« In November 2016, Knowledge Exchange hosted a second workshop on monitoring of open access in Copenhagen, Denmark. The workshop was designed to create some tangible recommendations on monitoring Open Access publications and cost data related to publications, by gathering experts from all the KE countries and beyond to discuss and compare…
« Science Europe is committed to playing a role in accomplishing the transition to Open Access in an efficient and sustainable way. In its latest recommendation, scientific institutions are encouraged to disclose payments of Open Access publication fees by participating in the ‘Open APC Initiative’. This will help create a more…
« Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), which creates global licensing and content solutions that make copyright work, announces that the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Bone & Joint Publishing, and IWA Publishing have chosen to manage Article Publishing Charges (APCs) for…
« Afin de disposer d’éléments concrets pour éclairer la décision publique, le groupe de travail BSN4 a demandé à l’Inist la réalisation d’une étude bibliométrique sur les publications françaises en Open Access (OA) en science technique médecine (STM) sur une période de 5 ans, de 2010 à 2014, afin d’en connaître…
« L’American Society of Hematology (ASH) publie une revue ASH Clinical News avec des analyses des congrès, des analyses d’articles pertinents, des news de la société et de l’organisation de la profession. L’ASH a quelques revues, dont Blood, qui a des articles en Open-Access (OA). Dans…
« This article aims at describing the evolution of scientific communication, largely represented by the publication process. It notes the disappearance of the traditional publication on paper and its progressive replacement by electronic publishing, a new paradigm implying radical changes in the whole mechanism. It aims also at warning…
« Parue le 24 octobre, une étude financée par le JISC britannique, dresse un premier bilan des accords de couplage « abonnements/APC » signés par le consortium britannique avec 5 éditeurs scientifiques importants (Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Sage, Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry). Les premiers constats qui se dégagent de cette…
« This SPEC Kit explores the strategies that ARL member institutions are using to address article processing charges (APCs)—including how the funds are established and how they are handled (e.g., policies, applications, budgets, administration, outreach activities, etc.), sources of funding, and whether and under what circumstances libraries are partnering…
« (…) We estimate that India is potentially spending about US$2.4 million annually on APCs and suggest that it would be prudent for Indian authors to make their work freely available through interoperable repositories, a trend that is growing significantly in Latin America and China, especially when research is…
« Cette question mérite réflexion suite au changement de stratégie de eLife. eLife est un grand succès : revue en Open Access sous l’égide de Randy Schekman, prix Nobel en 2013, supportée dès le début (2102) par 3 fondations (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Max Planck Society, et Wellcome Trust).…
