Wiley Digital Archives and RGS-IBG partner to digitise millions of pages of unique primary source content - November 13, 2018
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced its newest Wiley Digital Archives partner, the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG). The partnership between Wiley and RGS-IBG, one of the world's largest and most… Read More
SAGE Publishing unveils MentorSpace – a how-to hub for research methods - November 13, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of MentorSpace, a new free-to-access online community space that allows users to tap into the wisdom of those who have executed a specific aspect of the research process and want to share their knowledge with others. The site… Read More
ISTIC- Taylor & Francis jointly established Research Lab to fund research projects focusing on areas of key importance to the Chinese research community - November 13, 2018
A jointly established Research Lab will provide a grant to finance research projects on a specific annual topic, focusing on areas of key importance to the Chinese research community and providing an opportunity to drive significant change on issues most affecting Chinese researchers. The first topic for 2019 is research… Read More
Frontier Economics’ new report outlines integral role of academic publishing in the UK - November 13, 2018
Frontier Economics has released an independent research that sets out publishing's contribution to the innovation cycle, incorporating existing research with stakeholder views. The report finds that without the highly specialised and time-intensive tasks carried out by UK academic publishers, innovation may be less effective. It also… Read More
Sheridan and Society for Scholarly Publishing partner to support membership growth through sponsorship of printed materials - November 13, 2018
Publishing services provider Sheridan has renewed its commitment to provide printing services for the Society for Scholarly Publishing's (SSP) membership and informational resources again for 2019. The materials will be printed in their Hanover, Pennsylvania facility which offers high-quality print production; offset,… Read More
CLOCKSS announces its TRAC re-certification - November 13, 2018
The CLOCKSS Archive, the long-term preservation service for scholarly content, has announced its TRAC re-certification by the Center for Research Libraries, based on an updated Trusted Repository Archiving Checklist audit. With grades on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), CLOCKSS maintained its score of… Read More
