eLife appoints Timothy Behrens as Editor-in-Chief - January 22, 2025
eLife has announced the appointment of Professor Timothy (Tim) Behrens as its new Editor-in-Chief. Behrens, a Professor of Computational Neuroscience at both the University of Oxford and University College London, will spearhead eLife’s mission to revolutionize research communication and publishing practices.… Read More
Dutch Research Institutions and Elsevier sign new agreements to advance open access leadership - January 20, 2025
Dutch research institutions and Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and analytics, have entered into new agreements aimed at supporting open access publishing and advancing the Netherlands’ status as a leader in open science. The agreements, which began on January 1, 2025, will run for two… Read More
NISO Plus 2025 pre-conferences spotlight AI, Open Access, and Scholarly Standards - January 20, 2025
The 2025 NISO Plus conference, set to take place in Baltimore, is just weeks away, bringing with it a series of collaborative pre-conference sessions on February 10. These half-day and full-day events will tackle critical issues facing the information community, including artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, open access… Read More
Microbiology Society Signs Publish and Read agreement with Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - January 20, 2025
The Microbiology Society has announced a three-year Publish and Read agreement with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Peking Union Medical College), one of China's most prestigious medical schools. Effective from 2025, the agreement is designed to enhance access to microbiological… Read More
ResearchGate and BMJ Group expand partnership to boost open access publishing - January 20, 2025
ResearchGate, a leading professional network for researchers, and BMJ Group, a global healthcare knowledge provider and open access (OA) pioneer, have announced an expanded partnership to enhance the visibility and impact of BMJ's open access journals. This development extends the existing Journal Home collaboration… Read More
International Alliance for Primary Immunodeficiency Societies partners with Rockefeller University Press to launch Journal of Human Immunity - January 20, 2025
The International Alliance for Primary Immunodeficiency Societies (IAPIDS) has announced a collaboration with Rockefeller University Press (RUP) to launch the Journal of Human Immunity (JHI), an open access journal dedicated to advancing research on human immunity with a focus on inborn errors of immunity.… Read More
