Publishers Claim Plan S' Repository Rules Will Bankrupt Journals
Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance.
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Do Open Access Journal Articles Experience a Citation Advantage? Results and Methodological Reflections of an Application of Multiple Measures to an Analysis by WoS Subject Areas
Do Open Access Journal Articles Experience a Citation Advantage? Results and Methodological Reflections of an Application of Multiple Measures to an Analysis by WoS Subject Areas
Study finds that OA journal articles experience a citation advantage in very few subject areas and, in most of these subject areas, the citation advantage was found on only a single measure of citation advantage, namely whether the article was cited at all.
Publishing Philosophy Open Access Without a Particle Collider
Open Access often appears to be a monolithic concept, covering all fields of research and publication. However, in practice its application is to a large extent determined by the needs and resource…
Open Access Platform for Dutch Academic Journals Launched
With seven academic journals in the field of social sciences and humanities the open access platform Openjournals.nl was launched today. This new, easy-to-access platform gives journals published in the Netherlands the opportunity to publish open access. The development of this platform was made possible by a grant from NWO.
Don't Believe the Hype: Repositories Are Critical for Ensuring Equity, Inclusion and Sustainability in the Transition to Open Access
Don't Believe the Hype: Repositories Are Critical for Ensuring Equity, Inclusion and Sustainability in the Transition to Open Access
The rhetoric of some scholarly publishers lately has shown a troublesome trend with respect to Open Access repositories (often referred to as Green OA).
Journal Checker Tool: Plan S Compliance Validator
JCT enables researchers to check whether they can comply with their funders Plan S aligned OA policy based on the journal, the funder and the institution affiliated with the research to be published.
Advancing Open Access in the Netherlands After 2020: From Quantity to Quality
Advancing Open Access in the Netherlands After 2020: From Quantity to Quality
The paper explores options to further open access in the Netherlands from 2021. Its premise is that there is a need to look at qualitative aspects of open access, alongside quantitative ones.
Science Family of Journals Announces Change to Open-Access Policy
Subscription journals will let some Plan S funded researchers share accepted manuscripts under open licences.
Twitter Shuts Down Account of Sci-Hub
Move comes as publishers sue in India to block public access.
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.
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