Universities in the Netherlands may ask their researchers to resign from editorial positions with Elsevier journals in open access row - July 7, 2015
Universities in the Netherlands are reportedly preparing to ask their researchers to resign from editorial positions with Elsevier journals amid deadlock over a new subscription deal with the publisher. The universities have been in dispute with the Amsterdam-based publisher since late last year after they… Read More
Dove Medical Press and The Charlesworth Group partner to expand publishing services in China - July 7, 2015
Open access publisher Dove Medical Press and The Charlesworth Group have announced the collaborative launch of a Chinese-language website to better serve Dove's authors and users in China. The website is now live at www.dovepress.com.cn and integrates with… Read More
High ranking OA publications in OpenAIRE, Russia tops the list - July 7, 2015
The scientific open access library CyberLeninka recently provided OpenAIRE with their data to about half a million articles stored in its database. According to updated data storage, Russia entered the top five European countries by the number of articles published in open access. OpenAIRE indexed… Read More
HighWire Press appoints Wendy Newsham as Director of Business Development, North America - July 7, 2015
HighWire Press, Inc., technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, recently announced the appointment of Wendy Newsham as Director of Business Development, North America. Wendy joins the team eager to drive new business through strategic marketing and business development channels. She… Read More
CERN organises Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI9) for the ninth time - July 7, 2015
For the ninth time CERN organised the Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI9) held in Geneva, from June 17-19. With more than 200 participants from around the world (mostly from Europe and North America), OAI9 had a very rich, diverse and interesting programme, starting… Read More
Pearson and Wide Range, Inc announce publishing partnership - July 7, 2015
Learning company Pearson has announced a publishing partnership with Wide Range, Inc. Effective immediately, Pearson will take over all responsibilities for the publication of all Wide Range assessments, including the Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4); the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, Second Edition… Read More
