Springer Nature and the University of California announce new pilot to better understand author attitudes to open research - April 16, 2021
Springer Nature and the University of California (UC) have launched a new initiative to gain greater understanding of researcher attitudes to and motivations towards open research practices (including open access articles, data, and code; transparent peer review; and preprints). As part of the partnership, participating UC authors… Read More
ARL welcomes increased investment in research and data sharing in reauthorization of National Science Foundation - April 16, 2021
Progress in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of public investment in basic scientific research and rapid sharing of data. The pandemic has also deepened existing inequality in the US and globally, which will require evidence-based policy-making to redress. The funding levels and policies included in reauthorization of… Read More
ACP and AHA partner to publish new OA journal–Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases - April 16, 2021
The American College of Physicians (ACP), publisher of Annals of Internal Medicine (Annals), one of the most influential peer-reviewed clinical journals in the world, and the American Heart Association (AHA) have announced a new partnership to jointly publish Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases… Read More
Karger Publishers and Scite launch pilot to test Scite Reference Check - April 16, 2021
Karger Publishers, a leading health sciences publisher based in Switzerland, and Scite, a platform developing the next generation of citations, have launched a pilot to test the Scite Reference Check on selected submissions. The Scite Reference Check works by automatically detecting references from a manuscript and… Read More
SPIE Digital Library extends institutional subscription price discount for 2022 - April 16, 2021
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced an extension of its recent 10% price reduction for SPIE Digital Library and SPIE journal institutional subscriptions. The discount was originally implemented last year in recognition of the challenges facing the library and research communities during… Read More
SPi Global rebrands as Straive; launches a new, bolder and younger brand identity - April 15, 2021
SPi Global, the market leading content technology enterprise, has announced the launch of its new avatar as Straive (pronounced "strive"). Following many developments in recent years including major acquisitions, new revenue streams and further consolidation of key business divisions, the new brand restates the… Read More
