AAUP is now the Association of University Presses - December 22, 2017
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced a name change to the Association of University Presses (AUPresses), effective immediately. The membership of the Association voted in June to undertake this change, as part of a strategic assessment of the organisation's identity, mission, and… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 22, 2017
This is to inform you that the number of articles carried in the newsletter will be fewer than usual, as business activity during this period (Dec 25 - 29, 2017) is relatively low. Also, please note that there will be no newsletter dispatch from December 25, 2017 to December 27,… Read More
Wiley and Proforums partner to create an online community for CPA candidates - December 21, 2017
John Wiley and Sons Inc., a global research and learning company, and Proforums, a provider of online communities for professional exams, have announced a partnership to launch CPAforum as a free resource to help CPA candidates pass the CPA Exam. The partnership makes Wiley the founding… Read More
Panelists discuss new developments in Open Access monographs in the humanities and social sciences at OASPA and Knowledge Exchange webinar - December 21, 2017
Eelco Ferwerda (OAPEN), Lucy Montgomery (Knowledge Unlatched Research), and Christina Emery (Springer Nature) recently joined OASPA and Knowledge Exchange for a webinar to discuss new developments in Open Access monographs in the humanities and social sciences. Jeroen Sondervan (Knowledge Exchange) chaired the discussion. The Copyright Clearance… Read More
Cell Press CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Cell Dr. Emilie Marcus to pursue new career at UCLA - December 21, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced that Emilie Marcus, CEO of Cell Press and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cell, has decided to move on to a new role at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Cell Press is… Read More
Pensoft’s Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) journal celebrates its 160th anniversary - December 21, 2017
Scholarly publisher Pensoft is celebrating the 160th anniversary of the journal, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ). Being the third oldest of world's currently existing entomological periodicals, the Museum für Naturkunde's historical journal has never ceased to progressively make a difference in the world of systematic entomology,… Read More