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Key outcomes are summarized in a conference report [more]

A strong signal to the publishers from the 14th Berlin Open Access Conference [more]

A new MPDL factsheet  provides an overview of the Max Planck wide arrangements by which open access article charges (APCs) are covered or reduced [more]

Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications [more]

MPDL set up a further contract and will cover APCs [more]

 eLife, the non-profit organisation launched and supported by research funders to improve science publishing, is looking for an Editor-in-Chief. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Editor-in-Chief is the public champion and leader of eLife, responsible for eLife’s goals as an open-access publisher of excellent science, a developer of new tools and technology, and a voice for change. [more]

3rd conference focussing on the large-scale transition of scholarly journals to Open Access as put forward by the OA2020 initiative [more]