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SAGE AND HINDAWI ANNOUNCE LANDMARK OPEN ACCESS AGREEMENT
November 20, 2007 - SAGE and the Hindawi Publishing
Corporation
have today entered into an agreement to jointly launch and
publish a suite of fully Open Access (OA) journals.
This is a bold strategic partnership that places SAGE as the
largest academic publisher to develop a collection of Gold
Open
Access journals, marking the company's continued investment
in
widening access to important scholarly research. SAGE is the
world's fifth largest journal publisher, with over 485
journals
in the humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and
medicine.
The initiative further strengthens Hindawi's leadership in
developing a strong portfolio of Open Access journals.
Hindawi
currently publishes more than 100 Open Access journals
covering a
wide range of subjects in science, technology, and
medicine.
The partnership will see equal ownership between the two
organizations. SAGE will have sole responsibility for the
editorial development, marketing, and promotion of the new
journals while Hindawi will provide the technology and
expertise
needed to run the publication process from the point of
submission, through the peer-review process, to the point of
final publication. Under the model, all SAGE-Hindawi journal
articles will be made freely available online via the
Hindawi
platform, funded by author charges.
"SAGE is committed to maintaining innovative publishing
models
for the benefit of the academic community, in keeping with
our
vision to be the natural home for authors, editors and
societies," commented Blaise Simqu, CEO, SAGE. He
continued,
"SAGE is in a unique position as a growing STM
publisher,
allowing us to explore and actively experiment without
posing a
threat to our existing business models.
"Our position as a leading independent publisher
enables us to
respond to the changing needs of our authors, editors and
societies, helping them to reach broader communities, and
maximize the impact of their work. Hindawi is an ideal
partner
for SAGE, being able to offer a highly effective publishing
system that will allow us to focus on our longstanding
reputation
for high quality marketing and editorial expertise, while
offering a viable option for disseminating open,
unrestricted
access to research."
"We are delighted to be working with SAGE on this joint
initiative," said Ahmed Hindawi, CEO of Hindawi
Publishing
Corporation. "Hindawi currently has a very successful
Open Access
journal collection, which is quite solid both academically
and
financially, and SAGE's strong market presence and expertise
will
enable us to further expand our Open Access offerings to the
scientific communities we serve."
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SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals,
books, and
electronic media for academic, educational, and professional
markets.
Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global
community of
scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning
a wide range
of subject areas including business, humanities, social
sciences, and
science, technology and medicine. An independent company,
SAGE has
principal offices in Los Angeles, bond, New Delhi, and
Singapore.
www.sagepub.com
Hindawi Publishing Corporation is a rapidly growing open
access
publisher, with offices in Cairo, Egypt. Hindawi currently
publishes
more than 100 fully Open Access journals covering a wide
range of
subjects in Science, Technology, and Medicine. The company's
web site is
located at http://www.hindawi.com.
The SAGE-Hindawi platform will be launched at Online
Information 2007,
December 4-6 in bond.
More information on the SAGE-Hindawi initiative is available
at
http://www.sage-hindawi.c
om, along with a sign-up for the latest news
about the initiative.
For further information contact:
Mithu Mukherjee
PR Manager,
SAGE
Email: mithu.mukherjee sagepub.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)207 3242223
Mobile: +44 (0)7795 031 482
Paul Peters
Head of Business Development
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Email: paul.petershindawi.com
Mobile: +20 12 794 4600
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