Francisco Partners acquires VitalSource Technologies from Ingram Content Group - June 2, 2021
Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) has closed a transaction to sell VitalSource Technologies LLC to Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. Long-standing Ingram executive and VitalSource President Kent Freeman has been a driving factor in their recent successes and… Read More
Karger Publishers and the MALMAD Consortium announce Open Access agreement - May 31, 2021
Scientific and medical publisher Karger Publishers has finalized a comprehensive Publish & Read deal with MALMAD, which is now available to all members of the consortium. The contract allows access to all Karger eJournals, including backfiles, as well as providing the option for all affiliated researchers to… Read More
University of Oxford set to launch Pandemic Sciences Centre - May 31, 2021
The University of Oxford has announced the launch of a new centre of global research collaboration and excellence, the Pandemic Sciences Centre. The Pandemic Sciences Centre, which will include a number of core institutes, will harness the strong global research collaborations that the University of Oxford has… Read More
Robert Kiley seconded to cOAlition S as Head of Strategy - May 31, 2021
Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research at Wellcome, has been seconded to cOAlition S as Head of Strategy for 6 months, effective June 1, 2021, to help deliver the successful implementation of Plan S. During this secondment, Robert will work to build and maintain strategic relationships with… Read More
Science Europe welcomes two new member organisations - May 31, 2021
The Science Europe General Assembly recently accepted the application of two new research organisations to the association: research performing organisation the Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH) from Hungary and the dual research funding and performing organisation the Institute of Health Carlos… Read More
SAGE Publishing and Clarivate partner to offer transparent peer review to authors and reviewers - May 28, 2021
Academic publishing SAGE Publishing is now offering open reviewer reports via the Web of Science™ transparent peer review service. The program enables transparent publication of an article’s complete peer review process, from initial review and response through to revision and final publication decision. SAGE is offering… Read More
