acquiescence
Jisc and Elsevier have signed a commitment to help institutions implement the open access eligibility criteria for the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF). Using Elsevier’s ScienceDirect article and journal-level metadata,…
Scholars seek open access journal deal
200 German institutions and libraries are boycotting the most renowned journal publisher Elsevier to secure fair pricing and open access to academic journals. The coalition started the process under the…
Cancers an open access journal reaches the 1000 articles mark
MDPI's open access oncology journal, Cancers published more than 1000 articles and reviews from its establishment in 2009 till date. It is very soon expected to receive Journal Citation Reports…
UCL Press to be hosted on ScienceOpen
University College London (UCL) Press has declared its hosting partnership with ScienceOpen with an intension to enhance its visibility as well as context of its content by implementing the full-text…
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) and LM Information Delivery (LM) come together to better promote LM’s Open Access offering
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) and LM Information Delivery (LM) come together to better promote LM’s Open Access offering to institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, and South Africa. They have…
Wiley and British Journal of Surgery Launches a New Open Access Journal
Wiley has recently tied partnership bond with the British Journal of Surgery society for launching of a new open access journal, BJS Open. The journal will publish high-quality work on all…
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has gone Open Access for Earth Day
The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has recently made declared open access to its published articles on the eve of Earth Day celebration. The journal scope covers the subjects…