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Boycott Of Publishing Giant Elsevier Gathers Pace
Frustrated by what they call an exploitative business model and unreasonable prices, researchers at [University of Toronto] have joined a growing movement asking: how much must we pay for knowledge?
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Getting In The Access Loop
Several times in the past few weeks, I have heard [regrets] from researchers in Africa who I have invited to participate in a webinar called “Getting in the Access Loop”—which explores how health research from Africa can have greater representation in journals, and therefore greater influence and impact. Read More »
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OHN 2012 Readers Choice: Most visited links to 'Open Access' Journals
The global 'open access' movement continues to grow and strengthen. Based on the number of hits by our Open Health News (OHN) readers on links to 'open access' eHealth and Medical journals, the following are their top choices: Read More »
- COSI 'Open' Health
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Open Access: Brought To Book At Last?
A library-focused effort aims to take monographs off the analogue shelf Read More »
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Opening Access – Views From The South
Open access initiatives help African countries to face development challenges. Read More »
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Openness And Visibility
ICT Update is not just about technology. This issue’s guest editor, Stephen Rudgard from FAO, is a major actor in opening agricultural knowledge online. He has asked a number of experts from different backgrounds to provide their perspective on various aspects of opening content. Read More »
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SAGE expands 'open access' medicine journal offerings
SAGE today announced they are launching a further three broad-spectrum open access journals – SAGE Open Medicine, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and SAGE Open Engineering. Read More »
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University of California Press Expands into Open Access with Innovative Journal and Monograph Programs
UC Press today announces Collabra and Luminos, two new open access programs for journal and monograph publishing.... Instead of retaining all funds generated from author article processing charges (APCs), UC Press directly compensates reviewers and editors for their work on the journal; reviewers and editors can then opt to pass these earnings on to an APC waiver fund that benefits other authors or to their institution’s open access fund.... At launch, Collabra will focus on three broad disciplinary areas: life and biomedical sciences, ecology and environmental science, and social and behavioral sciences.
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Wolters Kluwer Health Announces Impact Factor Gains Across Its LWW Journal Portfolio And Medknow Open Access Titles
Wolters Kluwer Health announced impact factor gains across its prestigious Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journal portfolio and Medknow open access titles with the release of the latest Impact Factor (IF) scores and specialty rankings [...]. Read More »
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