Quality and peer review survey results, created by Sense about Science and Elsevier, published at the start of international Peer Review Week - September 16, 2019
Ten years on from the influential peer review survey of 2009, new findings show researchers have confidence in peer review, but strains on the system – including the increasing volume of research outputs and platforms to access research - are causing them to worry about quality and reliability. The survey… Read More
OA in the open white paper surfaces challenges, opportunities, next steps for open access collecting - September 16, 2019
A new white paper, ‘OA in the Open: Community Needs and Perspectives,’ from the Supporting OA Collections in the Open project documents a series of conversations with librarians with expertise in collections, acquisitions, scholarly communication, and administration, from diverse institutions, regarding their experiences and attitudes towards… Read More
Informit announces partnership with Atypon to reimagine its platform - September 12, 2019
Informit has partnered with Silicon Valley-based software company, Atypon, as an official vendor for its platform upgrade and website re-design. For over 30 years, Informit users across the education, government and corporate sectors have relied on the Informit platform to source credible, peer-reviewed, scholarly, Australasian research.… Read More
CLOCKSS announces the support of additional libraries and publishers - September 12, 2019
CLOCKSS the decentralised preservation archive that ensures that the digital assets of the community will survive intact has announced the support of thirteen additional libraries. CLOCKSS simultaneously has announced that ten additional publishers are working with the archive to preserve their publications for future generations… Read More
De Gruyter Expands Use of Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink® Author Workflow Platform to Manage its Read and Publish Deals - September 11, 2019
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has announced its expanded partnership with De Gruyter, the independent publisher, for RightsLink® Author, CCC’s industry-leading solution for managing open access and related publication charges. De Gruyter… Read More
ConTech 2019 Keynote speakers announced - September 10, 2019
ConTech.Live has announced the keynote speakers for its flagship event, ConTech 2019, a conference that looks at the transformation of content through data science, AI and emerging technologies. The event takes place from December 5-6 in London. Content creation and consumption is changing faster than… Read More
