Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 13, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Diana Kwon (Academics Raise Concerns About Predatory Journals on PubMed); Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (If At First You Don’t Succeed … Make Another Response to Plan S?); Martin Szomszor (Mapping the impact of UN Sustainable Development Goals on global research); Beryl… Read More
Taylor & Francis Group partners with KNOLSKAPE to create digital awareness among its global workforce - May 10, 2019
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has partnered with KNOLSKAPE to create digital awareness among its 2000-strong global workforce. With digital technologies changing the way their audiences are consuming content, the publishing industry is undergoing a shift in the way they operate and support customer… Read More
Applications for CARL Research in Librarianship Grant called for - May 10, 2019
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is now accepting applications from established and newly appointed librarians working in a CARL member library. When merited, up to $4,000 is awarded annually to one or more of the applicants, to help achieve the following objectives: to… Read More
The Charlesworth Group appoints Mark Allin as its non-executive Director - May 10, 2019
The Charlesworth Group has appointed Mark Allin as its non-executive Director. Mark is an industry-leading figure, working within senior management positions in publishing for over 30 years across academic, trade and educational sectors in Asia, USA and Europe. Formerly COO and then CEO of Wiley, Mark… Read More
Open Science essential for new Horizon Europe funding programme - May 10, 2019
SPARC Europe is satisfied with the endorsement, on April 17, by the European Parliament (EP) of the Political Partial Agreement on Horizon Europe, the next research and innovation framework programme. Back in March 2019, the EP and Council of the European Union had reached a provisional… Read More
IOP Publishing’s Materials Research Express to become fully gold OA journal from 2020 - May 10, 2019
IOP Publishing has announced that Materials Research Express (MRX) will become a fully gold open access journal from 2020 to reflect increasing demand for more accessible and open science. All articles published in MRX from volume 7 (2020) onwards will be immediately free to read… Read More
