Embracing open access and offering greater choice for authors

" ... The fundamental principle of making the products of research as widely available and accessible as possible is one that Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) as a not-forprofit organization firmly supports. As the publishing landscape changes and the needs of our research communities evolve, we respond by continually enhancing our services for authors and readers and by creating new options that better serve our communities ... For authors who wish to publish in the journal (e.g., Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism) of their choice but need to ensure their research is published OA, they can simply deposit their work in an open access repository. To facilitate this process, CSP has established a partnership with TSpace, University of Toronto Libraries’ free and secure research repository. Through this partnership CSP is able to provide, to interested authors, free automatic deposit of their accepted manuscript into the TSpace repository thus meeting the new OA requirements ... Authors who publish in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (or any of the NRC Research Press subscriptionbased journals) can select OpenArticle and pay to make their final published article freely available upon publication ... In December 2014, we launched our very first fully open access journal. This journal will maintain the high quality editorial standards of the other NRC Research Press journals, while providing free and immediate public access to the final published article. For an introductory period, article processing charges (APCs) will be waived ... We are taking open access a step further by creating a brand new high-quality, open access, multi-disciplinary — and uniquely Canadian — publishing platform. We are in the initial stages of development and are working with stakeholders from research and publishing communities in Canada to build a comprehensive, open access platform that serves the needs of Canadian (and international) researchers and respects the fundamental principles of open access. Look for more news on our CSP Open initiative; 2015 will be an exciting year of progress and change, so stay tuned for more news about this exciting new project ..."