Wellcome appoints Dr. John-Arne Røttingen as CEO - October 13, 2023
Dr John-Arne Røttingen is joining Wellcome as Chief Executive Officer. He will lead the charitable foundation’s commitment to spending £16 billion by 2032 on science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. John-Arne, a medical scientist, public health official, diplomat, and research administrator, will take… Read More
New Three-Year Read & Publish open access consortia by the Company of Biologists and ZB Med– Information Centre for Life Sciences - October 13, 2023
The Company of Biologists has announced a new three-year Read & Publish Open Access consortia offer with ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Sciences, Germany. This offer, which runs from 2024 to 2026, is available to 400 member institutions and 2,000 hospitals… Read More
JUSTICE and Elsevier forge transformative agreement for Japanese research institutions - October 12, 2023
Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE) and Elsevier have established a transformative agreement for advancing global access to Japan's scholarly publications through open-access publishing. The three-year agreement is effective from 2024 to 2026 and is the largest of its kind… Read More
Research Integrity Tool launched by STM Integrity Hub - October 12, 2023
STM Solutions has announced the launch of a pilot program to detect duplicate submissions to scholarly publications, which is against publisher policies and often indicates the work of paper mills, which produce and sell fraudulent research. This workflow, part of the STM Integrity… Read More
Results of ‘Towards Responsible Publishing’ consultation tender by cOAlition S - October 12, 2023
cOAlition S has announced the successful completion of the tender process for selecting a contractor to facilitate the consultation with the research community regarding the 'Towards Responsible Publishing’ proposal. The tender has been awarded to Research Consulting Limited, a UK-based specialist consultancy firm… Read More
Wolfram Horstmann named President & CEO of FIZ Karlsruhe - October 12, 2023
The shareholders of FIZ Karlsruhe have appointed Prof. Dr. Wolfram Horstmann as the new President & CEO. He will succeed Sabine Brünger-Weilandt, who is retiring after more than 20 years. During her term of office, the former scientific and technical information center was successfully transformed into today's… Read More
