PeerRef and JMIR Publications in deal for Review of Preprints - April 20, 2022
JMIR Publications have signed an agreement with PeerRef to help facilitate Plan P’s mission for rapid, rigorous peer review of preprints. Under this agreement, PeerRef will offer review of preprints uploaded to medRxiv and bioRxiv to provide a quick path to… Read More
Library Assessment Conference 2022 call for proposals—deadline extended to April 29 - April 20, 2022
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Library Assessment Conference Steering Committee are inviting invite paper; poster; short, practical learning session; and challenge talk proposals for the 2022 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. This… Read More
Academic publishers announce key action on diversity data collection - April 18, 2022
An international group aiming to eliminate bias and discrimination in academic publishing has published guidance for the collection of author data that can work between different publishers – an issue that has long been a challenge for the global scientific community. The Joint… Read More
Brill acquires Wageningen Academic Publishers, strengthens its portfolio in Biology and Open Access - April 18, 2022
Academic publisher Brill has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Wageningen Academic Publishers B.V. (WAP) to acquire all shares in the business. WAP is a cutting-edge, international academic publisher in the fields of Animal Science, Food and Health Science, Agriculture, Environment, and Agribusiness.… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe and State Archives of Baden-Württemberg sign cooperation agreement to set new standards for scientific archiving - April 18, 2022
The digital transformation offers great opportunities for archives, but also presents them with considerable challenges. After all, using archives in the digital age means researching and processing archived material online from any location at any time. To achieve this, however, a wide range of prerequisites must be created for the… Read More
Standards Development Organization partners with CCC to find new markets for content - April 18, 2022
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has announced that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the world’s leading organization for the preparation and publication of international standards for electrotechnology, is now offering document delivery through CCC’s RightFind.… Read More
