ARL celebrates Open Access Week 2019: Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge - October 22, 2019
Open Access Week, a global event now entering its 12th year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the benefits of open access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access a new norm… Read More
Credo Reference partners with Oxford University Press to offer premium titles in its core collections - October 22, 2019
Credo Reference announced that a new partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP) adds access to a curated selection of highly regarded reference titles to its Credo Reference platform, including recent, recommended, and award-winning titles. Titles will begin to be added in early… Read More
OA popular with researchers but full potential remains untapped, reports new global study - October 21, 2019
Researchers are in favour of widening access to research but remain largely unaware of initiatives and services that have been established to encourage growth of open access (OA). New figures released for Open Access Week, reveal little consensus when it comes to permitting reuse of published research. The survey of… Read More
The British Academy publishes new report on open access and book chapters - October 21, 2019
The British Academy has published a new report exploring the opportunities and challenges of widening open access for book chapters. ‘Open Access and Book Chapters’ was commissioned by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to inform future open access policy and to underpin the decisions that UK… Read More
Bentham Science unveils new subscription-based journal, Current Nanotoxicity and Prevention - October 21, 2019
STM publisher Bentham Science has announced the launch of the subscription-based journal, Current Nanotoxicity and Prevention. The first issue of the journal will be available online by the mid of the year, 2020. Dr. Rajendra Susai will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of this new journal. Dr.… Read More
Frontiers partners with machine learning challenge platform AIcrowd - October 21, 2019
Frontiers has announced a partnership with machine learning challenge platform AIcrowd. The deal is expected to transform crowd-sourced solutions to machine learning challenges into peer-reviewed, open-access articles. Used by organisations like Google, Unity, and Stanford University, AIcrowd’s machine learning platform is having a real impact on… Read More
