RedLink’s Library Dashboard named Best New Product/Service for 2017 - October 25, 2017
RedLink's Library Dashboard, which helps librarians and institutions by providing a complete, normalized overview of usage and turn-away statistics, has been named 'Best New Product/Service' in the 2017 Charleston Advisor Readers’ Choice Awards. The Redlink Library Dashboard collects and standardises COUNTER and non-COUNTER use statistics… Read More
Over 70% of Springer Nature authors in four European countries now publish via gold open access - October 24, 2017
Open access publisher Springer Nature has achieved a milestone in advancing discovery through open research, with over 70% of corresponding authors from four European countries now publishing via gold open access. This includes over 77% of corresponding authors based in the UK; over 90% of corresponding… Read More
Routledge announces new publishing partnership with The International Journal of Psychoanalysis - October 24, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has announced a new publishing partnership with The International Journal of Psychoanalysis. Beginning January 2018, Taylor & Francis will publish The International Journal of Psychoanalysis and its Spanish counterpart, The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (en español), under the Routledge imprint.… Read More
Figshare’s annual report ‘The State of Open Data 2017’ looks at global attitudes towards open data - October 24, 2017
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has launched its annual report, The State of Open Data 2017, to coincide with global celebrations around Open Access Week. This report is the second in the series and includes survey results and a collection of articles from… Read More
SPARC Europe survey evaluates usage of SPARC Author Addendum - October 24, 2017
SPARC Europe recently conducted a survey, reaching out to the OA community in an effort to gain an understanding of its experience with the SPARC Author Addendum. Though not conclusive, responses indicate that general awareness of the tool may be low. However, as authors increasingly look… Read More
PeerJ announces expansion of its open access mega-journal to include dedicated section on Environmental Sciences - October 24, 2017
Open access publisher PeerJ has announced the expansion of its flagship journal PeerJ to include a dedicated section on Environmental Sciences. Starting October 24, 2017, researchers can submit manuscripts to PeerJ on a broad range of environmental science subject areas including ecosystem science, green chemistry, forestry,… Read More
