Springer Nature negotiations aimed at securing a transitional OA agreement - April 27, 2022
UK institutions are in negotiation with Springer Nature to secure a transitional open access (OA) agreement for the Nature, Nature research journals, and Palgrave journals. A proposal that meets the requirements of the sector has not yet been provided. In accordance with UKRI… Read More
ACS Publications’ entire portfolio of hybrid journals set to become transformative journals - April 27, 2022
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has committed its full portfolio of more than 60 hybrid journals, which offer both open access and subscription-only content, to become Plan S-aligned transformative journals. This development represents a major step in ACS’ long-standing commitment to open science,… Read More
Stephen Welby’s tenure as IEEE Executive Director and COO to conclude on January 1, 2023 - April 27, 2022
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, has announced that the tenure of Stephen Welby, IEEE Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, will conclude on January 1, 2023. Welby joined IEEE as Executive Director in 2018. Under his leadership, IEEE… Read More
Oxford University Press and the Royal Statistical Society announce publishing partnership - April 27, 2022
Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced a new agreement with the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) to publish its journals. Effective January 2023, OUP will publish the RSS Journals (Series A, Series B, and Series C) and Significance magazine. RSS Journals will join OUP’s portfolio… Read More
eLife names Fiona Hutton as new Head of Publishing - April 27, 2022
eLife has announced the appointment of Fiona Hutton as its new Head of Publishing. A long-time advocate for open science, Hutton will lead eLife’s transformation to a ‘publish, then review’ model that puts preprints first. Originally a life scientist specializing in cancer virology, Hutton brings 20 years… Read More
Aries Systems partners with Figshare to facilitate the sharing of open data - April 27, 2022
Aries Systems Corporation, a technology workflow solutions provider to the scholarly publishing community, and Figshare, a highly configurable platform for sharing research data, have partnered to promote and facilitate the sharing of open data from academic papers. Figshare, part of Digital Science, has integrated… Read More
