Two of the oldest German journals in Zoology go for 'platinum' open access

"Enough has been written and said about "platinum" open access as a step beyond the 'green' and 'gold' open access models. However, comparatively little has been seen of its practical implementation. On 1 January 2014, two of the oldest German journals in Zoology – Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift and Zoosystematics and Evolution – make a step right into the future by joining the journal publishing platform of Pensoft Publishers and adopting 'platinum' open access For Pensoft, "platinum" open access means not just that the articles and all associated materials are free to download and that there are no author-side fees but even more so that novel approaches are used in the dissemination and reuse of published content ..."