Updated equity assessment tool for scholarly communication models released following community review - May 15, 2025
The updated version of the “How Equitable Is It?” tool for assessing equity in scholarly communication models has been officially released following a period of community consultation. First introduced in beta at the OASPA conference in September 2024, the tool has undergone substantive revision in response to… Read More
ResearchGate and Hogrefe Publishing expand access to psychology research through Journal Home partnership - May 15, 2025
ResearchGate, a professional network for researchers, has entered into a Journal Home partnership with Hogrefe Publishing, a European academic publisher specializing in psychology, psychotherapy, and psychiatry. The collaboration will increase the global visibility of 15 English-language journals published by Hogrefe, including both fully open… Read More
Karger Publishers opens submissions for sixth Vesalius Innovation Award - May 15, 2025
Karger Publishers has launched the call for applications for the 2025 Vesalius Innovation Award, which supports early-stage startups advancing innovation in health sciences and scholarly communication. Now in its sixth year, the award aims to recognize novel approaches to how scientific knowledge is communicated, evaluated, and applied—particularly… Read More
FACETS appoints Claire Jardine as new Co-Editor-in-Chief - May 15, 2025
FACETS, Canada’s only multidisciplinary open access science journal, has appointed Dr. Claire Jardine as co-Editor-in-Chief. She joins Dr. Fanie Pelletier in overseeing the journal’s editorial leadership. Dr. Jardine is a professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, and serves as… Read More
Springer Healthcare and inScience Communications rebrand as Springer Health+ - May 14, 2025
Springer Healthcare and inScience Communications, medical communications and education providers within the Springer Nature portfolio, have announced a unified rebrand under the name Springer Health+. The new identity is intended to more accurately reflect the scope of services offered across the portfolio, which includes medical communications, educational… Read More
Frontiers to sponsor LIBER 2025 conference in Lausanne - May 14, 2025
Frontiers, an open access publisher headquartered in Lausanne, will serve as the main sponsor of the 2025 LIBER Conference, which will be held in the publisher’s home city. The sponsorship marks the beginning of a broader collaboration between Frontiers and the LIBER community, focusing… Read More
