PA appoints William Bowes as new General Counsel and Director of Policy - July 11, 2017
The Publishers Association has announced that William Bowes would be its new General Counsel and Director of Policy. William will join the PA from Cambridge University Press later this year, where he is currently General Counsel and Company Secretary, a position he has held since… Read More
Journal of Orthoptera Research joins Pensoft’s open access portfolio - July 11, 2017
The Orthopterists' Society's Journal of Orthoptera Research (JOR) has joined the growing portfolio of open access titles published on the Pensoft-developed journal publishing platform ARPHA (abbreviation for Authoring, Reviewing, Publishing, Hosting and Archiving). The first issue in collaboration with Pensoft is live on the new journal's… Read More
Improved functionality on Taylor & Francis Online makes research more discoverable - July 10, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has announced several new updates to the Taylor & Francis Online journals platform. It is the first significant refresh to the platform since its relaunch in August 2016, with the Group continuing to incorporate customer feedback to improve the user… Read More
AIP names information systems expert John Regazzi as board chair - July 10, 2017
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced that its Board of Directors has selected information systems expert Dr. John Regazzi as its new chair. He begins his appointment September 10, 2017 and will preside at the board meeting in November. Regazzi is presently managing… Read More
MIT convenes ad hoc task force on open access to Institute’s research - July 10, 2017
MIT's provost, in consultation with the vice president for research, the chair of the faculty, and the director of the libraries, has appointed an ad hoc task force on open access to MIT's research. Convening the task force was one of the 10 recommendations presented in… Read More
Research and Markets adds ‘Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017’ report to their offering - July 10, 2017
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017' report to their offering. The report begins with an analysis of the Global Publishing Industry and moves on to analyse the… Read More
