Cambridge to trial crowdfunding open access book
Cambridge University Press is launching a crowdfunding campaign to publish a book under the open access model
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Jisc secures two-year OA pilot with Microbiology Society
Jisc and the Microbiology Society have announced a two-year pilot transitional open access (OA) agreement
Berlin deal ‘sets scene for world’s most comprehensive OA agreement’
Springer Nature has signed a memorandum of understanding that it says will set the scene for the ‘world’s most comprehensive open access agreement’
Hindawi appoints editors to support open science
Open access publisher Hindawi has updated its journals’ editorial models – by introducing more editors in order to fully serve their communities
Observing open access
Achieving change forces us to embrace new initiatives that renew our progress, writes Daniel Hook
OA education ‘needed for Chinese researchers’
Chinese researchers need a lot more education on the potential benefits of open access publishing, according to a new industry report
Geographic trends in attitudes to open access
Donald Samulack presents some highlights from a report on the different approaches to the biggest change in research availability in decades
OUP and Max Planck include OA element in deal
Oxford University Press and the Max Planck Society have announced a two-year deal – including an open access element
Swedish consortium agrees ‘read and publish’ deal with CUP
A Swedish research and higher education consortium has agreed a 'read and publish' open access deal with Cambridge University Press
State of Open Data 2018 released
Open data has become more embedded in the research community, according to an industry report published today
Open Access Week: CUP moves four journals to gold OA
Cambridge University Press is moving four more of its journals from a traditional subscription model to gold open access
UK research universities already ‘open doors’
Adam Tickell outlines the open access achievements UK research universities can be proud of and the next steps needed to remain a global leader…