Aries Systems partners with SciScore to enable improved rigor and reproducibility within Editorial Manager - July 9, 2020
Aries Systems Corporation, a leading technology workflow solutions supplier to the scholarly publishing community, has announced its partnership with SciScoreTM. Under the deal, Aries Systems will integrate its Editorial Manager® (EM), a cloud-based manuscript submission and peer review system for scholarly journals,… Read More
Jisc partners with OA publisher MDPI to reduce costs and improve streamlined payment workflow - July 9, 2020
Jisc Collections has reached an agreement with open access publisher MDPI through which UK institutions can benefit from access to article processing charge (APC) discounts and streamlined payment workflows. The largest native open access publisher in the UK, MDPI is a… Read More
Sorbonne University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo to improve library services - July 9, 2020
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Sorbonne University has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution as part of a drive to improve library services. The new system will simplify workflows for library staff and… Read More
COVID-19 to accelerate transition to OA publishing, says new Simba report - July 8, 2020
As the world grapples with a pandemic that has brought death and economic devastation, the crisis has not only demonstrated the value of open access (OA) to research articles, but also the need for a larger open infrastructure to share methodology, data and results more broadly. This is according to… Read More
Ex Libris launches its Cloud Apps open framework - July 8, 2020
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced the launch of its Cloud Apps open framework, which enables apps written by Ex Libris community members and a broader ecosystem of partners to run inside the Ex Libris higher-ed cloud platform. The first Cloud Apps will be made… Read More
Successful S20 pilot paves way for ground-breaking roll out across the EDP Sciences maths portfolio - July 8, 2020
International academic publisher EDP Sciences has announced that following the successful transition of Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (MMNP) to open access under the Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot earlier this year, a further five maths journals will transition to open access under this model from… Read More
