EIFL and SAGE Publications extend agreement for Sage Research Methods and Research Methods Cases - September 9, 2021
Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has signed a renewal agreement with SAGE Publications for SAGE Research Methods and SAGE Research Methods Cases. SAGE Research Methods allows students to explore different concepts of research methods, which can help them to design their research projects,… Read More
cOAlition S statement sets clear direction for academic books to become OA - September 9, 2021
cOAlition S has just issued its statement on Open Access (OA) for academic books. With this statement, cOAlitition S sets a clear direction for academic books to become OA. It recommends that “All academic books based on original research that was directly supported with funding from… Read More
Pearson acquires AI analytics company Faethm - September 9, 2021
Learning company Pearson has acquired the ground breaking workforce AI and predictive analytics company, Faethm. Faethm is one of Australia’s highest profile tech companies and it will sit at the heart of Pearson’s new Workforce Skills division. Its market-leading data, insights and AI capabilities will power the… Read More
JMIR Publications and PREreview announce new collaboration - September 9, 2021
JMIR Publications has announced a new collaboration with PREreview. The collaboration will build on the success of the pilot live-streamed peer review launched in April 2020; the resulting reviewed manuscript was published in JMIR Public Health and has been highly cited. Preprints have come into their… Read More
Dental College of Georgia unveils new peer-reviewed journal of clinical dentistry - September 9, 2021
Dr. Todd R. Schoenbaum, professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences in the Dental College of Georgia, has launched a new journal, Dentistry Review, with one of the biggest medical and dental publishers in the industry - Elsevier. Dentistry Review is an international, open access, peer-reviewed… Read More
New report reveals good momentum for open science in the EU - September 8, 2021
The European Commission has released the results and datasets of a study monitoring the open access mandate in Horizon 2020. With a steadily increase over the years and an average success rate of 83% open access to scientific publications, the European Commission is at the forefront of… Read More