'More support for immediate gold OA’
22 February 2021
Researchers prefer version of record to accepted manuscript and preprint
Open access
BMJ and Jisc collaborate to support open access publishing
9 February 2021
A transitional agreement between the BMJ and Jisc has been hailed as a way to make UK research more accessible and sustainable
Company of Biologists agrees new OA deal with Max Planck Digital Library
21 January 2021
The Company of Biologists has announced a three-year read and publish open access agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library
Jisc and Springer Nature extend open access commitment
20 January 2021
Jisc and Springer Nature have extended the UK Compact agreement by including the prestigious Academic Journals on nature.com
Wiley announces Hindawi acquisition
5 January 2021
Wiley says the purchase adds 'quality, scale and growth to the company’s open access publishing program'
Open access needs to be equitable
5 January 2021
There is no easy answer, but some routes through the maze are becoming visible, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Physics societies unite in support of OA
15 December 2020
Major physics societies have joined forces to show their commitment to open access for physics research
UK collaboration to accelerate global open access
3 December 2020
UK Research and Innovation, Wellcome and Jisc are among the first organisations supporting the establishment of a new independent body called Open Access Switchboard
Springer Nature unveils alternative OA route
24 November 2020
All authors submitting to Nature and the Nature research journals will have the option to publish open access from January
OA 2020 - the transition towards open science
30 October 2020
We've recently seen some positive and impactful changes to the way in which the OA landscape can work, writes Steven Inchcoombe
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Siân Harris looks at what role cloud-based services play in libraries today, their benefits and limitations and what challenges remain
Charlie Rapple
Kudos co-founder Charlie Rapple explains her passion for accelerating the dissemination – and impact – of science
Sowmya Swaminathan
Sowmya Swaminathan discusses the implications for publishers in helping to foster open research practices
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi explains how Covid-19 continues to affect the citation network, and introduces a new kind of citation distortion
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere outlines how researchers in sub-Saharan countries are being hamstrung by economics
Helen Lippell
Helen Lippell explains why organisations should learn more about taxonomies, ontologies and metadata - and describes her love of a good quiz
Mark Hahnel
Figshare founder Mark Hahnel describes the company's beginnings and raison d’être – and his wider hopes for scholarly communications
Miriam Maus
If scientists are successful, we are successful, writes Miriam Maus, publishing director at IOP Publishing
