Major European bioinformatics initiative ELIXIR embraces Open Science publishing - December 22, 2015
ELIXIR, a major initiative to develop the infrastructure needed to coordinate and sustain Europe's bioinformatics resources, is the latest organisation to endorse Open Science by reporting their outputs on the open publishing platform F1000Research. The partnership is especially fitting, as the Open Access, Open Data, Open… Read More
New open access journal for African research set to launch in 2016 - December 22, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier is reportedly teaming up with several African organisations to launch an open access journal for African research. The journal, expected to be launched in 2016, is meant to spread the word about excellent African science. According to Marc Chahin, Elsevier's executive publisher… Read More
Brill offers book and journal access in Wikipedia pilot - December 21, 2015
Academic publisher Brill has kicked-off a pilot with The Wikipedia Library, granting up to 25 of Wikipedia's most active, top editors with access to all publications available on Brill's Books and Journals platform. Participating editors will gain access to over 6,400 e-books and more than 158,000… Read More
SAGE Publishing and Adam Matthew announce partnership with Egyptian Specialized Presidential Council for Education - December 21, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing and Adam Matthew have announced a partnership with the Egyptian Specialized Presidential Council for Education to provide enhanced research opportunities to the community. This deal forms part of an international engagement with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank Project which is aimed at… Read More
Elsevier and AACC International PRESS announce publishing partnership - December 18, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and AACC International PRESS, the AACC International (AACCI) publishing program advancing the science and technology of cereals and grains today, have announced that the companies have formed a publishing alliance for food science content. It will support the research of those working in… Read More
Elsevier and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands reach agreement in principle on open access and subscription - December 17, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) recently reached an agreement in principle that marks a milestone in the Netherlands' transition to Open Access scholarly publishing and provides Dutch researchers with continued subscription access to high-quality research. Details of this 3-year… Read More
