Springer Nature’s TJs publish 40% more gold OA research articles in 2021 than in 2020 - June 1, 2022
Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals (TJs) published 40% more gold open access (OA) research articles in 2021 than in 2020. Data released show that 730 Springer Nature journals also met cOAlition S’s challenging TJ requirement targets, meaning that more Springer Nature titles achieved the required metrics than those… Read More
Wolters Kluwer and ACSM expand publishing partnership; set to launch new OA journal – Exercise, Sport, and Movement - June 1, 2022
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, is further expanding its publishing partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), with the addition of Exercise, Sport, and Movement (ESM). Exercise, Sport, and Movement will be an… Read More
Swiss National Science Foundation latest to join cOAlition S - June 1, 2022
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) – one of the European leaders supporting Open Access – is the latest organization to join cOAlition S, the international consortium of research funding and performing organizations committed to delivering full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications.… Read More
BMJ joins industry initiative to protect research integrity - June 1, 2022
BMJ is pleased to announce that it is an official participating member of the STM Integrity Hub, a potentially powerful platform being built to detect integrity issues in manuscripts submitted for publication to scholarly journals. BMJ joins the initiative as a participating publisher alongside… Read More
American Chemical Society CEO, Thomas Connelly, Jr., announces retirement - June 1, 2022
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Thomas Connelly, Jr., Ph.D., will retire from his position as ACS chief executive officer at the end of the year after more than seven years of serving in this role. In addition to effectively navigating the organization through the… Read More
De Gruyter and Jisc Collections announce scholarly monographs Purchase-to-Open agreement - June 1, 2022
Jisc Collections and De Gruyter have signed an agreement to publish up to 30 eBooks in immediate Gold Open Access, crowdfunded by participating libraries. The Purchase-to-Open agreement is a pilot project between JISC and De Gruyter to support sustainable academic book publishing through a… Read More
