Panelists discuss economics and sustainability of OA publishing at OASPA webinar - December 5, 2018
OASPA recently hosted a timely and welcome discussion on the economic implications of publishing research open access, chaired by Board Member Dr Stuart Taylor. Dr Rupert Gatti (Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Cofounder of Open Book Publishers), Liz Ferguson (Vice… Read More
OCLC Research and euroCRIS publish report on international research information management practices - December 5, 2018
OCLC Research and euroCRIS, the international organisation for research information, have published a joint research report, Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey, which examines how research institutions worldwide are applying research information management (RIM) practices. … Read More
Emerald offers free access to 25 years’ worth of impactful Literati Award-winning research - December 5, 2018
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Literati Awards, academic publisher Emerald will offer free public access to 25 of the most outstanding pieces of impactful academic research to have won one of these prestigious accolades, for a six-week period from the beginning of December 2018.… Read More
ConTech 2018 closes on a high - December 4, 2018
The first ever ConTech conference took place last week at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel, London, UK. Attendees witnessed three first class and completely different keynotes, ground breaking speaker sessions as well as a pharma focused special session. Multiple networking opportunities and the addition of the DataBeers… Read More
SAGE signs ORCID open letter to support better recognition for researchers - December 4, 2018
As part of SAGE Publishing's commitment to ethical, transparent and fair peer review SAGE has signed the ORCID open letter along with other stakeholders. Committing to mandating ORCID in accordance with the best practice for publishers, this step ensures better recognition and… Read More
EUROfusion accepts AIP Publishing’s standard license to publish - December 4, 2018
AIP Publishing has announced that authors whose work was carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium will now be able to accept AIP Publishing's standard license to publish. Previously, EUROfusion required authors who belong to research institutes and universities that are members of… Read More
