In November 2020, the major academic publisher Springer Nature announced a long-awaited program that will allow authors to publish their research findings in the Nature family of journals with full open access. Beginning in 2021, this program provides authors with an alternative to the subscription-only model of publishing currently followed by these journals.
Despite the start of a new year, most people remain acutely aware of the importance of taking all the necessary steps to keep themselves safe and healthy. One obviously important factor in our health is our diet. Coincidentally, this year has been declared by the United Nations General Assembly and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.
One of the largest non-profit and open access publishers of academic research, PLOS, is a pioneer in open access publishing and the creator of the online open access mega-journal PLOS ONE. Thanks to the efforts of PLOS, today’s researchers are familiar with the process of publishing via open access journals and have had the opportunity to read countless manuscripts that have been peer reviewed and published.
As 2020 draws to a close, it is a good time to celebrate some of the milestones that were reached this year. In November, NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
