New report looks at how European funders are approaching Open policy and practices - September 30, 2019
A report that reveals the Open Access and Open Science policies, incentives and practices of European funders has been released. Based on a survey conducted in late spring, the report is a first of its kind to examine what key international funding bodies (international and national… Read More
IEEE announces call for paper submissions for new open access journals - September 30, 2019
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has announced its call for paper submissions for its new gold fully open access journals. As the leader in electrical engineering and computer science research for both the academic and industry communities, IEEE… Read More
De Gruyter increases staff to better serve authors, partners and customers in the US - September 30, 2019
De Gruyter, an independent international academic publisher with roots in Germany, has significantly increased its presence in the United States by growing its office in Boston by 30 percent. The 16 colleagues in De Gruyter’s Boston office and 14 colleagues in the rest of the country… Read More
Northumbria University and Figshare partner to launch institutional research data repository - September 30, 2019
Northumbria University has announced the launch of its institutional data repository, powered by Figshare and available on a custom domain at figshare.northumbria.ac.uk. The service will be available for all academic staff and postgraduate researchers at the university, giving them a citable… Read More
Research on Research Institute to enable more strategic, open, diverse, and inclusive research - September 30, 2019
The Wellcome Trust, the universities of Sheffield and Leiden, and Digital Science, have announced the launch of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) – an international consortium of research funders, academic institutions, and technologists working to champion the latest approaches to research… Read More
The Publishing & Special Collections Group names Rachel Lee as new Publications Manager - September 30, 2019
The Publishing & Special Collections Group has announced the appointment of Rachel Lee as joined the new Publications Manager for eScholarship. Leveraging her deep expertise in journal publishing, Rachel will develop new programs and materials to support the success of the over 80 open access journals… Read More
