[BOAI] Wiley Creates New Role to Lead Open Access

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* Wiley Creates New Role to Lead Open Access *

*Hoboken, N.J., June 28, 2012.* John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced today
the creation of a new role to lead open access. Rachel Burley has been
appointed to the position of Vice President and Director, Open Access. In
this new role Rachel will lead all aspects of the growth and development of
open access publishing at Wiley. Working with colleagues, societies,
funders, and academic institutions, she will facilitate the identification
of open access opportunities and lead the development of products, policy,
technology, processes, sales, and marketing initiatives necessary to
provide first class support to authors.

Over the past 18 months, Wiley has expanded the range of options available
to authors seeking to publish their research findings in open access
journals. OnlineOpen, Wiley’s hybrid open access option, has steadily
expanded and Wiley Open Access, a series of fully open access journals,
launched in early 2011. The Wiley Open Access portfolio includes eleven
journals, with additional journals scheduled to launch later in the year.

These initiatives are enjoying significant uptake by authors, enabling
Wiley to attract high quality research and develop new revenue streams to
support publication. In addition, there is increasing interest among
society partners, institutions, and funders who wish to investigate and
support sustainable publishing options.

Rachel joined Wiley in 2007 as VP & Publisher for Current Protocols and
subsequently assumed responsibility for a portfolio of life sciences
journals. Prior to that, Rachel spent seven years with Nature Publishing
Group in publishing and business development roles.

“Wiley is committed to expanding the open access options available to our
authors and society partners in a sustainable manner that serves the
scientific community,” said Rachel. “I am looking forward to working with
our authors, partners, and colleagues to develop and deliver open access
products which provide exceptional author service and high visibility of
the published research.”

“As open access becomes increasingly important to authors and funders, we
are exploring and developing options which will offer a wide range of
sustainable publishing routes to suit all needs. Rachel’s new role will
allow us to strengthen and grow our progress in this area,” said Steve
Miron, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Scientific, Technical,
Medical, and Scholarly, Wiley.
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*About Wiley Open Access*
Wiley Open Access, announced in February 2011, provides authors wishing to
publish their research outcomes in an open access journal with a range of
new high quality publications which meet the requirements of funding
organizations and institutions where these apply. Wiley Open Access
journals are supported by a network of high-quality journals and societies
as well as internationally-renowned editorial board members
*About Wiley*
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of
information and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people
around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Wiley and
its acquired companies have published the works of more than 450 Nobel
laureates in all categories: Literature, Economics, Physiology or Medicine,
Physics, Chemistry, and Peace.

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headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the
U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's Web site can be
accessed at http://www.wiley.com. The Company is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb.
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