Tag: open access

Announcements

Waivers and Discounts from Elsevier Journals for WashU Corresponding Authors in 2024 

By — October 24, 2024

Earlier this year, Washington University Libraries and Bernard Becker Medical Library signed a four-year (2024-2027) transformative Open Access (OA) agreement with Elsevier that provides access to additional journal content, makes it free to read and share, and offers WashU authors waivers and discounts for OA publishing.    Under the agreement, WashU corresponding authors are eligible for  [Read more]

Announcements

Announcing a new and transformative 4-year open access deal with Elsevier

By — May 2, 2024

Washington University Libraries and Bernard Becker Medical Library announce a new and transformative open access agreement with Elsevier, spanning from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027, that provides access to additional journal content, makes it free to read and share, and offers WashU authors open access publishing at no cost.

Mastering Information, Science and Informatics

How to Make Your Protocols Complete, Interactive, and Citable

By — December 8, 2023

Are you frustrated by incomplete methods in publications that lack critical details? Are you seeking a simple solution to document comprehensive step-by-step protocols, complete with information on reagents and equipment, and a dedicated space to note any protocol deviations? In research settings, reproducible experimental methods are of utmost importance. Fortunately, protocols.io offers a solution where  [Read more]

Mastering Information

Preparing for Upcoming Federal Public Access Policies: What Does it Mean for School of Medicine Researchers?

By , , , , and — October 18, 2023

In August 2022, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a memo: Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research (OSTP 2022 Nelson Memo), that directs federal agencies to update their public access policies per OSTP 2013 Holdren Memo. The policies pertain to publications, scientific data underlying publications, and  [Read more]

Announcements, Scholarly Publishing

Microbiology Society to waive article processing charges for open access publications

By — February 22, 2022

Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce a new Publish and Read agreement for journals published by the Microbiology Society. The agreement allows Washington University corresponding authors a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish their works under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) Open Access license as of January 1,  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

25% off Elsevier open access processing charges for WashU authors

By — May 6, 2021

As we announced last year, Washington University’s contract with Elsevier extends a 25% discount on article processing charges for open access articles in most Elsevier journals. Please check the Washington University in St. Louis Journal Finder List to confirm eligible titles. The discount applies to corresponding authors from Washington University in St. Louis whose manuscripts were  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

Increasing Accessibility to Scholarly Materials

By — September 22, 2020

The Washington University Open Access Resolution, passed in 2011, encourages faculty to make its scholarship and creative works freely and easily available to the world community. Faculty members are encouraged to seek venues for their works that share this ideal. What can authors do? Practice Open Science principles to promote transparent and accessible knowledge.[i] Publish a journal  [Read more]

Announcements

WashU authors get 25% off Elsevier open access processing charges

By — June 18, 2020

Washington University’s recently renewed contract with Elsevier extends a 25% discount on article processing charges for open access articles in most Elsevier journals. Please check the Washington University in St. Louis Journal Finder List to confirm eligible titles. The discount applies to corresponding authors from Washington University in St. Louis whose manuscripts were submitted to eligible Elsevier  [Read more]

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