Mathematical Problems in Engineering from Hindawi Publishing has just converted to open access after 11 years as a subscription-based journal. From the web site: 'The "Open Access" movement is a relatively recent development in academic publishing. It proposes a new business model for academic publishing that enables immediate, world-wide, barrier-free, open access to the full text of research articles for the best interests of the scientific community. All interested readers can read, download, and/or print any open access articles without requiring a subscription to the journal in which these articles are published. In this "Open Access" model, the publication cost should be covered by the authors' institution or research funds. These "Open Access" charges replace the subscription charges and allow the publishers to give the published material away for free to all interested online visitors. Mathematical Problems in Engineering is an open access journal. Publishing an article in Mathematical Problems in Engineering requires an "Article Processing Charge" of $50/page with a maximum of $500 which will be billed to the corresponding author.'
The Journal of Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics is a brand new OA journal from Hindawi. From the web site: 'The Journal of Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics will provide a forum for the modeling and analysis of non-linear phenomena. One of the principal aims of the journal is to promote cross-fertilization between the various sub-disciplines of the sciences: physics, chemistry, biology, as well as various branches of engineering and the medical sciences....Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics is an open access journal. Publishing an article in Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics requires an "Article Processing Charge" of $50/page with a maximum of $800 which will be billed to the corresponding author.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/06/2005 09:28:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
