EDP Sciences calls for immediate submissions for new open access special issue from MMNP - March 25, 2020
EDP Sciences has issued a call for papers for a special issue to be published in the journal, Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (MMNP). The open access special issue will address ‘Coronavirus: scientific insights and societal aspects.’ In view of the ongoing… Read More
COPE members elect Frontiers’ head of publishing operations, Dr. Marie Soulière, to Council - March 25, 2020
Frontiers has announced Dr Marie Soulière, head of publishing operations, as a Council Member to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). COPE, the non-profit international body that defines best practice in the ethics of scholarly publishing, has announced the results of its Council elections earlier this… Read More
CCC launches Education Continuity License to enable remote teaching and distance learning - March 25, 2020
Copyright advancing company Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has announced its Education Continuity License to enable creative approaches to remote teaching and distance learning made necessary by the pandemic. Over the past several days, educators across the US have contacted CCC… Read More
AAAS and Science journals provide COVID-19 related scientific information - March 24, 2020
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Science family of journals are applying formidable resources to keep the scientific community and the public well informed on the coronavirus pandemic. Science, published by AAAS, has shared research findings and made data swiftly available… Read More
European Commission grants contract for setting up an OA publishing platform - March 24, 2020
The European Commission has awarded a contract for the setting up of an open access publishing platform for scientific articles as a free service for Horizon 2020 beneficiaries. The launch of the ambitious EU open access initiative is planned for early 2021. The platform will be… Read More
NIH launches a website for COVID-19 workers - March 24, 2020
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch a website with important educational resources for coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19. The initiative got underway after Congress passed a supplemental appropriation of $10 million on March 6 for worker-based training… Read More
