ARVO appoints new Editors-in-Chief for three of its journals - May 19, 2021
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has announced the election of new Editors-in-Chief (EICs) for its three open-access journals — Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), Journal of Vision (JOV) and Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST). Dr. Joseph Carroll… Read More
Queen Mary University of London joins Frontiers – JISC national OA deal - May 19, 2021
Queen Mary University of London has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. … Read More
Clarivate to acquire ProQuest - May 17, 2021
Clarivate plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest, a leading global software, data and analytics provider to academic, research and national institutions, from Cambridge Information Group, a… Read More
The Royal Society sets 75% threshold to ‘flip’ research journals to OA in the next five years - May 17, 2021
The Royal Society, in an exciting new chapter for its scientific publishing, sets out how it will transition its primary research journals to open access and make more of its world-leading research available to all. Following a review by its Council, the Royal Society has committed to… Read More
New national agreement helps universities in the UK assess journal agreements with publishers - May 17, 2021
SCONUL, the professional association for academic and research libraries and Jisc, have negotiated a national agreement with not-for-profit Our Research. The agreement will help individual SCONUL members in the UK to use Unsub, a data analysis and dashboard tool that enables… Read More
ARL membership convenes online for Spring 2021 Association meeting on “The Big Pivot: Disruption, Discovery, Transformation” - May 17, 2021
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, guests, and staff convened for the 178th Association Meeting via video-conference on April 20–29, 2021. Meeting participants discussed “The Big Pivot: Disruption, Discovery, Transformation” in four sessions, each targeting a timely, critical issue: the dissemination of misinformation… Read More
