IOP Publishing joins DIMPACT to track and manage its digital carbon impact - June 30, 2021
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has joined DIMPACT, a collaborative project that helps participants from the digital media and publishing industries to map and manage their digital carbon footprints. Developed by computer scientists at the University of Bristol, and facilitated by sustainability experts Carnstone, DIMPACT is backed by some… Read More
Cambridge University Press announces new Open Access pilot scheme – Flip it Open - June 30, 2021
A new Open Access pilot scheme from Cambridge University Press will turn conventional publishing models on their head by making academic monographs that sell the most copies available online for free. The initiative, called Flip it Open, will see selected books published and sold as normal, primarily… Read More
Open Science FAIR 2021: call for proposals - June 30, 2021
The third Open Science FAIR (‘Fostering local and global open science communities’) is scheduled to be held from September 20 – 23, 2021. The event aims to bring together and empower Open Science communities and services to identify common practices; to see what the best synergies are… Read More
Scholars globally gain access to PhD dissertations from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - June 30, 2021
One of the leading research universities in Germany is including its graduate works in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global® (PQDT) database, the leading source of emerging research from universities around the world. The ProQuest database will include more than 2,000 current PhD full text-dissertations from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität… Read More
Heidi Fraser-Krauss named new CEO of Jisc - June 30, 2021
Heidi Fraser-Krauss, currently executive director of corporate services at the University of Sheffield, will join Jisc as the new CEO, effective September 16, 2021. She will succeed Paul Feldman, who is retiring after a six-year stint at the helm. She has since held a variety of leadership roles in higher education, where… Read More
Springer Nature introduces name change policy to enable transgender scholars and others to update their name on published works - June 29, 2021
Springer Nature has announced the launch of its inclusive author name change policy, which will enable transgender authors and those authors at risk to retroactively update their name on the version of record (VOR) and associated metadata in all Springer Nature journals, books and conference proceedings. … Read More
