PLOS adopts Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink® for Scientific Communications to manage Community Action Publishing model - February 10, 2021
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced that it is using RightsLink® for Scientific Communications (RLSC) to manage its Community Action Publishing (CAP) model, which aims to eliminate author APCs in order to make its Open Access (OA) journals truly Open to Read… Read More
OpenAIRE starts H2020 OpenAIRE-Nexus project - February 10, 2021
OpenAIRE AMKE has announced the start of a new H2020 project, OpenAIRE-Nexus, which marks the next era of the OpenAIRE services operation. The project brings together eleven partners for a duration of 30 months and a total budget of 4mi € with the goals including: empowering researchers… Read More
IMPORTANT: Knowledgespeak to be published weekly - February 10, 2021
Knowledgespeak has been a daily newsletter servicing the Scholarly Publishing industry for the past 15 years, delivering all relevant developments within the scientific, technical, and medical information industry. While we will continue to be your go-to resource to understand and respond to the Scholarly publishing industry's continuous… Read More
Elsevier provides COVID-19 online learning for nurses - February 9, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, is working with the State of California Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority to provide COVID-19 online training to nurses in the state. The two-day online curriculum by Elsevier, created in collaboration with the American… Read More
BMJ and Jisc agree to support open access publishing across the UK - February 9, 2021
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ and not-for-profit technology provider for research and education Jisc have agreed a ‘publish and read’ pilot as part of their commitment to enhance knowledge and speed-up discoveries to improve healthcare across the UK. The 12-month pilot agreement builds on… Read More
AUPresses launches pilot program to pair member presses with non-member presses - February 9, 2021
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) has launched a pilot program that seeks to deepen transnational dialogue and collaboration among mission-driven scholarly publishers. The AUPresses Global Partner Program will pair member presses with non-member presses in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America, aiming not only to… Read More
