International Alliance of Research Library Associations releases view of Plan S - October 29, 2019
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), a platform for collaboration of five members associations representing research libraries, has released a view of Plan S, an effort by major national research agencies and funders from twelve European countries to advance open access by requiring the… Read More
SAGE launches Social Science impact writing contest - October 29, 2019
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has launched a new contest for social and behavioral scientists to share the real-world impact of their research and help make the case that research in these fields can and should be used to improve the human condition. Winning stories will be… Read More
Wageningen Academic Publishers acquires ‘Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition’ - October 29, 2019
STM publisher Wageningen Academic Publishers has announced the collaboration with Dr Lucy Waldron for publishing ‘Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition’. This international journal was previously published by Cambridge University Press. The journal will be published by Wageningen Academic Publishers starting in 2020 with Volume 8. The… Read More
Cactus Communications partners with ScienceNet to launch Science Talks, an online forum for issues impacting the academic community - October 29, 2019
Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a global scholarly, medical communications, and technology solutions company, has partnered with ScienceNet.cn, one of China's most influential academic news and blogging platforms, to start Science Talks, an online forum that will host discussions on breakthrough developments in science and academia and issues… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched partners with ScienceOpen for better Open Access Analytics - October 29, 2019
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the central platform for Open Access (OA) financing models, and ScienceOpen, a freely accessible discovery network, have announced a new partnership to provide better reading analytics for books and journals funded through KU. By adding book indexing to its discovery platform of 60… Read More
Ex Libris Alma and Primo go live at Keio University and Waseda University in Japan - October 29, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the consortium formed by Japan’s Keio University and Waseda University has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Keio University and Waseda University are leading the… Read More
