Emerald Publishing launches publishing fund to cover APCs, supporting Social Scientists to make their research on health emergencies such as Covid-19 rapidly available - March 17, 2020
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has launched a publishing fund of £20,000 to cover the article publishing charges (APCs) for any research that relates to societal impacts as a result of the outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and similar health emergencies. As the Covid-19 outbreak continues to… Read More
Cochrane announces revised Conflict of Interest policy for Cochrane Library Content - March 17, 2020
Cochrane has released its revised Conflict of Interest policy for Cochrane Library Content. The policy was created with the support of a project board made up of key stakeholders and conflict of interest experts from within and outside Cochrane, following a rigorous… Read More
Scholastica announces The State of Journal Production and Access survey - March 17, 2020
Scholastica is conducting a survey on ‘The State of Journal Production and Access’ among scholarly societies, university presses, and university libraries that publish one or more journals independently. In the world of academic journal publishing, change has traditionally occurred gradually. However, as new digital publishing standards… Read More
VitalSource and publishers come together to provide free access to eTextbooks to students affected by COVID-19 - March 17, 2020
VitalSource® has joined leading publishers to help ensure students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will have free access to quality digital learning materials through the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Beginning March 16 through May 25, 2020, access to an expansive catalogue of eTexts… Read More
Cactus Communications and Cadmore Media collaborate on solution for scientific event recordings - March 17, 2020
Cactus Communications (CACTUS) and Cadmore Media have announced an end-to-end media capture and publication solution for societies wishing to expertly publish the output of scientific conferences, whether they are being held virtually or in person. With CACTUS’s global network of subject specialists, professional media production,… Read More
SAGE’s new social and behavioral science research collection supports COVID-19 knowledge and response - March 16, 2020
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has curated research pertaining to coronavirus (COVID-19) and pandemics into a new, free-to-access research collection. The collection features the latest medical research related specifically to COVID-19 and a large collection of social and behavioral research to help individuals, communities, and leaders make… Read More