Usage statistics for Pilot and Round 2 e-books now available - January 18, 2017
Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for- profit company based in England, has revealed the first download figures for KU Round 2 titles that have been unlatched so far. In Round 2, 78 new Humanities and Social Sciences e-books from 26 publishers were made Open Access through the… Read More
Royal College of General Practitioners’ new open access journal launched on the HighWire JCore platform - January 18, 2017
The Royal College of General Practitioners' has announced that its new open access journal, BJGP Open, has been launched on the HighWire JCore platform, joining the British Journal of General Practice which was launched on JCore in 2013. Edited by Professor Roger Jones, the journal… Read More
OCLC’s acquisition of Relais International to provide library consortia more options for resource sharing - January 18, 2017
OCLC has agreed to acquire Relais International, an interlibrary loan solution provider based in Ottawa, Canada, to significantly increase resource sharing options and capabilities for both Relais customers and OCLC member libraries and groups worldwide. Relais has been working with libraries for more than 20… Read More
Digital Science invests in Peerwith to further strengthen author and publisher offerings - January 18, 2017
Technology software company Digital Science has invested in Peerwith – a marketplace for author services, matching academics seeking support for their work with experts who can provide a plethora of services to increase the scientific impact of their work. These include editing,… Read More
IOP Publishing begins double-blind peer-review trial on two of its materials and biophysics/engineering journals - January 17, 2017
IOP Publishing, the publishing company of the Institute of Physics, will start offering authors the choice of single or double-blind peer review on two of its materials and biophysics/engineering journals. As part of a commitment to engage closely with research communities and meet researchers' future needs,… Read More
American College of Cardiology and HighWire Press expand partnership - January 17, 2017
Scholarly publishing company HighWire Press and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have announced the re-launch of ACC's journal program on a tailor-built version of HighWire's industry leading platform solution, JCore. The new ACC publishing platform allows readers around the world and ACC's 52,000 member physicians,… Read More
