IJCCSM will be the first Emerald subscription journal to flip to a fully OA journal, effective from the 2018 volume.
IJCCSM is an international forum that addresses the need for disseminating scholarly research, projects and other initiatives aimed to facilitate a better understanding of the critical, emerging field of climate change.
Flipping the journal to OA will help maximize the dissemination of climate change research, ensuring that vital real world research is being supported and being communicated to the policymakers and practitioners, says Emerald. The move also demonstrates Emerald's commitment to exploring new sustainable publishing models and ways of supporting OA publication requirements within its communities.
Aimee Nixon, Head of Open Access publishing at Emerald said: “At Emerald, we’re continually seeking to evolve our OA policies and publications to meet the needs of our subject communities.
“Having identified a growing demand for OA publication within the Environmental Management discipline, along with commensurate funding for OA dissemination, we are pleased to support this community by converting this high quality journal to OA.
“This represents a really exciting development for the journal, and we’re confident it will continue to thrive under an OA model.
IJCCSM publishes papers dealing with policymaking on climate change, and methodological approaches to cope with the problems deriving from climate change.
