AMS to Launch New Open Access Research Journals
gavinbaker's bookmarks 2013-07-22
Summary:
"Beginning in 2014, the AMS is pleased to offer two new gold open access research journals. This advancement is motivated by encouragement from research libraries, prompting from the mathematical community, directives from research sponsors, and the need for a transition of scholarly publishing to open access. The two new journals, Proceedings of the American
Mathematical Society, Series B, and Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Series B, will serve as companions to the subscription journals Proceedings and Transactions of the AMS. Each of the new journals will be electronic-only and freely available online, supported by Article Processing Charges designed to cover the Society’s publication costs (these charges are typically paid by a funding agency or by the author’s institution, and are not expected to be paid by the author personally). In order to assure the high editorial standard of each new journal, Proceedings B and Transactions B will share common editorial boards, and thus submission procedures, with their companion journals. In addition, editorial decisions will be completely independent of whether a paper is intended for the open access journal or its subscription counterpart.
This entry into open access publishing is a signifi cant fi rst for the AMS, which prior to this point has not had a method for accommodating authors who wish to publish under a 'gold' open access model. The two new journals will provide immediate unrestricted access to the publisher’s final version of the paper and allows immediate deposit of the version of record in other repositories. Research and library communities in particular will benefit from this movement toward open access, as it provides the AMS with an opportunity to publish more high-quality literature in freely accessible research journals. The open access publication option will be available starting September 1, 2013 for all articles accepted by the Proceedings and Transactions of the AMS editorial boards. New articles should be submitted via www.ams.org/procsubmit or www.ams.org/transubmit, and the open access publication decision may be determined by the author upon notifi cation of acceptance. The Article Processing Charges are: [1] Proceedings of the AMS, Series B: List Price $1,500 (2014 discount price $750) [2] Transactions of the AMS, Series B: List Price $2,750 (2014 discount price $1,400)."