Open Research Community launches, connecting experts worldwide to expand professional networks on Open Access, Open Research and Open Science - April 9, 2020
The Open Research Community (ORC), a new interactive platform which has now launched after a test phase, offers users worldwide the opportunity to expand their professional networks on the topics of Open Access (OA), Open Research and Open Science. In addition to blog posts and up-to-date… Read More
Springer Nature commits to transitioning majority of its journals amid revised ‘Transformative Journal’ criteria from cOAlition S - April 8, 2020
Springer Nature welcomes the decision from cOAlition S to support Transformative Journals. Subject to acceptability of the yet to be published transparency requirements, it commits to transition the vast majority of its Springer Nature-owned English language journals that are not already Open Access, including Nature and… Read More
AAP releases its StatShot report for January 2020, sales across all categories in the publishing industry rise 3.7% - April 8, 2020
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has released its StatShot report for January 2020 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (consumer publications), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses. Total sales across all categories for January 2020… Read More
Informa Pharma Intelligence launches free COVID-19 content hub - April 8, 2020
Informa Pharma Intelligence has announced the launch of a free coronavirus (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2) content hub designed to provide key information related to the global virus outbreak, including the R&D and clinical trial landscapes, news, and market events for potential therapies and vaccines. The… Read More
IEEE provides free access to COVID-19 relevant research articles and Standards in IEEE Xplore® Digital Library - April 8, 2020
Technical professional organisation IEEE is committed to supporting the global response to COVID-19. The organisation is providing free, direct access to a collection of various COVID-19 related research articles and standards to help researchers understand, manage and combat the different aspects of the pandemic. IEEE… Read More
2020 volume of the Annual Review of Public Health switches from gated to open access - April 8, 2020
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews has announced that the 2020 volume of the Annual Review of Public Health has been converted from gated to open access, with all articles published under a CC BY license. The back volumes, dating from 1980, are also freely available. The Annual… Read More
