Association of American Publishers appoints Jonathan M. Walker as Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - September 21, 2022
The Association of American Publishers has announced that Jonathan M. Walker has been named Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. He is based in Washington, DC and reports directly to President and CEO Maria A. Pallante. This a new position for the organization. In his new… Read More
EIFL joins DIAMAS project to develop Diamond Open Access Publishing in Europe - September 21, 2022
EIFL has joined the ‘Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication’ (DIAMAS) project, which was launched earlier this month and has received funding from the European Union to develop Diamond Open Access Publishing in Europe. The DIAMAS project brings together… Read More
COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME release revised ‘Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing’ - September 16, 2022
Four key scholarly publishing organizations, COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME, have released the revised Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. These guiding principles are intended as a foundation for best practices in… Read More
2022 ALPSP Awards winners announced - September 16, 2022
The winners of the 2022 ALPSP Awards were announced at the Conference Dinner on September 15. The ALPSP Council presented this year’s award to Lorraine Estelle. Lorraine has contributed significantly to the publishing and wider information communities over the last 20 years. She began her career in… Read More
IOP Publishing and ChronosHub partner to simplify OA publishing - September 16, 2022
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has announced a new collaboration with ChronosHub, a platform that streamlines the open access publishing workflow to unburden researchers. The initial phase of the collaboration includes a free-to-use IOPP branded Journal Finder, which enables authors to easily check if the IOPP… Read More
SAGE Publishing announces winners of 2022 SAGE Concept Grant - September 16, 2022
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the winners of the 2022 SAGE Concept Grant, with £15,000 awarded to Causal Map, a tool that identifies and visualizes causal connections in speech and writing. Five further grants of £2,000 were awarded to early-stage software ideas that… Read More