American Astronomical Society to transition entire journal portfolio to gold OA - September 2, 2021
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has announced its support for the American Astronomical Society (AAS) as it transitions its entire journal portfolio to gold open access (OA). IOPP has worked in partnership with the AAS, a leading non-profit professional society for astronomers, to publish their prestigious… Read More
Cabells’ Predatory Reports surpass 15,000 individual predatory journal entries - September 2, 2021
Cabells’ Predatory Reports database recently surpassed 15,000 individual predatory journal entries. This represents a nearly fourfold increase in the number of predatory journals listed since the resource launched in 2017 with 4,000 titles, showing consistent growth to keep pace with the ever-expanding universe of predatory publishing operators.… Read More
KU Libraries accepting nominations for 8th annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication - September 2, 2021
The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting nominations for the eighth annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. The award will be granted for exceptional efforts to advance innovations in open sharing and advocacy for positive change in the scholarly communication system. … Read More
HighWire sharpens product leadership focus with new appointments - September 2, 2021
HighWire signals a new era of product leadership through recent announcements regarding the organization’s mission, leadership, and branding. Tangible examples of these commitments include new appointments made to the team by its leader Tony Alves, SVP of Product Management. Oliver “Olly” Rickard is now the Director… Read More
VitalSource announces enhanced Bookshelf experience for learners and institutions - September 2, 2021
VitalSource Technologies has announced a redesign of their flagship product, Bookshelf®, with features to better support learning and academic success. Based on extensive user research and feedback, the upgrades include improved notetaking, a more user-friendly table of contents and navigation, a dedicated workbook to support user annotation… Read More
Bisk and Elsevier collaborate to help universities meet demand for nursing programs - September 1, 2021
Bisk, a global leader in online education, and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, has announced a strategic partnership to deliver online nursing curriculum for degree-seeking students at universities across North America. It is expected 1.2 million new registered… Read More
