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Entries Tagged as 'Open Access'

Choosing Open Access – Resources for WUSM Authors

September 11th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

Choosing Open Access – Resources for WUSM Authors          

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Open Access Journals: Impact and Quality

August 7th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

Bjork and Solomon. Open access versus subscription journals: a comparison of scientific impact. BMC Medicine 2012, 10:73 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-10-73. “Our results indicate that OA journals indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus are approaching the same scientific impact and quality as subscription journals, particularly in biomedicine and for journals funded by article processing charges.” Bjork and Solomon [...]

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The Royal Society Launches New Open Access Journal

September 8th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments

The Royal Society has announced the launch of Open Biology, a new open access journal.  

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Washington University in St. Louis Faculty Senate Adopts Open Access Resolution

June 30th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments

The Faculty Senate at Washington University in St. Louis recently adopted an Open Access Resolution that encourages faculty members to make their scholarly and creative works freely available online. Open Access Resolution statement by the Faculty Senate. “Faculty Senate Adopts Open Access Resolution” article in the Washington University Record.

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Subsidized Open Access Fees for WU and WUSM Authors

October 21st, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

Washington University Danforth Campus (WU) and the Medical School Campus (WUSM) members have access to journal titles published by open access publishers such as BioMed Central and PLoS (Public Library of Science). Publishing in open access journals usually requires an author publication fee to offset the cost of publication, and in some instances, publishers will [...]

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Open Access Models

October 12th, 2010 by Cathy · 3 Comments

What is open access? Open access literally means access to scholarly publications, open to all and at no cost to the reader. Accessibility underlies the fundamental premise that the world will benefit more when everyone can read and use scientific research results – not only those who can afford to. Digital publication across the Internet [...]

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Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing

February 11th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

Interested in publishing an open access journal? If so, review this new guide: The Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing. “The Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing is a web-based, living document that allows users to navigate quickly to specific areas of interest. Each chapter contains links to additional resources on the same topic [...]

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Genome Technology Online: Open Access Special Issue

December 12th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments

The November 2008 issue of Genome Technology contains a series of articles on open access. Ready or Not, Here Comes Open Access Sure, you’d rather focus on science than on debates about open access. But the decisions made today about publishing models are relevant not only to your work, but also to the future of [...]

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New England Journal of Medicine – No Registration Required for Access to Research Articles

January 16th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments

Since 2001, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has provided free access to original research articles six months after publication to users who registered on the NEJM website.  Effective as of 10 December 2007, registration is no longer required in order to access the original research articles six months after publication.  Full text articles on [...]

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NIH Public Access Policy – Revised Guidelines Now Available from NIH

January 14th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments

The revised guidelines for the NIH Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-08-033) are now available: Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research. Compliance with this Policy is a statutory requirement and a term and condition of the grant award and cooperative agreement, in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Stat ement [...]

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