... The increase in funder support for open access and enhancements in publishing technology enable NPG to undertake an exciting new publishing endeavour. In April 2010 we will introduce Nature Communications, an online-only peer-reviewed journal offering rapid publication for high-quality research across the biological, chemical and physical sciences. Nature Communications will have a mixed business model and authors will be offered a choice of access models for their research papers - either traditional subscription access or open access through payment of an article processing charge (APC). We plan to introduce several open access journals in our academic and society journal program in 2010, the first of which will be Cell Death & Disease in January. ...
Alongside our longstanding reputation for quality, we are committed to fair and transparent pricing. In setting our pricing for 2010 we have consulted with our customers and our Library Committee. Last year we committed to cap price increases on NPG-owned journals at no more than 7% a year for three years, beginning with 2009 list prices. We also moved to protect our customers from currency fluctuations, by determining prices locally in each of the four currencies (USD, GBP, EURO, YEN). In light of the current economic climate, we have adjusted our price increases for the coming year. 2010 site license list prices for NPG-owned journals will increase by an average of 3.5%. ...
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.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
