Why Unpaywall Will Be a Game-Changer
Recently, a new tool has come out that allows users to ‘jump the paywall’ and access research articles for free. It’s called Unpaywall, and it works by using information contained within papers.
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A Closer Look at the Sci-Hub Corpus
Bastian Greshake has analysed the full Sci-Hub corpus and found that articles are being downloaded from all over the world, more recently published papers are among the most requested, and there is a marked overrepresentation of requested articles from journals publishing on chemistry.
Open-Access Mandates and the Seductively False Promise of “Free”
Open-access mandates have the potential to significantly harm the publishing industry, writes the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property.
On the Changing Infrastructure of Scholarly Communication
Peter Suber and the Open Access Movement
Dutch Contracts Have to Be Disclosed
Ahead of his address at Going Global 2017, Phil Baty looks at the relationship between the world’s best universities and their place in the world
Dutch Contracts Have to Be Disclosed
The open access contracts between the Dutch universities and publishers Elsevier and Springer have to be publicly disclosed. That is the verdict of the committee charged with considering the appeal of the publishers against a freedom of information request.
Diamond Open Access, Societies and Mission
In this article Robert Harington assesses the Diamond open access model for society journal publishing.
Website Flags Wrongly Paywalled Papers
Thousands of open access papers have mistakenly asked readers to pay access fees, but publishers are correcting the errors.
How Big a Problem Are Articles that Should Be OA but End Up Behind Paywalls
How Big a Problem Are Articles that Should Be OA but End Up Behind Paywalls
In recent years, observers have noticed that articles for which an APC has been paid are not always made freely available. How pervasive is this problem?
Academics ‘Should Not Sign Over Research Copyright to Publishers’
Report urges academy to ‘embrace’ opportunities for wider research dissemination
How Paywalls Harm Cancer Patients
10 stories from users of the Open Access Button on why they need research to be freely available.
Research Articles Must Be Openly Available
The Research Council of Norway is giving universities and university colleges a six-month deadline to upload articles stemming from Council-funded projects to open repositories.
Austrian Science Fund Open Research Data Pilot Report
Austrian Science Fund Open Research Data Pilot Report
Supporting the development of new models for open research data in the digital age.
100% Open Access Agreement with Cambridge University Press
The universities in the Netherlands and Cambridge University Press (CUP) have recently concluded a three-year agreement guaranteeing 100% open access to academic journals.
Does Sharing of an Unpublished Thesis Create Enough Harm to Imprison Someone?
Does Sharing of an Unpublished Thesis Create Enough Harm to Imprison Someone?
Charlie Rapple highlights the case of Diego Gómez, a Columbian researcher facing prison for sharing someone else's thesis via Scribd.
For Sharing A Scientific Paper, a Young Researcher Faces Jail Time
The case of Colombian scientist Diego Gomez — on trial for copyright violation for sharing a research paper — is likely to reach a head later this month.
Sci-Hub Study Suggests Publishers’ Embargoes ‘Not Viable’
Analysis of scholarly publishing’s ‘Napster’ shows that academics are not prepared to wait to access research. 35 per cent of articles downloaded from Sci-Hub were less than two years old when they were accessed.
Science Publishers Try New Tack to Combat Unauthorized Paper Sharing
Rise in copyright breaches prompts industry to discuss ways to allow ‘fair sharing’ of articles.
When Is Enough Enough?
In recent years, librarians have become very concerned about so-called predatory practices associated with some open access publishers. These practices, while concerning, are no where near as harmful to the academic mission as are the practices at Elsevier. We are like that metaphorical frog being slowly boiled.
Dutch Lose Access to OUP Journals in Subscription Standoff
Negotiators fail to reach a deal with Oxford University Press (OUP) over transition to open access
LSU Takes Disagreement with Elsevier to Court
Louisiana State University (LSU) takes Elsevier to court in an attempt to settle a disagreement with the publisher about its $1.64 million contract.
LSU Sues Elsevier for Breach of Contract
Louisiana State University (LSU) filed a lawsuit on February 27, 2017, against international science publisher Elsevier B.V. for breach of contract resulting from the publisher’s exclusion of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine from accessing content licensed by the LSU Libraries.
Why Isn't There More Scientific Literature?
Contributing to science is no easy endeavor.
Opening the Vault of Journal Subscription and Open Access Expenditures
For years, there was no overview of what the total amount being paid for journal subscriptions was per institute or on a national level.
Anticipated Effects of an Open Access Policy at a Private Foundation
Evaluating the impact of the Moore Foundation Open Access new policy.
Moore Foundation Rolls out New Open Access Policy
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently announced a new Open Access Policy that will help to maximize the impact of research.
The Evolution of Scholarly Access and Sharing
A webinar on how to access and engage with content and the importance of open access to scholarly research communication.
Movement in Latin America
Learn about the open access publishing model in Latin America which helps disseminate scientific knowledge without restrictions.
OA2020.org Initiative
An international initiative that aims to induce the swift, smooth and scholarly-oriented transformation of today’s scholarly journals from subscription to open access publishing.
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