Viability of open access books remains uncertain, says Simba report - August 31, 2018
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has released the latest edition of Open Access Book Publishing 2018-2022. The report found that despite multiple years of growth at more than 30 percent CAGR, total revenue generated from book processing charges (BPC) remains… Read More
MDPI and Qatar National Library establish OA agreement - August 31, 2018
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has established an Open Access (OA) agreement with Qatar National Library (QNL). QNL is committed to supporting and helping Qatar authors publish OA at no cost. Through this national agreement, QNL will cover the Article Processing Charges (APC)… Read More
Polish Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology to preserve OA e-journals with Portico - August 31, 2018
Digital preservation service Portico has announced that the Polish Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology is preserving Open Access e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. Established in November of 1928, the journal, Polish Society of Orthopaedic and… Read More
Holiday Notice - August 31, 2018
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on September 3, 2018 on account of Labor day. We will resume our newsletter service on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the August 31st issue.
Springer Nature signs ASAPbio’s open letter promoting transparency in the peer review process - August 30, 2018
Open research publisher Springer Nature is partnering with other publishers in promoting transparency in the peer review process by signing ASAPbio’s open letter. As a leading publisher in open research, Springer Nature has long championed the move to greater transparency in peer review in particular through… Read More
Call for submissions open for the Fourth HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award in the Middle East - August 30, 2018
HIMSS Middle East and Elsevier, the global information analytics company specialising in science and health, are calling for submissions for the 4th Annual Middle East HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2018. Since 2013, the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award has attracted 178 submissions across 29 countries and… Read More
