AIP Publishing Makes Research Publicly Available via CHORUS
AIP Publishing announced that from this month federally funded research articles it publishes in its journals will begin to be made publicly available through CHORUS. Over the next twelve months, AIP Publishing will make over 900 government funded articles freely available to the public via CHORUS, helping the U.S. government expand access to research funded by the American public.
The Optical Society Launches CHORUS
The Optical Society announced that the first wave of federally funded research articles from OSA will be made available today—exactly 12 months after the Department of Energy (DOE) implemented its public access policy. OSA is the second publisher to fully implement CHORUS.
August Progress Report
Summer 2015 has been busy for CHORUS, as we continue to gain momentum by signing on more funders, partners, and members. On August 18th the Smithsonian Institution released their Public Access Plan, naming CHORUS as an integral part of their solution. We signed a pilot project agreement with another federal agency, which we anticipate announcing very soon. We’ve been talking with […]
Smithsonian Names CHORUS as Part of its Public Access Plan
Originally Released on Smithsonian website Smithsonian Launches Public Access Plan for Research August 18, 2015 – The Smithsonian Institution has released its Plan for Increased Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research, based on the principles outlined by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Through the new plan, all applicable publications and supporting […]
CHORUS Publisher Implementation Guide v2.0 Released
The latest version of the CHORUS Publisher Implementation Guide is now posted in our Resources section. Version 2.0 gives many more specific examples of what publishers need to do when working with the CHORUS services. Considerable thanks go to Evan Owens and the entire Technical Working Group for this achievement. Please send any feedback to […]
ORCID and CHORUS Partner to Support Researcher Workflow
We are pleased to share the news that CHORUS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ORCID to support discoverability in scholarly communications. Close collaboration among organizations like CHORUS and ORCID, which provide services that support the flow of research communications, is vital to evolving its interoperable, scalable, and sustainable infrastructure to meet the changing […]
CHORUS Named as Finalist in ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2015
We are honored to be included in the esteemed group of initiatives chosen as finalists for the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2015 and look forward to showcasing CHORUS in a rapid fire session at the ALPSP Conference on Wednesday 9 September.
CHORUS Board Chair Susan King is Named Executive Director of Rockefeller University Press
We are proud to share the news that Susan King, who chairs CHORUS’ Board of Directors, has joined Rockefeller University Press as its new Executive Director. Susan joins RUP from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Washington, DC, where she was Senior Vice President for the Journals Publishing Group since 2008. Susan will continue her leadership of CHORUS. […]
CHORUS Update
Welcome New Members! CHORUS now has 27 members (24 Publisher Members and 3 Affiliate Members). Our ranks are growing every week — new members include: American Meteorological Society American Mathematical Society American Astronomical Society AVS: Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces and Processing . With a majority of non-profit organizations as members and on our Board of Directors, […]
US Department of Energy and CHORUS Sign Participation Agreement to Advance Public Access
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a Participation Agreement with CHORUS to contribute to the implementation of DOE PAGESBeta, the DOE’s Public Access Gateway for Energy & Science. The agreement, which is effective immediately, solidifies the collaboration that was announced in August 2014 and moves a two-year effort into the next phase of […]
