Sign the Petition: Support the UC's "publish & Read" Proposal to Elsevier
Sign the Petition: Support the UC's "publish & Read" Proposal to Elsevier
An Open Letter to Elsevier and the Editorial Boards of Elsevier Journal
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"Subscribe to Open" As a Model for Voting with Our Dollars - IO: In The Open
"Subscribe to Open" As a Model for Voting with Our Dollars - IO: In The Open
How can academic libraries "vote with their dollars"?
Open Access Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations
The MIT community is invited to comment on ways to increase sharing of research, data, software, and more.
UC Press Supports University of California's Stance on Elsevier
UC Press Supports University of California's Stance on Elsevier
As the publishing arm of the University of California system, UC Press supports the UC libraries in their cancellation of the Elsevier "big deal" package. As small to medium-sized publishers of largely humanities and social sciences (HSS) journals, university presses (including UC Press) have had to compete for diminishing library resources to support our publishing programs.
Norwegian Research Institutions Have Decided Not to Renew Their Agreement with Elsevier
Norwegian Research Institutions Have Decided Not to Renew Their Agreement with Elsevier
The offer from Elsevier is a long way from fulfilling the Norwegian requirements for open access to research articles. There is also no movement in transitioning the agreement from paying to read to paying for open publishing. Norwegian research institutions will therefore not renew the agreement with Elsevier for 2019.
Openness: An Interview with Daniel Hook, CEO of Digital Science.
Robert Harington interviews Daniel Hook, CEO of Digital Science, discussing openness and findings from his recent report entitled The Ascent of Open Access.
Achieving Open Access
both in Europe and Latin America principles have been postulated to achieve Open Access. Europe calls it Plan S while in Latin America it…
The Open Tide - How Openness in Research and Communication is Becoming the Default Setting
The Open Tide - How Openness in Research and Communication is Becoming the Default Setting
The UK has benefitted from funder incentives that make Open Access appealing for authors, while US funders have taken a less interventionist approach to Open Access. This in turn has led to increased international collaboration for UK researchers.
What Do Countries in the Global South Stand to Gain from Signing Up to Europe's Open Access Strategy?
What Do Countries in the Global South Stand to Gain from Signing Up to Europe's Open Access Strategy?
Plan S raises challenging questions for the Global South. Even if Plan S fails to achieve its objectives the growing determination in Europe to trigger a “global flip” to open access suggests developing countries will have to develop an alternative strategy.
Plan S - Time to Decide What We Stand for
Reflections on the recent consultation period for Plan S, a funder led proposal for achieving universal open access to research papers.
ELife Welcomes Michael Eisen As Editor-in-Chief
Leading open-access advocate will take eLife forward in its mission to transform publishing in the life and biomedical sciences.
The Guardian View on Academic Publishing: Disastrous Capitalism | Editorial
The Guardian View on Academic Publishing: Disastrous Capitalism | Editorial
The giants of the scientific publishing industry have made huge profits for decades. Now they are under threat.
Big Pharma is Embracing Open-Access Publishing Like Never Before
Big Pharma is Embracing Open-Access Publishing Like Never Before
The proportion of open-access publications with authors from the pharmaceutical industry doubled between 2009 and 2016.
Huge US University Cancels Subscription with Elsevier
University of California and Dutch publisher fail to strike deal that would allow researchers to publish under open-access terms.
University of California Boycotts Publishing Giant Elsevier over Journal Costs and Open Access
University of California Boycotts Publishing Giant Elsevier over Journal Costs and Open Access
The move could aid a global movement for immediate free access to scientific articles.
The Costs of Academic Publishing Are Absurd. The University of California is Fighting Back.
The Costs of Academic Publishing Are Absurd. The University of California is Fighting Back.
The UC system, the largest public academic system in the US, just dropped its $10 million-a-year subscription to the world's largest publisher of academic journals.
Why UC Split with Publishing Giant Elsevier
University Librarian and Professor Jeffrey MacKie-Mason talks about why UC split with the academic publisher.
UC Terminates Subscriptions with World's Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access to Publicly Funded Research
UC Terminates Subscriptions with World's Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access to Publicly Funded Research
As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier. Despite months of contract negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to meet UC's key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated with for-profit journals.
Open Access Escape Room: The Key to OA Engagement?
The Open Access Escape Room resulted in great engagement from students, academic staff and professional services staff, some of whom reported that they never knew how relevant OA was for them. It increased engagement and provided a positive environment for conversations around OA.
"Addicted to the Brand" - an Academic's Confession in the Time of Plan S
The hypocrisy of a publishing academic
High-profile Subscription Journals Critique Plan S
Publishers say that the bold open-access initiative rules out proven ways of opening up the literature.
Dutch Universities Give Open Access Another Boost
The Dutch universities will give open access an extra boost from 2019 by starting a pilot to make publications available after six months in collaboration with researchers.
Plan S - Positive Action Combined with Positive Thinking Delivers Success
Plan S - Positive Action Combined with Positive Thinking Delivers Success
League of European Research Universities (LERU) members offer 10 Recommendations which, once adopted, would make Plan S a bold blueprint in universities for a radical change to current publishing practice.
Open Access in China: Interview with Xiaolin Zhang of the National Science Library
Open Access in China: Interview with Xiaolin Zhang of the National Science Library
China's programme of innovation-driven development, underpinned by research and technology, has placed new demands on the Chinese scientific community. What role for open access - and the Europe-led Plan S programme?
Open-access Pioneer Randy Schekman on Plan S and Disrupting Scientific Publishing
Open-access Pioneer Randy Schekman on Plan S and Disrupting Scientific Publishing
eLife's departing editor talks about the seismic changes he sees coming - and why some journals will lose out.
Partager Le Savoir Scientifique. Sans Entraves
OPINION. Matthias Egger, président du Conseil national de la recherche du FNS, plaide pour que les textes scientifiques aient droit à une seconde publication. Une version en libre accès pour le bien commun
Shifting Attitudes of Researchers Towards Open Access Mandates
Shifting attitudes of researchers towards open access mandates.
Wellcome Open Research, the Future of Scholarly Communication?
In this blog, Robert Kiley and Michael Markie, discuss the ambition behind creating Wellcome Open Research, an innovative funder led publishing platform, and assess the success of the platform over its first two years.
Deal Reveals What Scientists in Germany Are Paying for Open Access
Project Deal, a consortium of libraries, universities, and research institutes in Germany, has unveiled an unprecedented deal with a major journal publisher, Wiley, that is drawing close scrutiny from advocates of open access to scientific papers.
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