The new three-year transformative agreement for IEEE and Spain’s ‘CRUE’ universities is available to researchers wanting open access.
Swiss Publisher Frontiers in Deal with Polish Biochemical Society
The Polish Biochemical Society has agreed to have Lausanne’s Frontiers begin publishing its journal ‘Acta Biochimica Polonica’ in August.
Springer Nature Issues Its New ‘Progress Report’
Springer Nature’s ‘progress report’ on open access and more outlines strides amid challenges in a complex, competitive sector.
Plan S’ 2022 Report: ‘Clearly Disappointing’
In its analysis of transformative-journal program progress in 2022, Plan S sees the open-access transition moving more slowly than hoped.
Taylor & Francis Reports ‘Accelerating Open Access in the UK
Citing especially high growth in history journals, Taylor & Francis reports strong open-access gains in the humanities and social sciences.
Cambridge University Press Aims for Full Open Access by 2025
Cambridge University Press reports that 400 of its journals offer open-access options to publishers; 66 with fully open access and 340 hybrid.
The Netherlands’ Elsevier Announces a Transformative Agreement with Tulane
The Tulane-Elsevier transformative agreement provides support for open-access publishing and ‘ScienceDirect’ access.
International Open Access Week: OUP’s Rhodri Jackson
The path to open access is varied across journals, fields of research, funding bodies, and publishers, adding to the complexity.
Springer Nature Releases Its First ‘Annual Progress Report’
Successes cited by Springer Nature include ‘Downloads per article more than doubling from 2017 to 2020 to 902 downloads per article.’
Open Access in Italy: A New Three-Year Transformative Agreement
The newly announced agreement between IEEE and Italy’s Crui opens options to researchers at 54 universities and research hubs.