WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 — In one of the first partnerships of its kind in the U.S., the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Tulane University in New Orleans have entered into a transformative “read and publish”...
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ACS Joins Coalition of Publishers in Opposing cOAlition S Rights Retention Strategy
Today, a group of more than 50 publishers, including the American Chemical Society (ACS), is publicly voicing its concern and opposition to the Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) being advanced by cOAlition S. The statement, published by STM (The...
Open Access Authors Can Now Retain Copyright
Effective January 2021, ACS Publications is instituting a new copyright retention policy to make open access publishing easier and more attractive for our authors. All authors who publish open access in any ACS journal, either in our hybrid or...
Announcing ACS Au, a Suite of Global Open Access Journals
ACS Publications has launched a suite of nine global open-access journals, collectively known as ACS Au. All nine journals are compliant with open access requirements, including those listed under ‘Plan S’ and those of funders requiring...
American Chemical Society and Khalifa University partner to advance open access publishing in United Arab Emirates
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2020 — In its first such partnership with a university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has signed a transformative “read and publish” agreement with...
ACS supports HHMI researchers in transition to open access publishing
All ACS journals continue to meet funder requirements, as HHMI announces new open access policy ...
Why ACS Publishes Fully Open Access Journals
The publishing industry is adapting its open access options to support the research community’s needs in the face of shifting funder requirements. In particular, as funders adopt new or revised open access mandates, researchers are finding that...
Introducing the JACS Au Associate Editors
For authors who need or desire to publish in a gold open access journal, JACS Au matches the exceptional editorial and publishing standards of JACS – the world’s most cited chemistry publication. As inaugural Editor-in-Chief Professor Christopher...
ACS Publications announces first transformative ‘read and publish’ agreement with an institution in Asia
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2020 — In the first partnership of this type with an institution in Asia, the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce a transformative open access agreement with the National Health...
JACS Au Opens for Submissions
JACS Au, ACS Publications’ newly launched open access journal, is now accepting manuscript submissions. Under the leadership of inaugural Editor-in-Chief Professor Christopher W. Jones, William R. McLain Chair and Professor of Chemical &...