Wiley Partners with National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) to Drive Open Access Research Output in the Republic of Korea
Agreement Marks Wileys First in East Asia
Hoboken, NJ – WEBWIRE – Friday, January 7, 2022
Global research and education leader Wiley today announced a three-year open access agreement with the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST), in the Republic of Korea.
The agreement, which marks Wileys first in East Asia, will enable researchers at 25 institutions across the Republic of Korea to publish accepted articles open access in Wileys hybrid journals. By partnering with the NST, more research published by Korean scientists will be freely available for researchers and the public alike.
We continue to see momentum for open access globally, and this agreement shows the progress being made in the Republic of Korea, said Liz Ferguson, Senior Vice President, Wiley Research Publishing. Its a pleasure to partner with the NST in support of increasing accessibility and exposure to the fundamental and life-changing contributions of thousands of researchers across the Republic of Korea to the scholarly record.
NSTs chairman, Bok Chul Kim said, in relation to the agreement, Through this transformational agreement between NST and Wiley, we expect to be able to raise the international profile of Korean governmental research institutes. By allowing anyone from around the world to access the research outputs of NST member institutions, without any barriers or restrictions, we hope to contribute to the growing global open access movement and promote more organic exchanges of knowledge between Korean and international researchers through a continuous collaboration with Wiley.
This agreement follows on the heels of Wileys record-setting year of open access agreements, with 12 new agreements signed in 2021. These agreements alone impact more than 300 institutions globally and will add an anticipated 15,000 new articles to the scholarly record”
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The National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST) in the Republic of Korea, supports 25 government-funded research institutes (GRI), and is committed to their mission and objectives to remain competitive in the face of constant challenges. Besides their scientific and technological developments and breakthroughs, GRIs have also been instrumental as a driving force for economic growth for the country. In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, NST is taking on a new challenge to enable GRIs to solve national problems through various convergence research in their own missions and lead the re-leap of national science and technology through securing the core technologies. NST directs the developmental strategies of GRIs and encourages continuous innovation that allows the institutes to carry out advanced R&D activities. In creating a collaborative research ecosystem, the GRIs can exchange expertise between member institutions and expand on their international cooperation with overseas research institutions to enhance their research capabilities and technological competitiveness. NST also actively encourages enterprises to put the GRIs research output to practical application to drive continued technological and economic growth.
Global research and education leader Wiley today announced a three year open access agreement with VIVA, a consortium of more than seventy libraries and academic institutions throughout the US state of Virginia, to begin in 2022. The agreement, which expands on a previous pilot between Wiley and VIVA, will allow researchers at 55 participating Virginia institutions the ability to publish accepted articles open access in all of Wileys fully gold and hybrid open access journals, as well as provide access to all subscription content. The first such agreement between VIVA and a large publisher, this will make an estimated 75% of all research published in Wiley journals by Virginia higher education authors open access in the first year, with the percentage growing each year of the agreement. Research published under the agreement will be accessible for free to anyone who wishes to read it, enabling a wider dissemination of scientific findings among both scholars and the public alike. We are pleased to join VIVA in advancing sustainable, scalable pathways to open access publishing, which is an increasing priority for academic institutions across the United States, said Liz Ferguson, Senior Vice President, Wiley Research Publishing. Through this agreement, academics across Virginia will gain the open access advantage, garnering more attention for their research and showcasing their contributions on the global stage. We are deeply invested in creating partnerships with publishers that will enable open access for Virginia authors, no matter the size or funding level of their institutions, said Anne Osterman, Director of VIVA. Wiley has been an excellent collaborator in how to craft a model that increases equity in publishing for Virginia and moves toward a more open future in a sustainable way. Academic research in the United States is funded through a diverse mix of sources, including the government alongside academic, industry, and philanthropic institutions. With a growing awareness among stakeholders of the value that public access to research brings in solving regional and global challenges, such as public health disparities and climate change, embracing a centralized approach to open access is paramount. Through this agreement, VIVA and Wiley are leading the United States into an open access future. This agreement also builds on many similar agreements Wiley has negotiated, including with other US-based institutions. ### About Wiley About VIVA
Wiley, a global leader in research and education, announced the 2021 release of its KnowItAll and ChemWindow software and spectral databases. This release includes patent pending technology that accelerates mass spectral (MS) analysis, equipping users with insights that may lead to more accurate identification of compounds. In this release, Wiley expanded KnowItAlls industry leading IR and Raman capabilities with feature updates that accelerate MS analysis of unknown compounds, including new algorithms, additional file import/export filters, and new options to analyze mass spectra, including MS mixture analysis. A major highlight in the release is the new MS Adaptive Search technology (patent pending). When matching an unknown spectrum against a reference, this technology finds matches that are similar to the unknown but have additional or missing selective fragment(s). It then suggests what might be causing the differences, where possible. When matching your spectrum against a library of reference spectra users cannot always get an exact match, said Graeme Whitley, Product Director of Wiley Science Solutions. When that happens, Adaptive Search provides practitioners tremendous insights about structural possibilities to explore. Ultimately, this may lead to more intelligent and confident identification and confirmation. Other notable highlights in this release include: Wiley continues to advance research and discovery through its investment in technology-based solutions like KnowItAll and ChemWindow that provide vital interpretation tools for researchers and practitioners, who are enhancing productivity and making an impact in many application areas such as environmental, forensics, polymer, homeland security, and pharmaceutical laboratories. Available in English, Japanese, Chinese, French, and German KNOWITALL and CHEMWINDOW are trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in certain jurisdictions. Learn more about Wileys KnowItAll Software and Spectral Libraries at https://sciencesolutions.wiley.com. ### About KnowItAll Software About KnowItAll Spectral Databases About Wiley
Wiley and Virginia Library Consortium VIVA Sign Agreement to Drive Open Access Research
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