AAP files comments urging FTC to scrutinise dominant online platforms more closely - June 28, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) —in connection with the Commission's hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century—urging the Commission to more closely scrutinise the behavior of dominant online platforms that… Read More
All ARPHA-hosted journals indexed in Transpose to support transparency in journal policies - June 28, 2019
All open-access, peer-reviewed academic titles of Pensoft, as well as those using the white-label publishing solution provided by the scholarly publishing platform ARPHA, have their journal policy data fed into the Transpose database, in order to increase their discoverability and transparency. As a result of… Read More
EDP Sciences journals reports impressive results in 2019 Journal Citation Reports - June 28, 2019
EDP Sciences has reported excellent results in the 2019 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) published by Clarivate Analytics. Twenty-one EDP Sciences journals are tracked, over half of which show an increase in their Impact Factor with nine increasing by over 10%. Astronomy &… Read More
Two new ‘read and publish’ deals drives Springer Nature’s transformative deals into double figures - June 27, 2019
Springer Nature has announced new agreements with the Bibsam consortium in Sweden and Norway’s Unit consortium, taking the number of Springer Nature’s ‘read and publish’ deals to ten, putting the publisher firmly on the path to becoming a transformative publisher. In a first for Springer Nature,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer study finds medical students spending more on mobile & online board review prep for licensing exams - June 27, 2019
Medical students increased their investment in information and educational resources by 14% in 2018, with approximately 60% of those dollars going toward board review and preparatory support, according to a survey of American Medical Student Association (AMSA) members. The survey, conducted in coordination with Wolters Kluwer,… Read More
ECS partners with IOP Publishing for journal services - June 27, 2019
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) has selected IOP Publishing (IOPP) as its journals publishing partner. Starting in 2020, IOPP will partner with ECS in the publication of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society and the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and… Read More
