Dear All
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I hope this is relevant to readers of SERIALST.
I am passing on the latest news from Cogent OA (an Open Access publisher backed by Taylor & Francis) announcing the release of their new platform. The new platform has the mission of Cogent OA to put authors at the centre of publishing as its focus, and has a simple and intuitive interface, designed to meet the expectations of a generation with high design standards and limited time.
Warm regards
Charlotte
Cogent OA – an Open Access publisher backed by Taylor & Francis – has today released a major upgrade to its user interface. Cogent OA’s new platform focuses on assisting authors in ensuring their work gets found and read by the broadest possible audience; and readers in making interesting new connections – both within and also from outside their direct fields of interest.
“Our ambition is to give authors the best possible publishing experience and broadest possible impact for their work”, said Bryan Vickery, Director at Cogent OA. “Our new platform includes a range of features designed to help showcase our authors’ work and encourage interaction and collaboration.”
The new platform has a simple and intuitive interface, designed to meet the expectations of a generation with high design standards and limited time. New faceted browsing features and a structured taxonomy assist readers in quickly identifying relevant content. Cogent OA’s editorial team identifies interesting connections between articles from diverse fields – helping build inter-disciplinary networks. Authors are encouraged to add video abstracts and public interest statements to explain their work, and they can also personalize their articles with profile and social media information.