FinELib and Taylor & Francis announce new ‘read & publish’ agreement - July 6, 2020
FinELib, the Finnish library consortium, and academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group have announced a new ‘read & publish’ agreement, which runs until the end of 2022. Along with continued access to Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals, researchers based at one of the 15… Read More
IOP Publishing online bookstore extends access to award-winning ebook collection - July 6, 2020
IOP Publishing has extended access to its award-winning ebook programme with the launch of its new online bookstore. For the first time, all the titles in the collection will be available to purchase individually in one place. The IOP ebooks collection brings together innovative digital… Read More
ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2020: Shortlist announced - July 6, 2020
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), recently announced the shortlist for the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2020, sponsored by Publishers’ Licensing Services. Applications for the awards were open to any new development, product,… Read More
Stefano M. Bertozzi named editor-in-chief of peer-reviewed COVID-19 journal - July 6, 2020
Stefano M. Bertozzi, UC Berkeley School of Public Health Dean Emeritus and professor of Health Policy and Management, has been named editor-in-chief of a new peer-reviewed journal focused on COVID-19 research published by MIT Press. The new journal, Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19), is an open… Read More
American Academy of Ophthalmology expands Ophthalmology family of journals to include Ophthalmology Science - July 6, 2020
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced plans to expand the Ophthalmology family of journals to include Ophthalmology Science, an online open access journal focused on publishing pre-clinical development, phase 1 and 2 clinical trials, laboratory-based work, ophthalmology informatics, and clinical science. Ophthalmology Science is the… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 6, 2020
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen (Guest post — Leveraging technology partnerships in times of crisis); Justin Fox (Viewpoint: Covid-19 shows that scientific journals need to open up); Molly Buccini (Making data FAIR – What information managers can bring to the table); Alice… Read More
