The Fonds de recherche du Québec joins the ORCID-CA Consortium - February 2, 2023
The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) has joined ORCID-CA, the Canadian consortium established to support the integration of ORCID identifiers in research-related information systems. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) produces unique, persistent identifiers that researchers can use with multiple organizations to compile… Read More
The Microbiology Society and The Big Ten Academic Alliance consortium sign open publishing agreement - February 1, 2023
The Microbiology Society and the Big Ten Academic Alliance have announced a three-year open publishing agreement from 2023. Researchers from participating institutions at 15 universities will have full read access to the Society's journals portfolio and will now be able to publish an unlimited number of Open… Read More
Publishers Association unveils industry-wide Inclusivity Action Plan - February 1, 2023
The Publishers Association has released an updated version of their 'Inclusion Action Plan' to encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion in the publishing industry's workforce. The strategy, which was developed in collaboration with the industry's foremost social enterprise dedicated to diversity and inclusion, Creative Access,… Read More
De Gruyter acquires Mercury Learning - February 1, 2023
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced the acquisition of publishing house Mercury Learning and Information. Mercury provides print and digital content in the areas of science, technology and computing, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) designed for the professional/ reference, trade, library, higher education, career… Read More
CRKN researchers can now publish open access in select CSP journals - February 1, 2023
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) have announced a new transformative open access publishing agreement that offers unlimited open access publishing in five CSP journals, and a 25 percent discount on article processing charges (APCs) in 14 additional CSP… Read More
Integration between PLOS and the EarthArXiv preprint server is now live - February 1, 2023
The planned integration between PLOS and the EarthArXiv preprint server is now live. Authors submitting to PLOS Climate, PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, and PLOS Water will now have the option to… Read More
