AUPresses 2020 Annual Meeting cancelled, plans for a virtual event in June - April 9, 2020
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel the AUPresses 2020 Annual Meeting, scheduled to be held June 13-15 in Seattle, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The possible risks to the safety and health of the attendees, as… Read More
CERN sets up task force to contribute to global fight against COVID-19 - April 9, 2020
CERN has established a task force to identify and support contributions from the Organization’s 18,000-strong global community to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Set up by the Director-General at the end of March, the CERN against COVID-19 task force has already received hundreds of messages suggesting ideas… Read More
The George Washington University calls for nominations for Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Ethics in Publishing - April 9, 2020
The Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at The George Washington University has called for nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing. The Journal of Ethics in Publishing is a new, open-access journal that welcomes articles, case studies,… Read More
UC Davis researchers launch new COVID-19 tracking application - April 9, 2020
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new web application that allows users to track COVID-19 cases and testing across the globe. The app offers a simple, intuitive way for users to track COVID-19 data at the country, state… Read More
Open Research Community launches, connecting experts worldwide to expand professional networks on Open Access, Open Research and Open Science - April 9, 2020
The Open Research Community (ORC), a new interactive platform which has now launched after a test phase, offers users worldwide the opportunity to expand their professional networks on the topics of Open Access (OA), Open Research and Open Science. In addition to blog posts and up-to-date… Read More
Springer Nature commits to transitioning majority of its journals amid revised ‘Transformative Journal’ criteria from cOAlition S - April 8, 2020
Springer Nature welcomes the decision from cOAlition S to support Transformative Journals. Subject to acceptability of the yet to be published transparency requirements, it commits to transition the vast majority of its Springer Nature-owned English language journals that are not already Open Access, including Nature and… Read More
