PKP’s Open Journal Systems now being used by over 10,000 active journals worldwide - December 19, 2016
Public Knowledge Project (PKP) has announced that its Open Journal Systems (OJS) is now being used by more than 10,000 active journals around the world. This makes OJS the leading online publishing platform, with more active titles than any other provider, including the major commercial publishers.… Read More
The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health acquires Global Advances in Health and Medicine journal - December 8, 2016
Global Advances in Health and Medicine, LLC and the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health have announced the recent acquisition of the medical journal Global Advances in Health and Medicine by the Consortium. The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine &… Read More
Beta version of SocArXiv officially launched - December 8, 2016
A beta version of SocArXiv, the open access, open source archive of social science, has been officially launched. Created in partnership with the Center for Open Science, SocArXiv provides a free, non-commercial service for rapid sharing of academic papers. It is built on the Open… Read More
London Book Fair’s Quantum: Publishing & So Much More Conference and the Nielsen BookInsights Conference combine into one Spring conference - December 7, 2016
The London Book Fair (LBF) and Nielsen Book are combining the London Book Fair's Quantum: Publishing & So Much More Conference and the Nielsen BookInsights Conference into one Spring conference. The new and improved Quantum: Consumer Insights & So Much More will take place on March… Read More
Registration for London Info International 2016 still open - November 30, 2016
London Info International 2016 opens the doors to its conference and exhibition in a few days. The global information community will gather there next week. An updated list of organisations and participants has been published and the organisers are looking forward to welcoming all delegates, visitors,… Read More
Major publishers sign the ORCID Open Letter - November 30, 2016
In January 2016, eight publishers signed an open letter committing their organisations to requiring ORCID iDs for journal authors. Importantly, they also committed to adopting best practices when implementing this requirement, to ensure that it would benefit their authors, their organizations, and the wider scholarly community.… Read More
