Materials Research Express transitions to fully gold Open Access journal - October 2, 2019
IOP Publishing’s Materials Research Express (MRX) has now changed to a fully gold Open Access (OA) journal funded by article publication charges (APCs), with immediate effect for all new article submissions. For an initial transition period, there will be no APC for any article submitted… Read More
Atypon launches AI-driven discovery tool for researchers, Scitrus - October 2, 2019
Atypon has launched a new web app, Scitrus, that filters content that is relevant and reliable from content that isn’t, helping researchers keep up with the ever-growing volume of academic literature and news in their field. Scitrus is a new researcher tool that puts machine… Read More
OpenAthens unveils new embeddable version of Wayfinder organisational discovery service - October 1, 2019
Single sign-on provider OpenAthens has announced the launch of its new embeddable version of Wayfinder organisational discovery service. Committed to empowering library users spanning a wide range of industries, whether they are a PhD student, a hospital clinician or a research scientist, OpenAthens has created Wayfinder… Read More
CAS expands product portfolio with the launch of Formulus, a formulations-specific solution - October 1, 2019
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society that specialises in scientific information solutions, has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Formulus®, a new solution aimed at getting innovations to market faster by addressing the unique information needs of formulations scientists. With product development… Read More
AAP Issues call for entries for 2020 PROSE Awards - October 1, 2019
The Association of American Publishers 2020 PROSE Awards, which recognise outstanding scholarly books, journals, and e-products, are open for entries through November 15, 2019. The awards recognise the very best scholarly works published in the United States in the arts, humanities, biological and physical sciences, reference,… Read More
ARL supports University of California Libraries’ commitment to barrier free access to information - October 1, 2019
The Libraries of the University of California (UC) are seeking transformative agreements with publishers such that access to the research of UC faculty is open to all, not limited to those who can afford it. In February 2019, the UC Libraries withdrew from negotiations with publisher Elsevier due to lack… Read More
