Despite its vast population, only 0.7% of research findings come from Sub-Saharan Africa. A large factor being that accessibility to a wealth of scientific reports is limited due to high journal subscription costs, especially affecting those in the developing world. Open Access journals allow unrestricted access to this information to anyone, but despite the obvious… Read more »
Today saw the opening of the first Internet Week Europe. This five day festival, hosted in London, runs until 12th November and aims to raise the profile of Europe’s thriving online digital industry. Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the festival aims to follow in the footsteps of Internet Week New… Read more »
The nomination for BioMed Central’s Annual Research Awards is open. The awards, now in their fifth year, celebrate excellence in open access research published in any of BioMed Central’s 200+ journals. Members of the research community can vote for the most groundbreaking research articles for the Biology and Medicine Prizes. Previous recipients of this award… Read more »
This year’s Open Access Week was the largest and most successful yet, with just under 900 participants from 94 countries! The aim of this global event was to open the public’s eyes to the benefits of open access in scholarly publishing and its impact on scientific progress across disciplines and society as a whole. This… Read more »