University of Toronto Press adds ebooks to JSTOR’s EBA program - February 5, 2021
The University of Toronto Press, a longtime partner in the Books at JSTOR program, has joined JSTOR’s Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) model. It is contributing more than 4,400 backlist ebooks to EBA. Founded in 1901, University of Toronto Press is one of the largest university presses in… Read More
Bentham Science joins ORCID as member organisation - February 5, 2021
Bentham Science has joined the Membership Program offered by ORCID to facilitate its stakeholders including the authors, Editorial Board Members, and their affiliating institutions. Through the ORCID Membership, Bentham Science endeavors to ensure that the researchers have a trustable connection with their published works,… Read More
EMBO Press appoints Facundo Batista and Bernd Pulverer as Chief Editors for its journals - February 5, 2021
EMBO Press appoints Facundo Batista and Bernd Pulverer as Chief Editors of The EMBO Journal and EMBO Reports, respectively. Batista and Pulverer take up the appointment with immediate effect. The EMBO Journal and EMBO Reports adhere to the transparent peer-review process: the journals publish referee comments,… Read More
Springer Nature signs joint letter with other publishers on Rights Retention Strategy - February 4, 2021
Springer Nature has signed a joint letter with over 50 other publishers on Rights Retention Strategy. Each of the signatory publishers and societies have long been committed to Open Research and the broadening of Open Access options for researchers. They offer a wide variety of paths to… Read More
Wiley updates author name change policy - February 4, 2021
Wiley has updated its author name change policy, effective December 18, 2020. The new policy, which applies to all research published in Wiley’s more than 1,700 journals, supports the anonymity of authors who wish to change their name on already-published research. Name change… Read More
Pensoft and ARPHA welcome three biodiversity-themed journals to their portfolio - February 4, 2021
The scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its self-developed publishing platform ARPHA welcome three journals to their distinguished and growing portfolio of biodiversity-themed journals. The international, peer-reviewed and open-access journals Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, Caucasiana and Zitteliana are now fully operable and open… Read More
