MJA to be fully fledged open-access journal by 2026, says new editor

Incoming editor-in-chief Professor Ginny Barbour says making all content open access 'must be a priority'
Professor Ginny Barbour.

The Medical Journal of Australia’s incoming editor-in-chief says she wants all its published articles to be fully open access by 2026.

Professor Ginny Barbour, a founding editor of PLOS Medicine who is currently based at the Queensland University of Technology, will take over from Professor Nick Talley next month following the gastroenterologist’s seven-year term.