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Bentham Science to waive article processing charges for open access publications
Becker Medical Library and WashU Libraries are pleased to announce a new Publish and Read agreement for journals published by Bentham Science. The agreement allows WashU corresponding authors a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish their works under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) Open Access license. The agreement places [Read more]
May 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about an update to the NIH Public Access Policy, and a current tally of Elsevier Article Processing Charge Waivers for WashU Corresponding Authors. NIH Public Access Policy for Publications: Accelerated Effective Date NIH issued a notice on April 30, 2025 as a revision to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications. Per [Read more]
Best Practices for Reproducible AI Research in Life Sciences – Introducing DOME
In recent years, there has been exponential growth in the use of machine learning (ML) in the life sciences, fueled by increased access to powerful hardware (e.g., GPUs) and high-quality FAIR biodata enabled by the open science movement. One standout example is AlphaFold, which uses ML to predict protein structure from genetic sequences, a breakthrough [Read more]