Open Access books slowly on the rise, says new PCG study - May 28, 2015
Publishers and libraries are increasingly experimenting with Open Access (OA) books, according to a new survey by industry advisors, Publishers Communication Group (PCG). Books published under the so-called 'author-pays,' Gold Open Access model with no paywall for readers are expected to slowly grow in importance, with… Read More
Elsevier launches new comprehensive online training program to help nursing students master practical skills - May 28, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has launched Clinical Skills, a new comprehensive online training program to help nursing students master practical skills across the entire nursing curriculum. Based on Elsevier's Mosby's Skills for clinicians, Clinical Skills is specifically adapted for the needs of nursing students before they… Read More
Aries Systems partners with Overleaf to allow authors to submit manuscripts directly to thousands of journals - May 28, 2015
Aries Systems, a solutions provider for scholarly publishers, partners with Overleaf, an online LaTeX and Rich Text collaborative writing and publishing tool. This new agreement between Aries Systems and Overleaf will allow authors to directly submit manuscripts created in the Overleaf platform to the thousands of… Read More
SciELO and ReadCube partnership to enhance scholarly articles - May 27, 2015
Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) has announced the integration of ReadCube Connect's Interactive PDF viewer for over 285 scientific journals and over 280,000 articles of the SciELO Brazil collection. ReadCube Connect combines the familiar, print-like layout of PDFs with interactivity and a… Read More
Society for General Microbiology to use CCC’s RightsLink® for Open Access to streamline entire author fee transaction process - May 27, 2015
The Society for General Microbiology (SGM) has chosen the RightsLink® for Open Access platform from Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, to manage Article Processing Charges (APCs) for its Open Access publications. RightsLink for Open… Read More
ACCUCOMS announces new agreements with University of California Press, ICE Publishing and Aviation Week - May 27, 2015
ACCUCOMS, a provider of sales and marketing services for publishers, has announced several new agreements representing prestigious publishing clients and their online publications into a number of key territories. ACCUCOMS announced a new representation agreement with the University of California Press. As of April 1,… Read More
