COVID-19 – Publishers extend immediate access to resources - March 17, 2020
Publishers have announced an extended commitment to support the continued global response to the rapid worldwide spread of COVID-19. Sharing the worldwide concern about the spread and impact of COVID-19, publishers recognise the crucial role they can play in supporting the response to this crisis and advancing the research that… Read More
Elsevier allows PubMed Central to access content on its COVID-19 Information Center to fight against coronavirus - March 17, 2020
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics specialising in science and health, has made its research and data content on its COVID-19 Information Center available to PubMed Central, the archive of biomedical and lifescience at the US. National Institutes of Health’s National Library… Read More
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
