LIBER and ADBU sign Memorandum of Understanding - February 23, 2021
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between LIBER and ADBU (Association des directeurs et personnels de direction des bibliothèques universitaires et de la documentation) has recently been approved. The MoU was signed off during LIBER’s Executive Board Meeting on the Feb 11, 2021 and by ADBU’s Board… Read More
New open access journal Biophysical Reports invites submissions - February 23, 2021
Biophysical Reports, the new fully Gold OA journal offered by the Biophysical Society (BPS), is now accepting submissions. The latest addition to the BPS’s family of journals will feature short contributions (Letters and Reports) with rapid turnarounds as well as Research Articles and Reviews.… Read More
American Society for Microbiology appoints Dr. Christina Cuomo as Editor-in-Chief of Microbiology Spectrum - February 23, 2021
The American Society for Microbiology has announced the appointment of Dr. Christina Cuomo as Editor-in-Chief of Microbiology Spectrum which is being re-launched as ASM’s sixth fully open-access journal, and will launch in spring 2021. Microbiology Spectrum’s editorial team is committed not just to open-access, but… Read More
NLM names Dr. Teresa Zayas Cabán as Assistant Director for Policy Development - February 23, 2021
NLM Director Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan has announced the appointment of Dr. Teresa Zayas Cabán as NLM’s Assistant Director for Policy Development. In this role, Dr. Zayas Cabán will lead NLM’s policy and legislative activities, which promote access to scientific data and information, as well as more… Read More
AAAS updates author name change policy - February 22, 2021
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has updated its author name change policy to support the privacy of authors who decide to change their name on research previously published across the Science Journals. The new policy, which went into effect February 18, 2021, is… Read More
Publishers announce Read & Publish agreements - February 22, 2021
Scholarly publisher AIP Publishing has announced a Read and Publish agreement with Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), located in Austria. Through this agreement all researchers at TU Graz will have access to 19 journals from the AIP Publishing portfolio (including select journals published on behalf of… Read More
