Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. and Max Planck Digital Library enter into Read & Publish agreement - January 18, 2021
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers and the Max Planck Digital Library have entered into a three-year Read and Publish agreement. Covering all Mary Ann Leibert, Inc. journals previously subscribed, the transformative agreement covers the cost for open access publishing of all articles by corresponding… Read More
Dr. Juan Franco as new Editor-in-Chief for BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine - January 18, 2021
Dr. Juan Franco has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, one of more than 70 specialist journals published by BMJ. Dr. Franco succeeds Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) at Oxford University’s… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 18, 2021
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: The Editorial Board Blog (Open access: new science-tech policy); Elena Louder, Carina Wyborn, Chris Cvitanovic and Angela Bednarek (Four guiding principles for choosing frameworks and indicators to assess research impact); Rachel Caldwell (Guest post — Evaluating publishers as partners with… Read More
Dr. Norihiro Hagita announced as fourth NISO Plus 2021’s keynote speaker - January 15, 2021
NISO has announced Dr. Norihiro Hagita as its fourth and final keynote speaker for 2021’s NISO Plus conference. Dr. Hagita will introduce NISO to the Japan Science & Technology Agency’s Moonshot Program 1, for which he is Program Director. Dr. Hagita’s keynote is scheduled… Read More
Wiley and Iowa State University sign transitional open access agreement - January 15, 2021
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and Iowa State University have announced the signing of a three-year transitional open access agreement, among the first-of-its-kind in the United States. The agreement will advance Iowa State University’s goal to increase open access publishing and expand its open access offerings, allowing… Read More
Taylor & Francis joins the SDGs Publishers Compact - January 15, 2021
Taylor & Francis has signed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Publishers Compact, a pledge which features 10 action points to accelerate progress towards the SDGs by 2030. It affirms Taylor & Francis’ ongoing commitment to sustainable practices and to champion the SDGs during the… Read More
