ARL to open up access for all SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform - August 1, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will open up access for all SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform to all users by the end of August 2016. This change demonstrates the value that the Association and its members place on free and open access… Read More
Peer Review Week 2016 scheduled for September 19-26, 2016 - August 1, 2016
The Peer Review Week is scheduled to run from September 19-26, 2016. Building on the success of Peer Review Week 2015, ORCID is working with a committee representing over 20 organisations, to organise a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining… Read More
ORCID invites inputs for ORCID in book workflows initiative - July 25, 2016
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that it is now widely integrated in manuscript submission systems for journals including Aries Editorial Manager, eJournalPress, Open Journal System, and ScholarOne. Work on embedding ORCID in book publication processes will soon begin. It has been… Read More
COAR announces first session in COAR Webinar and Discussion Series - July 20, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the first session in the members-only COAR Webinar and Discussion Series. Scheduled for July 28, this session aims to provide information about the latest trends and topics in open access and repositories. The first session will… Read More
Peer Review Week 2016 scheduled for September 19-25 - July 19, 2016
The second Peer Review Week will be held from September 19-25, 2016. It is an increasingly global event bringing together diverse individuals, institutions, publishers and organisations committed to sharing the central message that robust peer review, whatever the particular model, is critical to science communication. This year's theme is… Read More
The Johns Hopkins University receives major grant to develop and deploy a platform to host OA monographs on Project MUSE - July 15, 2016
The Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a two-year $938,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop and deploy MUSE Open in Project MUSE, a unit of The Johns Hopkins University Press. This is one in… Read More
