Wiley and Hindawi expand open access publishing collaboration to add four new journals - October 24, 2018
Global publisher Wiley and Hindawi have expanded their open access publishing collaboration. This announcement adds four new journals to the nine currently in the program. With open access becoming the shared vision of a number of governments worldwide and a particular… Read More
IEEE Blockchain for Clinical Trials EU Forum brings focus on empowering patients - October 24, 2018
Technical professional organisation IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) have announced details of the upcoming second edition of The IEEE Blockchain for Clinical Trials Forum to be held November 13-15, 2018 at the Clinical Innovation Zone, University… Read More
Amazon Web Services joins NIH’s STRIDES Initiative - October 24, 2018
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined the National Institutes of Health's Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability (STRIDES) Initiative. Launched in July 2018, the STRIDES Initiative aims to harness the power of commercial cloud computing for NIH biomedical… Read More
Cambridge University Press to move four of its journals to Gold Open Access - October 24, 2018
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced that it is moving four more of its journals from a traditional subscription model to Gold Open Access in a further demonstration of its commitment to the development of a sustainable, more open future for academic publishing. The… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center shares ‘Get Smart About Plan S’ program from Frankfurt Book Fair - October 24, 2018
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has shared results from its 'Get Smart About Plan S' program from the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair during International Open Access Week, October 22-28, 2018. Panelists were Tim Britton, Managing Director of the Open Research Group, Springer Nature; Malavika Legge, Acting… Read More
Figshare launches its annual report – The State of Open Data 2018 - October 24, 2018
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has launched its annual report, The State of Open Data 2018, to coincide with global celebrations around Open Access Week. The report is the third in the series and includes survey results and a collection of articles from… Read More
