Springer launches interdisciplinary open access journal SpringerPlus

"Springer’s new open access journal SpringerPlus is a further addition to the publishing company’s SpringerOpen portfolio, underlining its flexible publication strategy. It is the publisher’s first open access journal with a broad interdisciplinary approach....A transparent and fast publication process is the hallmark of SpringerPlus....The only thing that counts is the high quality of research described.... Like all other SpringerOpen journals, SpringerPlus will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution License....Authors will be assessed a standard open access fee...."