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
EMBO Press and ASAPbio partner to launch Review Commons, a pre-journal portable review platform - October 1, 2019
EMBO Press and ASAPbio have partnered to create Review Commons, a platform that peer-reviews research manuscripts in the life sciences before submission to a journal. Papers submitted to Review Commons, which will be launched in December 2019, will be assessed by… Read More
Prof. Nancy Morrison named new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers - October 1, 2019
The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO) has announced the appointment of Prof. Nancy Morrison (University of Toledo) as the new Editor-in-Chief, effective October 1, 2019. Prof. Morrison succeeds Prof. John Percy (University of Toronto) who has led the journal for the… Read More
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
