Karger Publishers and CAPES forge new 5-year partnership to enhance research access across Brazil - November 1, 2024
Karger Publishers has announced an extended partnership with Brazil’s Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), granting access to the full Karger Journal Collection for researchers at over 260 higher education institutions across the country. This new five-year agreement builds on more than 15 years… Read More
NISO releases updated Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) Standard Version 1.4 - November 1, 2024
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the release of an updated version of the Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) Standard, Version 1.4 (ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2024). This revision, the first since 2019, refines the XML structures that define journal article content, facilitating consistent exchange… Read More
SPARC Europe’s Retain Project promotes rights retention for open access in research - November 1, 2024
The Retain project, spearheaded by SPARC Europe as part of the Knowledge Rights 21 initiative, has released a new position paper advocating for rights retention to enhance the open dissemination of research knowledge. Titled ‘Retaining rights in research outputs to enable… Read More
JSTOR expands access to AI-powered research tool, enhancing academic exploration - November 1, 2024
JSTOR, a non-profit service of ITHAKA, has announced the expansion of its beta program for an interactive research tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI), now available to 500 higher education institutions. This initiative aims to empower researchers and educators, particularly in the humanities, arts, and social sciences,… Read More
IntechOpen recommits to Research4Life, emphasizing global collaboration for sustainable development goals - November 1, 2024
IntechOpen, an open access publisher, has reaffirmed its commitment to Research4Life, highlighting the importance of equitable access to knowledge in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This recommitment comes in light of a recent UN report indicating that global progress… Read More
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine achieves top ten ranking in global medical journals - November 1, 2024
The Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (JRSM) has made history by being ranked among the world’s top ten general medicine journals for the first time. In Clarivate’s 2023 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), JRSM secured the tenth position out of 329 titles in the ‘general and internal medicine’ category,… Read More
