Elsevier Spindle to Open-Access
Elsevier has approved its first “read-and-publish” contract with a national consortium of universities and research institutions in Norway. The Norwegian…
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Open Access Publishing hasn’t fulfilled its promises
The New England Journal of Medicine or NEJM thinks open-access is not a good idea. An editorial published by Charlotte…
Future Science Group opens a new journal – Future Drug Discovery
Future Drug Discovery is a peer-reviewed, open access journal covering the latest breakthrough science in drug discovery, research & development.…
Big pharma cuddles open-access publishers
According to a study, scientists from pharmaceutical trade publish a higher fraction of their papers open access than academics who…
UC terminates negotiation with publishing giant Elsevier
As a leader in the universal movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California terminated its…
Editors at Elsevier Journal quit, started a rival open-access journal
The entire board of the Elsevier-owned Journal of Informetrics surrendered on Thursday to protest over high open-access fees, confining access…
Elsevier authorize the Researchers to access its pay walled journals
The conflict between Elsevier, the world’s biggest publisher of scientific journals, and Germany’s entire university system has dragged on since…
Cambridge University Press accepts Open Access agreement
Cambridge University Press has reached a major Open Access contract with higher education and research institutions in Sweden. The three-year…