Applications called for ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2016 - April 19, 2016
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers is inviting applications for this year's ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing. The ALPSP Awards recognise and celebrate the best innovators in the industry at a time when scholarly publishing is changing rapidly. The finalists will be… Read More
SCOAP3 initiative extended for three more years - April 19, 2016
The SCOAP3 collaboration has announced the extension of this Open Access initiative for three more years, from January 2017 through December 2019. Following the success of the first years of operation of SCOAP3, representatives of the 3,000 SCOAP3 partners in 47 countries, ten scholarly publishers… Read More
Cambridge University Press launches new OA journal – Global Sustainability - April 19, 2016
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced a major new open-access journal, Global Sustainability, to publish significant research advances and policy-relevant reviews and commentaries addressing Earth-system resilience, sustainability and solutions in the context of rapid global change. Professor Johan Rockström has been named as Editor-in-Chief… Read More
FMC partners with Decision Support in Medicine to provide 1,000 condition-specific diagnosis and treatment texts to online users - April 19, 2016
Frontline Medical Communications (FMC), a leader in digital, print and live events, has formed a partnership with Decision Support in Medicine (DSM) to provide their extensive reach of online readers with clinical decision support information for use at the point of care. Decision Support in… Read More
Endocrine Society selects Sheridan - April 19, 2016
Sheridan, a provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions to publishers, associations, university presses, and cataloguers, has been selected to be the sole source copyediting and production partner for the Endocrine Society's (ES), industry leading publications for practitioners, international and national scientific researchers, government health… Read More
Follet acquires Baker & Taylor - April 19, 2016
Follett Corporation has acquired Baker & Taylor, LLC, a distributor of books, video and music products to public libraries and institutions, and a major wholesaler to retailers worldwide. With combined sales of $3.6 billion, the two businesses will offer librarians, patrons, educators… Read More
