Projekt DEAL and Springer Nature reach understanding on world’s largest transformative OA agreement - August 22, 2019
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between MPDL Services, on behalf of Projekt DEAL, and Springer Nature, sets the scene for the world’s most comprehensive open access (OA) agreement to be finalised later this year. Reaching such an understanding has been possible through acknowledgement of the… Read More
Growth in data and questions on quality are increasing researcher workload, says new study - August 21, 2019
Data proliferation and a lack of confidence in the multitude of research outputs is adding to researcher workload and is likely to impact public confidence in science, according to a survey of the global research community on trust in research – one of the largest surveys known to date. The… Read More
Applications now open for 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards - August 19, 2019
OWSD is pleased to invite applications for the 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards. These awards reward and encourage women working and living in eligible developing countries who are in the early stages of their scientific careers, having often overcome great challenges to achieve… Read More
IntechOpen appoints Brett Thomas as new Head of Sales Strategy - August 14, 2019
IntechOpen has announced the appointment of a new Head of Sales Strategy, Brett Thomas. Brett is a business development strategist with many years experience in the publishing industry, most recently at the American Institute of Physics and the American Chemical Society. The Head of Sales… Read More
Wiley announces official knowledge partnership with Automation Anywhere - August 9, 2019
John Wiley and Sons Inc., a global leader in research and education, has announced an official knowledge partnership with Automation Anywhere®, the global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), to create a series of job-role based official study guides and aligned courses on RPA. The first… Read More
UC faculty urges Elsevier to restart negotiations - August 9, 2019
A group of prominent University of California faculty will step away from the editorial boards of scientific journals published by Elsevier until the publishing giant agrees to restart negotiations. The negotiations, which stalled in February, left the 10-campus system without subscriptions to… Read More
