A consortium has brokered an agreement with 12 journals to ensure that nearly all particle physics articles are made immediately free on journal Web sites The entire field of particle physic... Read more
The Latest Streaming News: Free Online Research updated minute-by-minute The move reflects a groundswell of support for ”open access” publishing among academ... Read more
Today, this one article is cutting a $32 hole in my poor grad student pocket. My November trip to DC comes at a perfect time for me to escape the craziness near the end of the semeste... Read more
What is the benefit of open access to academia? Who will pay for open education resources? These questions and many more are answered by our live chat panel. Matthew Cockerill, managi... Read more
A mobile phone application will help professional and "citizen" scientists collect and analyse data from "in the field", anywhere in the world. Read more
Image via Wikipedia From open-access journals to research-review blogs, networked knowledge has made science more accessible to more people around the globe than we could have imagined 20 ye... Read more