Two-year pilot project to eliminate author/article processing charges in all PLOS journals - February 2, 2023
McMaster University Libraries are partnering with the Public Library of Science (PLOS) in a pilot project to remove financial barriers to publishing research. The two-year project will see the elimination of author/article processing charges (APCs) in all PLOS journals. Usually, authors incur APCs… Read More
New Features within DynaMedex™ mobile app aimed to enhance clinical decision support anytime, anywhere - February 2, 2023
DynaMedex™, a clinical decision support solution for clinical care teams that combines DynaMed® disease evidence from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Micromedex® drug evidence from Merative™, has released new features and functionality in the DynaMedex… Read More
The Fonds de recherche du Québec joins the ORCID-CA Consortium - February 2, 2023
The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) has joined ORCID-CA, the Canadian consortium established to support the integration of ORCID identifiers in research-related information systems. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) produces unique, persistent identifiers that researchers can use with multiple organizations to compile… Read More
The Microbiology Society and The Big Ten Academic Alliance consortium sign open publishing agreement - February 1, 2023
The Microbiology Society and the Big Ten Academic Alliance have announced a three-year open publishing agreement from 2023. Researchers from participating institutions at 15 universities will have full read access to the Society's journals portfolio and will now be able to publish an unlimited number of Open… Read More
Publishers Association unveils industry-wide Inclusivity Action Plan - February 1, 2023
The Publishers Association has released an updated version of their 'Inclusion Action Plan' to encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion in the publishing industry's workforce. The strategy, which was developed in collaboration with the industry's foremost social enterprise dedicated to diversity and inclusion, Creative Access,… Read More
De Gruyter acquires Mercury Learning - February 1, 2023
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced the acquisition of publishing house Mercury Learning and Information. Mercury provides print and digital content in the areas of science, technology and computing, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) designed for the professional/ reference, trade, library, higher education, career… Read More
