VSNU and Taylor & Francis renew OA agreement - July 8, 2016
The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) has renewed an agreement with publisher Taylor & Francis for 2016 and 2017. The renewed agreement offers the opportunity for Leiden researchers to publish open access without additional costs in all hybrid journals published… Read More
UKSG appoints Sarah Bull as new Executive Director - July 8, 2016
UKSG, the key professional interest group for the scholarly communications community, has announced the appointment of Sarah Bull as the new Executive Director of UKSG. UKSG announced the creation of this senior position earlier this year, with the aim of strengthening its team of employees,… Read More
Twelve scientists based in Japan recognised with the Japan Research Front Awards 2016 - July 7, 2016
Twelve leading scientists based in Japan have been recognised for their groundbreaking research and influential contribution to global research in eight emerging research areas, known as research fronts, with the Japan Research Front Awards 2016 organised by the Intellectual Property & Science (IP & Science) business… Read More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing becomes Approved CAE Provider for educational programs - July 7, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is now a Certified Association Executive (CAE) Approved Provider. The CAE program, governed by the CAE Commission, an independent certifying body of ASAE, is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate association professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essential… Read More
Overleaf announces new partnership with The Royal Society - July 7, 2016
Overleaf has announced a new partnership with The Royal Society. Through this partnership, authors submitting to Proceedings of the Royal Society A will have access to the award-winning Overleaf collaborative cloud-based writing and reviewing tool with 1-click submission into the Proceedings A… Read More
Support for Altmetric badges now built into faculty profile pages powered by Profiles RNS - July 7, 2016
Altmetric has announced that support for Altmetric badges is now built into faculty profile pages powered by Profiles Research Networking Software (Profiles RNS). First to embed the badges in their faculty pages is the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Altmetric badges provide an at-a-glance summary… Read More
