International Open Access Day planned
The first international Open Access Day will be held on 14 October 2008
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Deadline for Elsevier Foundation grant proposals looms
Elsevier Foundation grants help researchers in developing countries and the academic workplace.
Max Planck Society strikes OA deal with PLoS
The Max Planck Society (MPS) has signed a deal with the Public Library of Science (PLoS) to centrally fund the publication fees of MPS…
Gladstone scientists create Wikipathways
Gladstone scientists create Wikipathways to foster research collaboration.
Open-access articles don’t generate more citations, says study
Study concludes that open-access academic articles get read more often but don't generate more citations.
‘Online journals reduce citation count’
New research shows that fewer papers are being cited than in the days before the internet, reports Rebecca Pool
SPARC Europe and DRIVER promote repositories
SPARC Europe and DRIVER agree to work together to promote repositories.
GWLA joins SCOAP3
GWLA, the Great Western Library Alliance, has joined SCOAP3 on behalf of 18 of its members.
Collexis and JISC launch new online resource
Collexis Holdings and JISC Collections widen access to essential biomedical research in the UK with new online resource.
APA rethinks NIH policy after backlash from open-access community
The American Psychological Association is looking again at its plans to charge authors to fulfil the National Institutes of Health mandate.
INIST launches OpenSIGLE database
The French Institute for Scientific and Technical Information launches online database OpenSIGLE.
Call for OA publication funds to be more accessible
Biosciences Federation calls for OA publication funds to be more accessible.