New Springer Nature Group Sustainability report reveals strong progress towards carbon reduction goals and increased workforce engagement in sustainability initiatives - April 10, 2024
Springer Nature Group, a leading global publisher renowned for brands like Nature and Scientific American, unveiled its latest annual Sustainable Business Report today, titled "Open for Progress". The report showcases the company's comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance data, highlighting significant strides in… Read More
STM joins Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) to foster a more inclusive publishing industry - April 10, 2024
In a significant move towards fostering diversity and inclusion within the scholarly publishing sector, STM has announced its membership in the Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC). This alliance sees STM, a prominent player in the field, joining forces with other… Read More
ResearchGate and Extrica partner to enhance access to open access engineering journals - April 10, 2024
ResearchGate, the renowned professional network for researchers, and Extrica, an innovative open science publisher, have joined forces in a new partnership aimed at expanding access to a diverse range of open access engineering journals. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing open science… Read More
IGI Global celebrates as nearly 90% of frontlist books now indexed in Scopus - April 10, 2024
IGI Global, a leading publisher of academic research, has announced a significant milestone in its pursuit of publishing excellence. Nearly 90% of the publisher's frontlist books from the 2023 copyright year, totaling approximately 600 titles, have been indexed in Scopus, reaffirming IGI Global's commitment to delivering high-quality… Read More
CRKN and Elsevier announce new read-and-publish agreement - April 8, 2024
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has taken a significant step towards advancing open access to scholarly research by announcing a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Elsevier. This transformative agreement reallocates funds traditionally spent on subscription fees to cover open access publishing costs, ensuring unrestricted… Read More
Michigan State University Libraries and Taylor & Francis forge open access partnership - April 8, 2024
In a move to bolster open access to scholarly research, Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries has announced a transformative partnership with academic publisher Taylor & Francis. This agreement enables MSU researchers to publish open access articles in 2,500 Taylor & Francis… Read More
