KU celebrates 10th anniversary with 30% increase in usage of OA titles worldwide - April 7, 2023
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), has announced OA Heroes 2023 to celebrate its tenth anniversary this year. The initiative highlights the countries, institutions, publishers, disciplines, and scholarly titles seeing the most usage worldwide. The total user interactions for KU titles, including downloads… Read More
CAS forms advisory board to lead drug discovery innovation in life sciences - April 6, 2023
CAS, the trusted source of scientific information solutions, has announced the formation of its CAS Life Sciences Advisory Board. The board, comprising esteemed thought leaders from renowned global research organizations, aims to advance drug discovery capabilities and workflows and guide the expanded CAS drug discovery journey. With… Read More
Springer Nature launches paid internship programme for students and recent graduates - April 6, 2023
Global education and research publisher, Springer Nature, has announced a new paid internship opportunity for students and recent graduates. The programme, called Opening Doors, aims to provide hands-on experience in research and science news publishing in Springer Nature's journals, books, or magazines. The initiative… Read More
EBSCO Information Services launches EBSCOhost® Passport™ browser extension to enhance research experience and encourage library usage - April 6, 2023
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has launched a new browser extension, EBSCOhost Passport, to streamline research and provide library users and researchers with efficient access to reliable resources. The browser extension aims to help users who begin their search for information on a traditional search… Read More
The British Ecological Society highlights inequalities in academic publishing process in a three-year randomised trial - April 6, 2023
A three-year randomised trial comparing double and single-anonymous peer review methods, conducted by the British Ecological Society (BES), has found inequalities present in the academic publishing process. The BES conducted the trial to explore if hiding authors’ identities in addition to reviewers’ identities would reduce the potential… Read More
Call for papers: 2023 Forum for Open Research in MENA - April 6, 2023
The Knowledge E Foundation has announced that the Forum for Open Research in MENA (F.O.R.M.) is now accepting presentation proposals for its 2023 event. The second edition of F.O.R.M. will be held in partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology, from the 23rd… Read More
