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More than half of all peer-reviewed research articles published from 2007 to 2012 are now free to download somewhere on the Internet, according to a report produced for the European Commission.
University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls.
Wall Street analysts say open access has failed, but their analysis might help us succeed. If we dare.
Changes that will bring scientific discovery more freely into the public domain are happening.
We know that those Open Access policies that work are the ones that have teeth. Both institutional and funder policies work better when tied to reporting requirements.
We explore the feasibility and consequences of a Biblioleaks event for researchers, journals, publishers, and the broader communities of doctors and the patients they serve.
One hundred and fifteen scientists have signed an open letter to the AAAS expressing concerns over the launch of a new scientific journal, Science Advances.
It can seem like a magic word is needed to get published in the top academic journals. Is open access a genuine alternative?
Scientists who use government money to conduct genomic research will be required to quickly share the data they gather under a policy announced on Wednesday by the NIH.
eLife has released its 2013 financials, which give an indication of what a premier OA journal article costs to produce.
A number of suggestions for the new AAAS open access journal Science Advances.
On the importance of remaining pragmatic due to the risk of collapsing the entire publishing system in an effort to improve it.
Position paper issued by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences.
Scientific publishers producing model copyright licences will make it harder for academic research to be a "first class citizen of the web".
Overview of some of the approaches that research funders take to open access and why.
The US Department of Energy has revealed how papers from research it funds will become free to read.
Open access science articles are read and cited more often than articles available only to subscribers, a study has suggested.
Open Access and Being Human Dr Martin Paul Eve, co-founder of the Open Library of the Humanities and editor of the open access journal Alluviun, reflects on Open Access engagement, and the politics of information management in a digital age.
Under current scientific publishing norms, most research – including, but not limited to, the analysis of thin circular objects – is accessible only to high-paying institutions.
Libraries are in a good position to push Open Access even further, as they currently fully pay the production costs of the traditional subscription model.
With responses to both the 2013 and 2014 survey given side-by-side, you can easily see how attitudes have changed. Alongside this, the 2014 survey explores many new areas and gives a fascinating insight into authors' current perceptions of open access.
The Research Council of Norway is introducing a new, five-year funding scheme that will cover a significant share of the costs incurred by research institutions for publication in open access journals.
Open access to publications and data in Horizon 2020: Frequently Asked Questions.
Schon seit 2012 weiss man, dass von Elsevier, Springer und Thieme Klage gegen den Dokumentlieferdienst der ETH-Bibliothek eingereicht wurde. Wie es aber weiterging war aber weitgehend unklar. Am 7. April 2014 fand am Handelsgericht des Kanton Zürich die Gerichtsverhandlung statt.
Researchers will now be required to make papers free to read within one year of publication.
Discoveries by laypeople are rare but free access to research results would increase the likelihood
The Open Access Button is seeking £20,000 of funding for Version 2.0 of the tool, which is planned for launch in this October's Open Access Week.
By Goodman A, Pepe A, Blocker AW, Borgman CL, Cranmer K, et al. (2014).
Report points to 'serious dangers for the international standing of UK research' in humanities and social sciences.
What could the UK academic community do with £14.5 million? That is what just 19 Universities in the UK are spending in total during a single year on journal subscriptions to a single publisher.
