Twitter Shuts Down Account of Sci-Hub
Move comes as publishers sue in India to block public access.
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Crossref's Board Votes to Adopt the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure
Crossref's Board Votes to Adopt the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure
In Biology Publishing Shakeup, ELife Will Require Submissions to Be Posted As Preprints
In Biology Publishing Shakeup, ELife Will Require Submissions to Be Posted As Preprints
Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: a Lack of Focus on Equity
Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: a Lack of Focus on Equity
Elsevier Expands Open Access Options for Cell Press Journals from January 2021
Predatory Journals Enter Biomedical Databases Through Public Funding
Predatory Journals Enter Biomedical Databases Through Public Funding
2020 Locked in Shift to Open Access Publishing, but Australia is Lagging
Is Academic Publishing About to Change?
The open access debate has revealed the complicated and contradictory nature of the academic publishing landscape in which trade unions have a role to play.
DOAJ to Lead a Collaboration to Improve the Preservation of Open Access Journals
DOAJ, the CLOCKSS Archive, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry/ISSN International Centre and Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have agreed to partner to provide an alternative pathway for the preservation of small-scale, APC-free, Open Access journals.
OASPA Founds New Organisation with Future-proof Governance and Funding Structure for the OA Switchboard
OASPA Founds New Organisation with Future-proof Governance and Funding Structure for the OA Switchboard
A neutral, independent intermediary enabling shared infrastructure, bringing transparency, efficiency and cost effectiveness to the open access ecosystem.
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
All modern scientists should share ownership of their knowledge and research.
Springer Nature and Max Planck Reach Landmark Open Access Deal in Germany
The agreement will allow authors at eligible German institutes to publish papers for fee of about £8500 each
Open Science - Who is Left Behind?
The dominant model of Article Processing Charges, whilst lowering financial barriers for readers, has merely erected a new paywall at the other end of the pipeline, blocking access to publication for less-privileged authors.
Backlist to the Future: a New Business Model for University Presses and Open-Access Books
Backlist to the Future: a New Business Model for University Presses and Open-Access Books
The author is engaged in a project that seeks to convert publishers to business models that will allow them to publish their books openly, without using unaffordable book processing charges (which authors hate and which will not scale). As of today, the first press to take the leap: the Central European University Press can be announced. The model is called “Opening the Future”.
How Open Access Allows for a Greater Diversity of People to Engage with a Discussion
How Open Access Allows for a Greater Diversity of People to Engage with a Discussion
This year's open access week will be talking to a number of researchers.
Nature Journals Announce First Open-Access Agreement
The arrangement will allow some researchers in Germany to publish openly - but critics say it comes with a high price.
Open Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the Potential Impact of UK Policy
Open Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the Potential Impact of UK Policy
Open Access (OA) is central to the UK Government’s ambitions for research and innovation. Public funders are reviewing their OA policies and working collaboratively to understand how to take forward the Government’s ambitions.
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