Springer Nature partners with protocols.io to better understand open research practices - September 21, 2021
Having easy and open access to protocols and methods sits at the heart of reproducibility in open science. According to a PWC study undertaken for the European Commission, duplicating work due to a lack of awareness of existing research or negative results could cost up to €26 billion in Europe… Read More
Karger Publishers expands Open Access journal portfolio; converts journals Pulse and Human to OA for 2022 - September 21, 2021
Scientific and medical publisher Karger Publishers has further expanded its Open Access journal portfolio and Open Science practices, enhancing options for open communications in health sciences. Karger Publishers has “flipped,” or converted, the journals Pulse and Human Heredity from the subscription model to Open Access (OA)… Read More
EBSCO’ clinical decision support tools now available in the Epic App Orchard marketplace - September 21, 2021
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is making more clinical decision support tools available in the Epic App Orchard marketplace. After installing tools from EBSCO, DynaMed®, DynaMed® Micromedex® with Watson™ and Dynamic Health™ can be accessed by Epic users as part of their clinical workflow, enabling… Read More
NISO awarded Mellon funding for Controlled Digital Lending project - September 21, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has received a grant of $125,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the development of a consensus framework for implementing controlled digital lending (CDL) of book content by libraries, which has been approved by NISO members as a new… Read More
Wiley appoints Jay Flynn as Head of Research - September 20, 2021
Wiley, a global leader in research and education, has announced that Jay Flynn has been named Executive Vice President of Wiley Research, succeeding Judy Verses. Flynn will report directly to Wiley President & CEO Brian Napack and oversee the company’s fast-growing research business. Since joining Wiley… Read More
The Publishers Association unveil author data collection toolkit - September 20, 2021
The Publishers Association has issued guidance for publishing businesses looking to gather data on protected characteristics of authors, illustrators, and translators. The toolkit, prepared by independent researchers following consultation with publishers, aims to help publishers navigate this area. It includes guidance on creating… Read More
