EFSA to share data on open-access platform - January 22, 2019
EFSA has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it uses for EU-wide monitoring programmes and surveys and many of its risk assessments. In a recently published report, EFSA lays out how it intends… Read More
University Press of Kansas launches new publishing services program - January 22, 2019
The University Press of Kansas (UPK) has launched a new supplementary publishing services program intended to assist scholars interested in increasing the impact of their work. Through this suite of services, UPK staff aims to partner with scholars to identify strategies and solutions specific to… Read More
Elsevier’s Reaxys PhD Prize 2019 for Students in the Chemical Sciences is now open for submissions - January 18, 2019
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced that its prestigious Reaxys Prize for PhD students in the chemical sciences is now open for submissions. Celebrating top research by leading young chemists across the globe, the Reaxys PhD Prize recognises innovative and… Read More
Springer Nature becomes academic research publisher to join England’s Time to Change mental health pledge to support staff wellbeing - January 18, 2019
Springer Nature is joining a growing group of more than 1000 employers in England to sign the Time to Change employer pledge to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination. The first academic research publisher to do so, Springer Nature is making a series of commitments which… Read More
NISO launches new project, Recommended Practices Around Content Platform Migrations - January 18, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Voting Members have approved a new project, Recommended Practices Around Content Platform Migrations, to provide a standard process and recommendations to all parties dealing with online content platforms, which would improve communication between stakeholders before, during, and after migration. NISO… Read More
Association of American Publishers announces 2019 PROSE Awards finalists - January 18, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has unveiled 165 finalists across 49 subject categories for the 2019 PROSE Awards honouring scholarly works published in 2018. Since 1976, the Association of American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence [PROSE Awards] have recognised publishers who produce books,… Read More
