Thieme and Dutch Library Consortium UKB sign OA Read-and-Publish agreement - April 28, 2022
Thieme and the Dutch Library Consortium UKB have concluded a Read-and-Publish agreement, with the Dutch cooperative association for educational and research institutions SURF serving as an intermediary party. The agreement includes eleven leading Dutch universities and provides members of the participating institutions with unlimited read access to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’s Lippincott CoursePoint+, vSim for Nursing, and Lippincott Skills earn nods from industry leaders - April 28, 2022
Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced that Lippincott® Nursing Education solutions were selected as 2022 SIIA CODiE Award finalists in seven categories. CODiE finalists represent the best products, services and people in the education and business technology industries. Lippincott CoursePoint+ was named a finalist in five categories, and vSim® for Nursing… Read More
IOP Publishing honours outstanding reviewers for their contribution to science - April 28, 2022
Each year outstanding reviewers are selected by IOPP’s journal editors based on the quality, quantity, and timeliness of their reviews. From the more than 30,000 reviewers who have submitted reports to journals published by IOPP in 2021, 20 have received an Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Award. IOPP… Read More
Latest FOLIO platform update includes test coverage and performance improvements - April 28, 2022
The FOLIO Open Source Community has issued its twelfth named release as the platform continues to add features and functionality to the library services platform (LSP). The Lotus Release contains over 60 new features including test coverage and performance improvements, along with updates to existing apps like… Read More
Springer Nature negotiations aimed at securing a transitional OA agreement - April 27, 2022
UK institutions are in negotiation with Springer Nature to secure a transitional open access (OA) agreement for the Nature, Nature research journals, and Palgrave journals. A proposal that meets the requirements of the sector has not yet been provided. In accordance with UKRI… Read More
ACS Publications’ entire portfolio of hybrid journals set to become transformative journals - April 27, 2022
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has committed its full portfolio of more than 60 hybrid journals, which offer both open access and subscription-only content, to become Plan S-aligned transformative journals. This development represents a major step in ACS’ long-standing commitment to open science,… Read More