Bussum, Netherlands, 29 March, 2010: Astrophysics Data System (ADS) http://adswww.harvard.edu/ , the database on Astronomy and Physics, indexes eight open access journals published by Bentham Science under the name “Bentham Open” (www.bentham.org/open) . The titles recently covered are: The Open Astronomy Journal, The Open Applied Physics Journal, The Open Chemical Physics Journal, The Open Condensed Matter Physics Journal, The Open Nanoscience Journal, The Open Nuclear & Particle Physics Journal, The Open Physical Chemistry Journal and The Open Plasma Physics Journal.

The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through highly customizable query forms, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed or searched via our full-text search interface. Integrated in its databases, the ADS provides access and pointers to a wealth of external resources, including electronic articles, data catalogs and archives.

Bentham Science Publishers (www.bentham.org) is a major international STM publisher of high quality publications which publishes 93 print and online scholarly journals along with open access journals and e-books per year. Bentham Science journals have a large distribution and readership particularly in Europe, North America, Japan and Asia.