PLOS welcomes new participants to its open access publishing agreement - March 20, 2023
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has welcomed several new institutions to its ongoing three-year consortial agreement with Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and the Northeast Research Libraries (NERL) program. These institutions include Duke University, Macalester College, University of Arizona, University… Read More
NEJM Group launches NEJM AI with Isaac Kohane at the helm as Editor-in-Chief - March 20, 2023
Isaac Kohane, a pioneer in the field of biomedical informatics, has been named as the editor-in-chief of NEJM AI, a new journal that aims to shed light on the pressing questions in the field of medical AI. The journal, launched by NEJM Group, the… Read More
Nature Portfolio to add three new journals in 2024 - March 16, 2023
Nature Portfolio has announced the launch of three new journals in January 2024. The journals, Nature Cities, Nature Chemical Engineering, and Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, will expand the group’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and engineering portfolios, covering a range of topics from urbanization and… Read More
cOAlition S forms Advisory Panel to further develop the Journal Comparison Service - March 16, 2023
An Advisory Panel has been formed by cOAlition S, comprising of publishers, librarians, library consortia, and funders to help further develop the Journal Comparison Service (JCS). The purpose of the Panel is to review the JCS Frameworks (Information Power and FOAA)… Read More
The Microbiology Society and the Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore sign transformative agreement - March 16, 2023
The Microbiology Society and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have announced a transformative Publish and Read agreement that will take effect in 2023. This marks the Microbiology Society's first agreement of its kind in India, continuing its goal to support open access publishing for microbiologists… Read More
PLACE: A collaborative initiative connecting publishers with experts and resources to improve scholarly publishing practices - March 16, 2023
A new online forum has been created for organizations seeking to adopt best practices in scholarly publishing. The Publishers Learning and Community Exchange (PLACE) provides a space where publishers can access information from multiple agencies in one place, ask questions of experts, and engage in conversations with other publishers. PLACE… Read More
