The MIT Press launches Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 - June 30, 2020
The MIT Press has announced the launch of Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19), an open access, rapid-review overlay journal that will accelerate peer review of COVID-19-related research and deliver real-time, verified scientific information that policymakers and health leaders can use. Scientists and… Read More
OpenAPC and Knowledge Unlatched launch public dataset on Book Processing Charges - June 30, 2020
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) and OpenAPC, operated by the University of Bielefeld, are expanding the OpenAPC dataset to support the inclusion of Book Processing Charges (BPCs). The first deposit includes all payments made by KU to publishers for the KU Select programs, equaling almost 1,000 books. KU… Read More
German National APC agreement between EDP Sciences and TIB – German National Library of Science and Technology to continue in 2020 - June 29, 2020
The German National APC agreement between EDP Sciences and the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – German National Library of Science and Technology will continue in 2020. The successful partnership is an excellent example of effective international cooperation and demonstrates how robust institutional arrangements can benefit individual scientists… Read More
EMS Press launches Subscribe To Open for 10 journals - June 29, 2020
EMS Press, the publishing house of the European Mathematical Society, has announced the launch of its Subscribe To Open (S2O) programme. 10 journals, including the European Mathematical Society’s flagship journal, the Journal of the European Mathematical Society, have been selected for the initial S2O round which,… Read More
ProQuest and Kudos partner to help graduate students gain visibility for their dissertations and theses - June 29, 2020
ProQuest, an EdTech leader with the world’s largest collection of curated dissertations and theses, and Kudos, the award-winning networking and communications tracking service for accelerating research impact, have announced an initiative that will help graduate students get the best possible exposure for… Read More
CABI appoints Dr. Daniel Elger as new Chief Executive Officer - June 29, 2020
CABI has announced that Dr. Daniel Elger has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of CAB International (‘CABI’) in succession to Dr Trevor Nicholls on his retirement. Dr. Elger will take-up his new postion on September 1, 2020. Dr. Elger has over twenty-five… Read More
