European Union Council conclusions on Open Science signals progress - June 20, 2022
On 10 June 2022, after a comprehensive consultation, the Council of the European Union (EU) reached a set of conclusions on implementing Open Science and research assessment. The Council called on the EU Commission to work on an improved regulatory framework for unimpeded access to and reuse… Read More
The Company of Biologists joins Jisc’s Publications Router service - June 20, 2022
The Company of Biologists is now providing full-text Open Access (OA) articles for distribution to UK institutional repositories via Jisc’s Publications Router service. This means that the version of record is delivered automatically to authors’ institutions, usually within seven weeks of acceptance, together with… Read More
The Medical Research Foundation joins Europe PMC as a new funder - June 20, 2022
The Medical Research Foundation joins Europe PMC, bringing the Europe PMC funder family to 37 members. The Medical Research Foundation is the charitable foundation of the Medical Research Council. With support from the scientific and medical communities and the public, the charity funds high-quality… Read More
CMAJ Open names Erin Russell as its new editor-in-chief - June 20, 2022
The CMAJ Group has announced the appointment of Erin Russell as the new Editor-in-Chief for CMAJ Open, Canada’s open-access online medical journal, starting June 20, 2022. Erin is an experienced medical editor who brings a wealth of knowledge from her work at CMAJ and… Read More
AIP Publishing signs DORA, supporting improvement in evaluation of scholarly research output - June 17, 2022
AIP Publishing, a not-for-profit scholarly publisher in the physical sciences, has signed the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). DORA is a far-reaching initiative to overhaul and enhance how scholarly research outputs are evaluated. DORA branches out beyond the physical sciences, engaging with stakeholders… Read More
PLOS ONE collaborates with protocols.io on expanding service to all Lab Protocol authors - June 17, 2022
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) announced that it is expanding a service offered to Lab Protocol authors through its partnership with protocols.io. The protocols.io team will format step-by-step protocols for their platform at no charge during any stage of the… Read More
