[BOAI] Versita Launches Largest Ever Open Access Program

[Peter Suber]

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*Versita launches largest ever Open Access journal program*****

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London, May 9th, 2012: Academic publisher Versita announced today the
launch of a new program of Open Access journals. 100 Emerging Science
Journals are being launched in 2012. The program's focus is on young and
rapidly developing fields of science, which have not yet been covered by a
designated journal. The emerging topics have been identified in Life
Sciences, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics and Mathematics.****

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The Emerging Science Journals program has already won support in the
research community. Many distinguished scientists have become members of
the editorial boards of the journals – among them Sir Harold Kroto,
Professor at Florida State University, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; most
recent Medicine or Physiology Nobel Prize Winner – Prof. Jules A. Hoffmann
or one of world's top chemits – prof. Didier Astruc. The journal editors
hail from the world’s most prestigious universities and research
institutes, such as Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley,
Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
University of Cambridge, or Max Planck Institute.****

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One of the main reasons of this outstanding support is the Open Access
publishing model, which provides free and unlimited access to the journal
articles for all interested readers. In view of Academic Spring – and with
Open Access gaining a momentum across scholar communities worldwide -
Versita is not planning any publication fees for the first two years.
Still, the journals will use sophisticated online submission and hosting
technology solutions, and will be covered by all applicable abstracting
databases.****

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“The emerging topics identified by Versita have all been experiencing
growing interest among scientists in recent years. We believe that starting
this publishing program in open access format will facilitate dissemination
of the latest research results, making the journals the primary publishing
options and a default communication hubs for authors writing in these
scientific areas.” comments Jacek Ciesielski, founder and CEO of Versita.***
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Maria Hrynkiewicz****

Marketing Coordinator****

Versita****

maria at versita.com****

mob. +48 660 476 421****

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