From: Branney, Jonathan <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 9:14 AM Liverpool University Press, one of the world's leading publishers in the modern languages, is proud to announce the official launch of Modern Languages Open (MLO) <http://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/> a groundbreaking new interdisciplinary platform for the modern languages. MLO is a peer-reviewed platform for the open access publication of research from the modern languages to a global audience. Focusing on interdisciplinarity across the modern languages and engagement with other fields from a modern languages perspective, MLO offers rigorous peer review pre-publication and post-publication interactivity, rapid turnaround from submission to publication, Gold Open Access under a CC-BY or CC-BY-NC licence, rewards for article reviewers, flexibility on article length from 3,000-15,000 words, and international dissemination under the imprimatur of a university press. Click here to see full list of launch articles: <http://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/index.php/mlo/issue/current> Current sections are: Chinese/Asian languages; French and Francophone; Hispanic Studies; German Studies; Portuguese and Lusophone; Russian and Eastern European Languages; and Italian. However, MLO welcomes submissions on all areas of Modern Languages. The platform allows content to be downloaded, printed, cited, shared through numerous social media sites and commented upon by registered users. Martin Wolf, Research Support Lead at the University of Liverpool's Sydney Jones Library said, "MLO is a great example of collaboration not competition between publishers and libraries on open access issues, with the university's press and library working together to create a new open access platform. Of particular note is the innovative approach to publication - a move away from the print-bound structures of volumes and issues to a more dynamic publishing paradigm, allied to a shift from rigid page count limitations that make no sense in the online publishing environment." Anthony Cond, Managing Director of Liverpool University Press, said, "Modern Languages Open links two of the most important recent trends in the dissemination of modern languages research: it channels the rise of open access to provide a sustainable future for interdisciplinarity. Whereas subscription based journals necessarily sit in disciplinary silos for the most part, MLO will be a sustainable forum for scholars at points of convergence and in instances where research transcends traditional subject boundaries. At the same time, authors with more conventional papers can benefit from flexibility on article length, speed to publication, and the increased visibility and potential for impact that comes from making research freely available. All of this comes under the imprimatur of Liverpool University Press, one of the leading international publishers in the wider field and a consistent champion of modern languages research." "MLO is one of the most important initiatives for modern language research in the past decades. It will transform the nature of publishing, explicitly encouraging interdisciplinarity, ensuring that high-quality and original work is published in a timely way, and significantly enlarging and democratising both the creation and the readership of modern language research." Professor Michael Worton, author of the HEFCE Review of Modern Foreign Languages provision in higher education in England. Register for free access to MLO, new content alerts or to make a submission here: <http://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/index.php/mlo/user/register> About Liverpool University Press Founded in 1899, Liverpool University Press is the UK's third oldest university press, with a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research, including the work of Nobel prize winners. Shortlisted for the IPG Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year 2012, 2013 and 2014, and for Independent Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year in The Bookseller Industry Awards, 2014, LUP has rapidly expanded in recent years, specialising in modern languages, literature, history and visual culture: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk ****** Jonathan Branney | Digital Publishing Executive Liverpool University Press T: +44 (0)151 794 3133 W: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk