Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 29, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Michael Clarke (Revisiting - Navigating the Big Deal: A Guide for Societies); Erin McKiernan, Juan Pablo Alperin and Alice Fleerackers (The “impact” of the Journal Impact Factor in the review, tenure, and promotion process); Holly Else (Elsevier strikes its first… Read More
Jisc and Springer Nature renew transformational deal securing OA for UK higher education - April 26, 2019
Jisc and academic publisher Springer Nature have agreed a further ‘read and publish’ agreement that meets the aims of Plan S and offers researchers a funder compliant route to publishing in hybrid journals. Plan S requires that, from 2020, scientific publications funded… Read More
University of Kentucky partners with Wiley Education Services for online program support - April 26, 2019
Wiley Education Services, a division of Wiley that provides tailored services and technology solutions to higher education institutions, and the University of Kentucky have entered into a partnership to offer the College of Social Work’s Master of Social Work online, launching in Fall 2019. The… Read More
Open Access: it is about more than just journal articles - April 26, 2019
For Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities respectively over 40% and over 60% of output consists of not being regular journal articles. Solely looking at journal articles ignores a significant share of their contribution to research and society. This is an important finding of a research into publication cultures commissioned… Read More
Publishers welcome 2019 USTR Special 301 Report addressing continuing copyright protection and enforcement concerns - April 26, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the 2019 Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Special 301 Report continues to be a critical tool for policymakers to identify and highlight barriers that impede the ability… Read More
American Institute of Physics awards UMD $1M to endow professorship in history of natural sciences - April 26, 2019
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has confirmed a $1 million pledge to the University of Maryland’s College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) to help uncover stories of scientific discovery while illuminating complex societal issues that scientists and scholars in the humanities both face. The… Read More
