EDP Sciences renews OA agreement in France - July 13, 2022
The partners of the ’Accord national pour l’accès ouvert en France’ (National Open Access Agreement in France) have renewed the agreement for a further five-year term until 31 December 2026. The Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research - MESR), the… Read More
Industry Insights dashboard launched by the Publishers Association - July 13, 2022
The Publishers Association launched Industry Insights, an interactive dashboard containing the data from what was previously known as the Yearbook, namely publisher sales income across sectors, formats and markets. The dashboard will allow Publishers Association members to run their own analysis via tables and charts, looking… Read More
Peer Review Week 2022 to explore the importance of peer review in supporting research integrity - July 11, 2022
This year’s Peer Review Week (PRW) will be dedicated to the theme “Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research.” PRW is an annual event celebrating the value of peer review that brings together scholarly communication stakeholders, including academic publishers, associations, institutions, and researchers. During the week… Read More
Technology from SAGE acquires Sciwheel - July 11, 2022
Technology from SAGE, a division of SAGE Publishing, has acquired Sciwheel, an award-winning tool providing library patrons with an easy way to discover, read, annotate, write, and share research. The serial entrepreneur, Vitek Tracz, created Sciwheel to go beyond traditional reference… Read More
GW Ethics in Publishing Conference 2022: call for presentations - July 11, 2022
The 12th GW Ethics in Publishing conference will be held in October 2022 as a hybrid event, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, on October 14 (planned), at the George Washington University in Washington, DC (date and location to be confirmed). The theme of the 2022 Ethics in Publishing… Read More
Oxford University Press to develop the Oxford Smart Curriculum for Maths in collaboration with Craig Barton and Eedi - July 11, 2022
Oxford University Press (OUP) has joined forces with Craig Barton and Eedi to develop the Oxford Smart Curriculum for Maths, a brand-new, innovative 11-16 curriculum. Drawing on a mixture of data and expert teaching insight, they have created a carefully sequenced… Read More