cOAlition S calls on publishers to make their policies and contracts more transparent - March 2, 2022
Several publishers are making the move to increase Open Access (OA) for research publications. However, some publishers’ practices still cause difficulties for authors who wish to exercise their right to make their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) open access immediately on publication using the Plan S Rights Retention… Read More
Cengage Group completes acquisition of Infosec - March 2, 2022
Global education technology company Cengage Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Infosec, a leading provider of cybersecurity education and training, for $191 million. Infosec joins ed2go as part of Cengage Group’s Workforce Skills business. Through its partnerships with hundreds of community colleges and universities, Cengage… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and Laudato Si’ Research Institute make 11 Books on Integral Ecology Open Access - March 2, 2022
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) and the Laudato Si' Research Institute at Campion Hall, Oxford (LSRI) have joined forces to make 11 titles from the field of Integral Ecology Open Access (OA). This collection of e-books, the Laudato Si’ Integral Ecology Collection, is made possible as a result of… Read More
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo to host SDGs Symposium 2022 on energy systems for a sustainable future - February 28, 2022
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo will be hosting a symposium to bring together researchers in Japan, alongside members of the academic, business, civil society, and policy communities to critically discuss aspects of the energy systems needed for a sustainable future. This event marks the third… Read More
The American Association for the Advancement of Science and scite partner to develop smart citations - February 28, 2022
scite, an award-winning tool that helps students and researchers discover and understand research findings better, has announced a partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the six Science family journals. Using advanced machine… Read More
CABI is now accepting submissions for One Health resources - February 28, 2022
CABI One Health, a new open-access journal, due to be launched later this year as part of a new set of transdisciplinary One Health resources, is now open for submissions. The journal is part of a growing, and integrated information resource that includes… Read More