SSP webinar discusses open access and Plan S - November 21, 2019
Plan S assures to reshape the way scholarly publishing is accomplished, affecting authors, publishers, libraries, and everyone in between. The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) recently conducted a webinar titled: Plan S: Opportunities for the Future of Scholarly Publishing. The speakers were charged with offering business… Read More
IEEE Computer Society appoints Song Guo as Editor-in-Chief for the new IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society - November 21, 2019
IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) has announced that Song Guo from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been appointed the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society (OJ-CS), for the 2020–2022 term. The new journal, dedicated to publishing… Read More
New SPARC Europe survey seeking insights into OE practices within European academic libraries - November 21, 2019
SPARC Europe, in consultation with the European Open Education Librarian Network, has launched a survey targeting academic libraries across Europe. The purpose of the survey is to garner insights into their Open Education practices. The ultimate goal is to use what is… Read More
Frontiers joins the NAS’ list for author transparency - November 21, 2019
Frontiers has joined the National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) list for Transparency in Author Contributions in Science (TACS). The NAS list includes publishers and funders committed to setting standards for authorship transparency and defining responsibilities for authors. The requirements for journals to be considered on the… Read More
De Gruyter appoints Books Kinokuniya as exclusive distributor for ebooks in Japan - November 21, 2019
Academic publisher De Gruyter has appointed Books Kinokuniya as its exclusive distributor for ebooks in Japan, building on De Gruyter’s and Kinokuniya’s decades-long successful cooperation in providing content to Japanese institutions. With immediate effect, the renowned Japanese distributor will promote and distribute the De Gruyter ebook… Read More
ConTech 2019 celebrates phenomenal sponsor support - November 20, 2019
ConTech 2019 has announced a record number of sponsors and partners supporting this year’s event. Sponsors of ConTech 2019 include EBSCO – Librarian sponsor, Eni – Registration sponsor, SPi Global – Lunch and Break sponsor. The tabletop sponsor list includes Oiga Technologies… Read More
