Helping to archive and preserve open access journals - September 25, 2020
A recent study by Laakso, Matthias and Jahn looked at the number of journals that had “vanished” from the internet. The study is a timely reminder of how vulnerable publishing outputs are. Although the scale of vanished journals is likely smaller than the study indicates, there is an urgent need… Read More
UC libraries acquires collection of ebooks from University Presses - September 25, 2020
The UC libraries have acquired a collection of ebooks from Project Muse, an aggregator of books and journals from university presses and other scholarly publishers. The acquisition gives UC libraries perpetual access to more than 10,000 ebooks from the publishers. The collection includes titles from the… Read More
RLUK launches the Digital Shift Forum - September 25, 2020
RLUK is launching the Digital Shift Forum (RLUKDSF) to bring together colleagues from across the information, research, cultural and heritage communities, and third and commercial sectors, to discuss the future of the digital shift in research collections, services, and audiences. The… Read More
EDP Sciences celebrates ‘trust in peer review’ in support of Peer Review Week 2020 - September 25, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect a large proportion of the globe, it is more important than ever for the public, policymakers, and researchers to be able to trust in scientific output. Peer Review Week 2020 is celebrating its sixth year with a focus on ‘Trust in Peer Review’.… Read More
Initiative for Open Abstracts calls for unrestricted availability of abstracts to boost discovery of research - September 24, 2020
The Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA) calls on all scholarly publishers to open the abstracts of their publications, and specifically to distribute them through Crossref, in order to facilitate large-scale access and promote discovery of critical research. I4OA - a collaboration between… Read More
Drug development timelines shortest since 2013, says new Centre for Medicines Research report from Clarivate - September 24, 2020
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has announced the release of the 2020 Centre for Medicines Research (CMR) International Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook. The factbook reveals a decrease in R&D spending for the first time since… Read More
