Learned Publishing appoints inaugural Student Editor - March 5, 2018
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have announced the creation of a new student editor position for the journal, Learned Publishing. Serving as the inaugural student editor,… Read More
River Valley implements ORCID to give credit to reviewers - March 5, 2018
River Valley Technologies has developed a new feature within their peer review platform, ReView, to recognise peer reviewers' work. River Valley worked closely with ORCID to allow reviewers who use the platform to update their ORCID records automatically with their reviews. … Read More
SPIE and Chinese Laser Press partner to launch new OA journal – Advanced Photonics - March 1, 2018
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Chinese Laser Press (CLP), sponsored by Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and the Chinese Optical Society, have entered into a partnership for a new journal, Advanced Photonics. This will be a… Read More
SPARC Europe and Digital Curation Centre release an update to its analysis of Open Data policies in Europe - March 1, 2018
Open Data policy development in Europe is constantly evolving. In an effort to stay abreast of these changes on behalf of the community, SPARC Europe, together with the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), recently released an update to its analysis of Open Data policies in Europe. … Read More
Nominations for 2018 SSP Emerging Leader Award called for - February 27, 2018
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Emerging Leader Award, which will be presented at the 40th SSP Annual Meeting, May 30-June 1 in Chicago, IL. Established in February 2012, this award acknowledges the achievements of up-and-coming leaders in scholarly publishing who are demonstrating their… Read More
Brexit is an opportunity to forge a stronger European Research Area, says new Wellcome report - February 27, 2018
According to a new report from Wellcome, the European Research Area should be strengthened and broadened as part of the Brexit process, to increase scientific collaboration across member states and associated countries such as the UK, Norway and Switzerland. The Future Partnership Project report, based… Read More
