Brill acquires Sense Publishers - July 12, 2017
International scholarly publisher Koninklijke Brill N.V. has acquired all shares of Sense Publishers B.V. (Dordrecht, NL), effective July 1, 2017 upon completion of satisfactory due diligence. Brill and Sense Publishers signed an agreement to transfer all shares of Sense Publishers to Brill. With this agreement, Brill… Read More
Future Medicine and Future Science announce new website launches - July 12, 2017
Future Science Group has launched redesigns of its websites FutureMedicine.com and Future-Science.com. Working closely with Atypon, the sites have been designed to provide quick and easy access to clear, well-structured and uncluttered article pages across all platforms and… Read More
Support for the Initiative for Open Citations on the rise - July 12, 2017
Launched back in April, the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) aims for 100% of citation data to be freely available for re-use. This collaboration between publishers, researchers and other stakeholders is proving to be well on the way to achieving that goal. For users to be able to use… Read More
Dryad and DANS collaborate for long-term preservation of rich research data repository - July 12, 2017
Dryad and DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) have announced a new collaboration to ensure long-term preservation and accessibility to curated scientific data. The Dryad Digital Repository makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Over 50,000 researchers who have already… Read More
New OpenCon report focuses on designing diverse, equitable and inclusive events - July 12, 2017
The organisers of OpenCon, a global community and conference series that aims to empower the next generation to advance openness in research and education, has released a report focused on minimising barriers to participation in conferences that convene academic communities. The report includes relevant lessons learned… Read More
CAS announces 2017 SciFinder Future Leaders - July 11, 2017
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced the 2017 SciFinder Future Leaders. Twenty-five international Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers will visit CAS headquarters in Columbus, OH, this August to collaborate on exciting new initiatives to support the scientific community, including the latest CAS… Read More
