Cengage and McGraw-Hill enter definitive agreement to combine all-stock merger on equal terms - May 2, 2019
McGraw-Hill and Cengage have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger on equal terms. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will bring together two premier learning companies that will… Read More
Oxford University Press to publish OA journal – in silico Plants - May 1, 2019
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the launch of in silico Plants, an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal dealing with all aspects of computational plant science. Published on behalf of The Annals of Botany Company, a not-for-profit educational charity established to promote plant science… Read More
HighWire successfully launches reskinned sites for Brill - May 1, 2019
Scholarly publishing tech provider, HighWire, has successfully launched reskinned sites for Brill, to reflect the recent design refresh of their books and journals platform. Brill and HighWire have been partners and collaborators for more than 15 years. HighWire currently hosts Brill… Read More
BMJ appoints Lara Mott as first Entrepreneur in Residence - May 1, 2019
BMJ has appointed its first Entrepreneur in Residence, Lara Mott, to support its strategy of working with innovators in healthcare with the aim of creating ‘a healthier world.’ The appointment is part of the BMJ New Ventures programme, which was set up in 2016 to… Read More
Aries Systems and Allen Press expand partnership for exclusive peer review technology - May 1, 2019
Aries Systems and Allen Press have announced the expansion of an existing partnership and licensing agreement which will make Editorial Manager® the exclusive peer review system powering Allen Press’ PeerTrack™. Allen Press and Aries have partnered since 2007 to provide Authors, Reviewers,… Read More
AI-based language platform Writefull joins Digital Science portfolio - May 1, 2019
Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, has announced that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) based language platform, Writefull, has joined the Digital Science family of companies. Writefull helps authors improve the clarity of their work. It suggests improvements to grammar and spelling,… Read More
