FinELib consortium’s agreement with ACS Publications (a division of the American Chemical Society) offers authors an opportunity to publish their articles under an Open Access CC BY license for free using granted credits. This means that there is no article processing charge for the author.
University of Turku is now a member of international OpenAPC service which collects information of open access costs paid by the universities. Data is based on University of Turku book-keeping records which has been enriched at the library by publication data. At the moment OpenAPCs-service covers information of open access publication cost paid by the University of Turku from the years 2017-2018 and beginning of 2019 (January-April 2019).
Among all the branches of life sciences, cell and molecular biology have often relied upon the development of key enabling technologies. Several significant paradigm shifts in biosciences have their origins specifically in novel and innovative technologies and/or methods.
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Turku university researchers are eligible to publish three open access articles without article processing charges in IGI Global journals during the agreement term 10.5.2019 - 9.5.2020
The FinELib consortium is continuing their discussions with the publisher but without an agreement, access to the newest Wiley journals will be cut off.
The FinELib consortium’s negotiations with two major publishers, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, ended at the end of 2018 without reaching a new agreement. At the University of Turku, the publishers’ online journals can be used until the end of January, and FinELib and the Turku University Library aim to ensure the researchers, teachers, and students’ access to the articles also in the future.
National negotiations with two significant publishers, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, have ended at the end of the year 2018 without a new agreement. There is an aim to continue the negotiations but the result is uncertain. You can read the e-journals of the publishers in question until the end of January 2019.
The Rector of the University of Turku appointed the OpenUTU project on 3 July 2015 and its purpose is to guide the realisation of open science at the University.
In the modern society, universities have an important role as catalysts for social well-being and the economy. At the same time, digital technologies and information change the ways how research is conducted. Open and available information and technology invites universities to rethink their societal role and create new ways for open collaboration.
