Wiley-VCH, part of the scientific and technical publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and ChemPubSoc Europe, an association of 16 chemical societies, have announced the launch of ChemistryOpen, the first open access chemical society journal. The societies join the Wiley Open Access publishing program.

ChemistryOpen will publish peer-reviewed primary research in all areas of chemistry, and will thus satisfy funding organisations and institutes which require that the research funded by them should be accessible to all. As an additional feature, the new journal will publish short summaries of PhD theses with a link to the full version. This Thesis Treasury will make PhD theses in chemistry readily accessible while linking them through CrossRef to all cited journal articles in the program.

The first open access articles will be posted online later this year, with the first full issue following in early 2012.

The editors, Dr Karen Hindson and Dr Haymo Ross situated in Weinheim, Germany, recently spoke with Dr. Vera Köster, editor of the ChemViews magazine about ChemistryOpen. Read the interview here.

Keep up to date with developments using the links on the right.

The new Wiley Open Access website features a wealth of information for authors, societies, institutions and funders.

Visit the site today to:

• Browse the journals included in the Wiley Open Access program
• Find out about the Wiley Open Access program as a whole
• Read through our useful pre-submission information section for authors
• Learn more about our supporting society and journal partners
• Access information for institutions and funders

Authors can submit manuscripts to any of the journals that are open for submission, from any page of the website, using the handy “Submit a Manuscript” function in the top-right of the site.
The website also features links to our Facebook and Twitter pages.

We’d love to get your feedback!
If you have any questions about the Wiley Open Access program, or suggestions about ways in which we could improve the website, just Contact Us or leave a comment below.

MicrobiologyOpen is the latest Wiley Open Access journal to begin accepting manuscript submissions.

This peer-reviewed journal delivers rapid decisions and fast publication of microbial science, a field which is undergoing a profound and exciting evolution in this post-genomic era.
MicrobiologyOpen gives priority to reports of quality research, pure or applied, that further our understanding of microbial interactions and microbial processes.

All articles published in MicrobiologyOpen are fully open access.

Reasons to publish with MicrobiologyOpen:

• High standard, rigorous peer-review
• Rapid publication
• Open access: articles are published under Creative Commons license and authors are the copyright holder
• Fully compliant with open access mandates
• Wide dissemination
• Promotion and publicity of quality research
• Wiley’s tradition in publishing excellence

MicrobiologyOpen charges a publication fee to cover publication costs.
Find out more about publishing with MicrobiologyOpen or submit your manuscript to the journal now.

It was a hardy group of evolutionary biologists who braved the heat of Oklahoma to attend Evolution 2011, but those who did were well rewarded at the Ecology and Evolution launch event on Sunday, June 19th.

While the cool drinks flowed, Ecology and Evolution t-shirts were handed out and worn with pride.

You can join us for the next launch event at the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Austin, TX on Monday, 8 August, 4.30-6.30pm on the Wiley-Blackwell booth #303-305. As Editor-in-Chief, Allen Moore commented “I was very pleased with the extremely positive reception and interest in the new journal. There is considerable buzz – and free t-shirts are always welcome”.
We hope to see you there!